[pianotech] Database for Piano Business

Michael Magness IFixPianos at yahoo.com
Tue Mar 3 07:13:28 PST 2009


On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 8:24 AM, Ron Nossaman <rnossaman at cox.net> wrote:

>
> Access is a database program but Outlook has a "contacts" section that
>> provides a number of different fields (and you can customize it as well)
>> into which you can input and organize customer or "contact" information.
>> It's evolved into something quite a bit more powerful than just an email
>> program.
>> David Love
>>
>
> Ah, yet another of the infinite holes in my education. I haven't used
> Outlook, and didn't know that. Thanks for the clarification.
> Ron N
>
>
I have used Outlook but NEVER will again. I was well into inputting customer
names and data into it plus using it as the dedicated e-mail program for my
website e-mail. I came home one day and clicked the icon to open it and have
never seen my data since!
I tried everything, including a 6 hour phone conference with Microsoft, only
to be told ultimately they didn't know what else to try. It was somehow
corrupted and would not reopen.
When I began researching it I found I was not only not alone, this is
apparantly a common thing. For those of you using it I would strongly
suggest downloading to disc or backing up on an external harddrive or site
periodically.
I have not been that impressed with many of microsoft's office products. I
currently use openoffice.org a freeware program which is compatible with the
office suite but much less ridgid.

I'll be the first to admit I'm not "all that" when it comes to computers. I
prefer programs that don't have instructions that take months sometimes
years to wade through. I have enough on my plate without learning to be a
computer programmer! (g)

Mike

-- 
I intend to live forever. So far, so good.
Steven Wright


Michael Magness
Magness Piano Service
608-786-4404
www.IFixPianos.com
email mike at ifixpianos.com
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