[scouter]

There are exactly two applications, and only two that require I use Windows.

You might want to consider installing Wine to see if you can use those two applications within Linux. I've had great success with Wine on a Linux desktop. You may be able to have your cake and eat it, too.

I'm surprised the author did not include that as an option.

[martin_fierro]

I actually got an old DB I used back in the 80s (Nutshell Plus, precursor to FilemakerPro) to run on Xubuntu using WINE!

Next Up: getting my old Leading Edge Word Processor to run on WINE

[taxcontrol]

2010 32bit version of Visio is rated as Gold on the Wine DB. I have not tried it myself but it seems to be greatly improved over the last time I tested it. I will have to check again.

As for Project, 2010 is rated Gold, 2013 is rated Garbage