"I am used to runing Microsoft money for my internet banking .I was just wondering if someone could advise me on a program very similar and easy to operate . . . "
Try Moneydance, available at
http://www.moneydance.com.
It is very capable, comes at a modest cost, runs in Linux, Mac and Windows, is well supported and has an active user group, and is probably a bit easier for a non-power-user than Gnucash. I've been using it since I started with Linux seven years ago.