[pianotech] [OT] Stuff Which Should Really Be on PTG-L

[Ryan Sowers]

You're a lot more tech savvy than me, Mark - so I'll take your word for it.
I just find myself wondering if the bureaucracy is getting a little out of
control. Its hard to believe, but the guild was thriving before any of us
were ever on a computer. :)

Ryan



On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 8:44 AM, Mark Purney <mark.purney at mesapiano.com>wrote:

> Ryan,
>
> You're comparing apples to oranges. A piano technician typically has a very
> simple website, which exists only to provide some basic information and look
> pretty. It serves the simple needs of one person who makes all the decisions
> without committees, boards, or councils. Clients are usually kept track of
> with a simple spreadsheet or database program, and the website and database
> have no need for online integration.
>
> The PTG requires tons more technology to support the needs of the Home
> Office and all the other groups that must work together within the
> organization, and the membership tracking has to be extremely sophisticated
> and flexible. Everything must work together on a server, and there is a huge
> amount of data that must go back and forth to make it all happen. To a
> non-programmer, it may all look like simple stuff. But the reality is that
> even the most basic-looking functions on a website like ptg.org took some
> programmer many hours to implement. And when all of these simple-looking
> things must work together reliably, the server-side programming to support
> it all becomes incredibly complex. It's more than we can expect inexpensive,
> consumer-grade tools to handle.
>
> The growing needs of our organization make it necessary to use much more
> expensive, sophisticated, yet generic tools that don't necessarily do
> everything the way we'd like.
>
>
>
>
>
> On 7/5/2011 7:40 AM, Ryan Sowers wrote:
>
>> You will also find piano technicians who manage over 4000 clients without
>> having to invest in software that costs tens of thousands of dollars.
>>
>
>


-- 
Ryan Sowers, RPT
Puget Sound Chapter
Olympia, WA
www.pianova.net
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