PowerTech Client Management Software

[Tom Servinsky]

Grey,
I too use PTBiz and am very frustrated with some of the limitations. More
frustrated with the author's attitude and willingness not to any
constructive
and warranted changes.
Personally, I feel he shot himself in the foot early on and thus he did not
sell the amount of programs he had envisioned. One problem led to another
and soon folks weren't as interested in the program.
I have had numerous talk sessions with the author pleading with him to make
changes and yet very little has changed.
Anyhow, instead of having to re-type your database, I believe that with
PianoDB, Ken will transfer your backup from PTBiz and convert to his
program.
I'm just passing along what he told me.
I too am looking to make a change and time always seems to be my barrier to
cross.
Tom Servinsky,RPT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell@ameritech.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 8:08 PM
Subject: Re: PowerTech Client Management Software


> Terry,
>     We are in the same boat. I too use PTBiz and find that I would like it
to do
> some things that it does not but I don't have the money to ask the author
to
> rewrite the program just for little old me. I looked at PowerTech and came
to
> the conclusion that it just doesn't offer enough to warrant retyping all
that
> info into another program. They have not file transfer service so I would
have
> to retype everything. With well over 2,000 customers on file ... not a
chance! I
> see nothing else out there and Ed wants too much money so what are we to
do? I'd
> love to write my own in Access or equivalent database but I simply don't
have
> the time. Have you taken the time to write to Ed and let him know what
you'd
> like to see in the program? I did that a very long time ago and the
response I
> got was "What is it worth to you?" Not what I was hoping for. Perhaps if
more
> folks told him what they'd like to see he would think more positively
about
> there being a real interest in his efforts and he could incorporate new
things
> into an upgrade type scheme. Just a thought. What are your thoughts?
>
> Greg
>
> Farrell wrote:
>
> > Has anyone messed with this program? I took a quick look and it does not
> > appear to offer significantly more than PTBiz has to offer. I would like
to
> > find something more user friendly and customizable than PTBiz, but I'll
also
> > need a pretty good reason to make a switch. Any thoughts?
> >
> > Terry Farrell
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Gary Mc" <gmcc@charter.net>
> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 7:15 AM
> > Subject: Re: PowerTech Client Management Software
> >
> > > Tom, that is the right address.  If you're just interested in the demo
of
> > > the Power tech software, you can download it from his website:
> > > http://members.home.net.troyn5022
> > > Gary Mc
> > > > Dear List,
> > > >     I clicked on this Troy Nolan e-mail address and received a
response
> > > from
> > > > the "mail delivery subsystem" stating that it had permanent fatal
> > errors.
> > > > Is this address correct?
> > > > thanks,
> > > > Tom
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Contact Troy Nolen at 5012 Dale Road, Huntsville, AL 35803 or
e-mail
> > him
> > > > at TroyN5022@aol.com.
> > > > >
> > >
> > >
>
> --
> Greg Newell
> mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net
>
>