I still use, and very much like, FileMaker 6. Getting a bit long in the tooth, but it still works well with Leopard. My understanding is that FileMaker has stopped the mobile application entirely, and gone to a web-based system. That is, you keep a copy of your data file(s) on the web server, and access it with whatever local device you have . I haven't done this yet, as I'm dragging my feet on the extra cost of high-speed cell phone web access. But it's coming. If it's half as nice as I'm fantasizing, I'll like it. I'll just be a little paranoid about keeping local copies of the files. In the meantime, I've been reduced by the Windows Mobile OS (not my favorite!) to exporting FileMaker data to an Excel spreadsheet and reading it on my Treo. It does work, but I do not input customer data there--only on my Mac. A one-way push of data. The web-based access would provide syncing all ways in real time, depending on your setup. And FileMaker is both easy (well, pretty easy) and powerful. So I dream of an iPhone 3 and mobileme, etc. All it takes is $$. And then it would be nice to run the tuning software on the iPhone... As to the potential for data loss on index cards vs digital data, well I got one word: BACKUP! Doug On Mar 20, 2009, at 8:38 AM, Mark Dierauf wrote: > I was curious about this, so I googled [filemaker windows mobile] > and turned up the following review: > > http://db.tidbits.com/article/8553 > > The reviewer was NOT particularly impressed with FileMaker Mobile 8 > compared to the desktop version. > > I use SprintDb Pro from www.kaione.com . It is a very full-featured > program for Windows Mobile OS that reads MS Access DB tables and > syncs with your desktop, but it does require that you roll your own > database. > > - Mark > > Ruth Van Dine wrote: >> >> My husband runs FileMaker for a government mailing list and chats >> about it every now and then. I didn’t know it could be used with a >> PDA. I’d love to see what you have, thank you. >> >> Ruth >> >> From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf >> Of Fred Sturm >> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 11:20 AM >> To: caut at ptg.org >> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Multi Piano Software >> >> Hi Ruth, >> If you have FileMaker (or are willing to purchase it, >> not too expensive), there are a couple templates available, one >> from Alan McCoy, the other from Jim Busby. Alan's used to be on >> the caut web page, but that "resources" link seems to have >> disappeared. I use Alan's and like it very much. Jim's has more >> "bells and whistles" in terms of tracking what you do. If you are >> interested, let me know and I'll send you files. FIleMaker does >> have a pda version that others use (I don't myself). >> Regards, >> Fred Sturm >> University of New Mexico >> fssturm at unm.edu >> >> >> >> On Mar 19, 2009, at 4:07 AM, Ruth Van Dine wrote: >> >> >> Hi all, >> I know this was answered a while ago…..but I really don’t remember >> the answer. I’m looking for a software to track multi pianos & >> keep the service with each piano for easy access of history. >> Would love it to be portable for going on the road. >> >> I’ve been using ACT, but it is limiting to how many pianos per >> entry and have to scroll thru the multi entries to figure out what >> each piano has had for work. However, it sync’s up with a palm >> pilot for easy access when away from the office. >> >> Now that I’m getting more schools with a lot more pianos, I need >> to rethink it all. Love to hear your ideas. >> >> Ruth >> >> Ruth Van Dine, RPT >> 62 Stokes St, Warwick RI 02889 >> 401-921-2456 >> www.RuthsPiano.com >> >> > -- > "The Copernican revolution placed the hegemony of the Church in > peril. Christendom was obliged to deal with the dangerous notion > that man was competent, by reason and the evidence provided by his > senses, to discover his own truth, and again and again that truth > appeared to contradict Holy Writ." > > -- Arthur M. Shapiro, "God and Science," Creation/Evolution #32 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut_ptg.org/attachments/20090320/1713895a/attachment.html>
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