This is a multipart message in MIME format ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Mark: I downloaded the trial version of the SpringDB for Pocket PC,= installed it on the PPC then tried to copy over my Access files= but the sync program said it couldn't copy the Access file. = Does the file have to be converted to a different format? I= have the school's piano inventory on Access and I wanted to be= able to access it without taking my laptop with me. dave __________________________________________ David M. Porritt, RPT Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275 ----- Original message ----------------------------------------> From: Mark Dierauf <mark@nhpianos.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Received: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 15:47:15 -0400 Subject: RE: Pocket PC w/TL & Customer DB I have an ipaq 3835 that is about 2 years old. The newer models= are smaller and faster, with many incorporating wireless access,= I believe. Mine has pretty much just the standard Micro$oft= office suite that comes as part of the PPC 2002 operating= system, but I have added the following applications: Tunelab Pro for Pocket PC - http://www.tunelab-world.com/ tuning= software SprintDB - http://www.kaione.com/ database application Audible Player - http://www.audible.com digital books SprintDB reads and writes Microsoft Access database files, and= since my desktop DB is in Access it was a logical choice. I= tried several DB=92s for PPC and found this one to be by far the= most powerful. The new version has a desktop companion so you= don=92t need to do any design work on the diminutive PPC screen.= My DB tracks the usual customer info, including piano data and= service history. Audible.com is a source for books on tape, or in this case= digital format. Since I=92m often on the road this is for me an= easy way to enjoy a good =93read=94. I carry some ear-buds in my= car, so if I=92m filing hammers or regulating in a customer=92s home= I can listen while I work. Makes those drudgery jobs go by= faster! The only extra hardware I use is a 64 Meg SD memory card, and I= only use that because the Audible files are often about that= size. It usually allows me to keep an entire =93book=94 on the card,= rather than having to load titles in two or more sections. The= extra memory is not necessary for either TL or SprintDB. I=92ve= heard some people complain about the battery life, but I find= that I can get about 4 tunings out of it quite easily on a= charge which is about as much as I like to do in a day anyway. I= did buy a car charger which works quite well and have never had= the battery quit on me. It is also my understanding that some of= the newer PPC=92s have removable and/or high capacity batteries,= so this should be even less of an issue. I hope that when the= time comes for me to replace this one I=92ll be able to combine my= PPC and cell phone in one device! Beware that some of the Dell= PPC=92s are unsuitable for use with tuning software =96 see the= =93News=94 section of the Tunelab web site for details about= specific models to avoid. - Mark -----Original Message----- From: Rick Bazemore [mailto:tunericks@yahoo.com] Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2004 2:30 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Pocket PC w/TL & Customer DB Mark, Please elaborate on all that you have on your pocket pc as well= as memory cards and devices required to do all you do with the= pocket pc as it relates to your piano business. "I like having my schedule and complete customer database= available to me on the same 7 oz Pocket PC that runs TL!" Rick Bazemore Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/4e/d3/89/d8/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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