[AT] OT - Spyware problems

[Steve W.]

charlie hill wrote:
> Linux is just not an option for me.  The appraisal software I use is 
> designed around Windows.  It is constantly going online, backing up 
> files to an off site location and downloading maps, flood data, etc.  
> It's to complicated now.  Trying to make it run with another OS would be 
> unbearable. So, I'm locked in to working with Microsoft.  I've bought in 
> all the way with the automatic updates and everything they offer except 
> that I run Zone Alarm as a firewall and have the  Microsoft firewall 
> disabled.
> 
> I know  it's popular to bash Windows and I'm not going to say that Linux 
> is not better but really I have very few problems with windows and outlook.
> 
> Charlie

Charlie,
  What is the software? You do know that you can run a program called 
WinE that is a windows emulator program that allows windows programs to 
run under Linux.
Also the company may have a version that runs under Linux. You might be 
surprised how many companies are porting programs over.

-- 
Steve W.
Near Cooperstown, New York

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