[CAUT] web-based record keeping system??

[D Marie Jones]

Hi Dave, 
Thank you for your feedback.  Good question–let me clarify what I mean by "everyone":  those of us who have direct contact with the pianos (techs, the director, possibly faculty).  Not the general public, or even the general College. 
Our main issue is that we have 2 techs, no office, no dedicated computer to work from, and are trying to create a way where we can quickly & easily update the piano info instead of sending our notes to someone who then has to put them into a system.  Historically, 1 tech has kept hand-written notes on all of the pianos.  This system is no longer working.
The only program I've used in the past is Filemaker, which is great, but needs to be used from one computer. . .
I'll check out Access, thanks.  take care---d

D Marie Jones, RPT



From: dporritt at mail.smu.edu
To: caut at ptg.org
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:28:46 -0600
Subject: Re: [CAUT] web-based record keeping system??



















For several years I’ve
used Access for my piano records at SMU and I have the data file on a server on
campus that is accessible to anyone there.  It can also be seen outside if
one uses a campus VPN.  I haven’t seen the value in posting it for
general consumption.  They are our pianos and our data so I see no need to
share that with outsiders.

 

What are you trying to
accomplish by having it available to everyone?

 

dave

 



 

David M. Porritt, RPT

dporritt at smu.edu



 





From:
caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of D Marie
Jones

Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2010 11:39 AM

To: caut at ptg.org

Subject: [CAUT] web-based record keeping system??





 

Hi everyone, 



 





I am wondering if anyone is using / has developed a web-based
record keeping system for all of the pianos maintained at your University /
College.  





 





We, at Kalamazoo College, are in the nascent stages of trying to
develop a system that multiple users can access / make notes on / read piano
updates while the main purpose is to keep our notes on every piano (tuning,
repairs, etc.) and continually update these files.  





 





Any suggestions or sharing of the system you use at your school
would be most helpful.  





 





I realize the web-based idea may not be viable, but curious to
know who is using what with how much success prior to inventing the wheel. .
.over & over again. . .thank you!





 





take care---D Marie









D Marie Jones 





Piano Technician, RPT, MFA





Kalamazoo College





269-383-0620 





269-806-4067 (cell)















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