PTBiz vs pianoDB

[Jim Kinnear]

All
I am considering  business specific software and tried pianodb years ago.
It is MSAccess based, and at the time it was more complex than I needed.
have any of you tried both, or something else, and if so, how would you
compare their respective qualities . .
-price
-ease of date entry and retreival
-relevance to this business

I recently left my salaried employment , and intend to pursue this vocation
full time.
There's lots of questions that come up and I've found the content of this
list, OT discussions notwithstanding, very helpful and enlightening.
Perhaps, in some way, you all have helped me to make the decision.

Can anyone shed some light on what size population base one should have to
generate a reasonable living . . . a very subjective question, I know, but
serious none the less.
Thanks to all of you in advance.

Jim Kinnear
Collingwood, ON



----- Original Message -----
From: "John M. Formsma" <john@formsmapiano.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 8:38 AM
Subject: RE: PTBiz


> Rich and others,
>
> Yeah, I thought Ed was a little uptight about the security of his
> program.
>
> The last update I purchased included a thing called a HASP, which plugs
> into a USB port and basically is the "security code." The HASP
> eliminates having to call for another code. Therefore, you may move the
> program freely onto another computer as often as you like, but you must
> have the HASP in order to use the program. It was a good update, I
> thought.
>
> My experience with PTBiz since 2000 has been basically good, although it
> has some odd quirks. In my opinion, it offers good service for the
> money. (E.g., I could have developed something similar with Access, but
> I tried that and saw quickly it would take me weeks to develop something
> suitable. Not how I want to spend my time.) I'm open to other software,
> though.
>
> Anyone care to share their experiences?
>
> John Formsma
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On
> > Behalf Of Richard Snelson
> > Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 10:29 PM
> > To: Pianotech
> > Subject: Re: PTBiz
> >
> >
> > All I can tell you from experience with the individual that sells this
> > software is beware! He will screw you into buying updates
> > that you don't
> > want,  if you ever have to move it to a new computer. He did
> > just that to
> > me, a couple months back. I had purchased the software a
> > couple years ago,
> > called to move it to new machine. Too bad, must buy update. I
> > see no major
> > changes in the update that would justify having to purchase
> > it. Software
> > requires calling him to get an unlock code to move it to a
> > new computer.
> > Calling him is not a plesant experience. He refused to give
> > me the code to
> > move it. Said sorry "Charlie" but he no longer had the codes.
> > "Bullsh--" The
> > software has been out there free to down load for sometime.
> > It runs a few
> > days and then requires purchase. I would never do business with this
> > individual again. Rich
> > Richard Snelson
> > rsnelson0984@mchsi.com
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <HazenBannister@cs.com>
> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 10:11 PM
> > Subject: PTBiz
> >
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >   PTBiz software for piano technicians is now shareware.
> > >  www.ptbiz.com
> > > Best,
> > > Hazen Bannister
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