Whereabouts of SteveMcClintock

[David ilvedson]

Newest upgrade and no more dongle.  I did have to pay for the 
upgrade but not much.  I have tried all the programs out there 
and none has been worth the change for me.  I liked the look 
of the Piano Tuners Helper, available from the Piano Page.  

David I.

Date sent:      	Thu, 06 Jan 2000 23:41:59 -0500
From:           	Greg Newell <gnewell@EN.COM>
To:             	pianotech@ptg.org
Subject:        	Re: Whereabouts of SteveMcClintock
Send reply to:  	pianotech@ptg.org

> 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!
> >
> 
> 


David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA
ilvey@jps.net