David,
I believe your right in the the Holy Grail does not exist but I made the switch from
PSM because of the many things it does not do well. The problem of using a dongle
(software enabler) on the road was simply ridiculous. As to it being everything I need
... not by a long shot! It was a good entry level thing but it just doesn't have enough
in it. So far PTBiz is the best I've seen but it needs a lot of work still.
Best,
Greg
David ilvedson wrote:
> Greg,
>
> How many hours have you put into this quest? The Holy Grail
> of piano service software doesn't exist. Even with an Office
> Suite you would still be switching between programs. PSM is
> everything I need for a piano service database. It certainly
> isn't perfect and has drawbacks such as DOS, can't use a
> mouse, can't click on a vast number of windows to do a vast
> number of useless tasks. "Keep it simple stupid" works
> pretty well here. I believe Dean is working towards a PSM for
> Windows and that is when I'll make the change...maybe! I
> keep the books separate in Quickbooks Pro which is an
> example of a bloated program with a plethora of hardly used
> options. It only takes a few seconds to switch between the
> programs. Lets see I paid $300.00 for PSM about 7 years
> ago...I think that is money well spent!
>
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