This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Which reminds me...the Pocket PC problem worked itself out? I'm think= about updating from a Palm V...at least to something with color... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, California Original message From: "Tom Servinsky" To: Pianotech Received: 12/14/2005 5:40:16 PM Subject: Re: Piano Service Software You are right, it doesn't do invoices nor accounting...it's simply a g= reat database and scheduling tool. I use QuickBooks for accounting on m= y desktop and am about to add Pocket QuickBooks to my Pocket PC. But what I do have a my fingertips is simply an amazing about of useful= data pertinent to my everyday life while out and about. Of course my main thing is to have a program which will sync with my po= cket pc. And what they are charging, something like $45, it's a no brai= ner in my book. One of the neat little features it has is the file shortcut under each = data file. Say I'm sending proposals, invoices, etc to a client. I simp= ly right click in that area and add any files pertinent to that client.= Those are listed by date and in full view if you need to look somethin= g up. Another nice feature is having the mapquest option available for each c= lient. While I'm making the appointment I do a quick mapquest and view = the directions, cut and past into one of the many tabs it allows for di= rections and etc. When I make my appointments, the name, address, phone , numbers and dir= ections are neatly copied and put into the scheduled time and day. Then= I print out my appointments for the day and off I go. As far as the printing of invoices, if I were in your shoes, I would co= nsider something like Quickbooks for all of your accounting needs. If y= ou have the laptop, simply have Quickbooks installed and you are ready = for some serious business. I found out the hard way not to integrate t= oo many facets under one program. If that main program has glitches ...= you are sunk. Been there done that. But back to the printing of invoices, one of things T&C offers is a bun= dle of programs that work in junction with the main T&C. One of them is= legal billing which can print invoices. Hope this helps. Tom Servinsky ----- Original Message ----- From: John Formsma To: Pianotech Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 8:01 AM Subject: Re: Piano Service Software Tom, OK, just looked at T&C. It looks like a wonderful scheduler and address= book program. But, it doesn't look like there's a way to do invoicing,= accounting, etc. What I'm wanting to do is use a laptop to print out an invoice at the p= iano location. This looks more professional, plus it will elminate a bu= nch of bookwork when I get home and don't feel like doing it. :-) Can y= ou do this with T&C? John Formsma Tom Servinsky wrote: John, Do yourself a favor and go directly to Time & Chaos. You won't pay a fo= rtune for some out-dated software. You'll get a tech service that is ou= t of this world. You'll get one of the most flexible and most use-frien= dly programs out there. And for less than $100. It also syncs with the = Palm devices. www.chaossoftware.com I've tweaked my program for the last 3 yrs and finally have running smo= othly and effectively. Oh...and I'm a recovering PTBIZ user. Tom Servinsky ----- Original Message ----- From: John Formsma To: Pianotech Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 1:04 AM Subject: Piano Service Software Greetings everyone! Resubscribed recently...if this is a recently discussed topic, please f= orgive. Is anyone using the technician software listed on ptg.org? ExecuKey PianoDB by D C Al Coda PowerTech PeakeWare If you are a user of any of the above, is your experience favorable? Wo= uld you recommend it? I'm looking to replace PTBiz since apparently it is no longer being sol= d or supported. (I'd hate to think about the mess I'd be in if somethin= g happened to the program or Hasp hardware key and I couldn't retrieve = my data - yikes!) Any other software out there that is user-friendly, does invoicing, rem= inders, and accounting, and is priced under $400.00? Am I living in "dr= eam world"? PTBiz has done everything that I have needed. While it cert= ainly has its quirks, I like that it's compact and doesn't have all the= "bells and whistles" that I don't really need. It seems to make sense to look toward a program that will allow data to= be easily transferred into other programs, such as MS Access (or anoth= er popular database). That way, if a program becomes obsolete for whate= ver reason, one doesn't have to re-type all the data into the new progr= am. Any ideas? Thanks, John Formsma ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/97/3a/6b/6d/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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