That should be "2 programs isn't too bad"... '-[ David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey at sbcglobal.net> To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 4/25/2010 2:33:36 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Quickbooks Payroll Rant >2 programs is too bad. A Scheduling/Customers program and something like >Quicken or Quickbooks. >I don't have a big problem with double entry because I use Cash Sales as the default >in Quickbooks. Big clients get their info entered. The holy grail doesn't exist...ask >Greg Newell... >David Ilvedson, RPT >Pacifica, CA 94044 >----- Original message ---------------------------------------- >From: "William Truitt" <surfdog at metrocast.net> >To: pianotech at ptg.org >Received: 4/25/2010 2:10:52 PM >Subject: Re: [pianotech] Quickbooks Payroll Rant >>Hey Terry: >>I never have used scheduling software, I've played with it and keep going >>back to my schedule book - it never crashes unless I leave it on top of the >>car while distracted doing something else, then drive away. A very long >>time ago I built my own custom databases in Q and A, and then Lotus >>Approach. I've heard that QB has a database module, but I've also heard >>that it is not as customizable as some of us would like. >>You are asking for that Holy Grail of software, where all the programs talk >>to each other where and when you want them to. When you find that program, >>let me know!! >>Will >>-----Original Message----- >>From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf >>Of Terry Farrell >>Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 9:01 AM >>To: pianotech at ptg.org >>Subject: Re: [pianotech] Quickbooks Payroll Rant >>Will and Others - Those of you who use Quicken or Quickbooks for your >>accounting - are you in any way able to incorporate your service >>scheduling and client records with those programs, or do you just >>enter client data twice - once for accounting software and once for >>scheduling software? Or am I missing something? >>I've been using PTBiz for years, and while it works well in many >>areas, it is weak on the accounting end and I am aware that it is a >>dead program as the author no longer supports it. >>Thanks for any insight. >>Terry Farrell >>On Apr 25, 2010, at 7:39 AM, William Truitt wrote: >>> I used to use Quicken many years ago as a sole prop and loved its >>> simplicity. Which version do you use? >>> >>> Will >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] >>> On Behalf >>> Of Jon Page >>> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 6:50 AM >>> To: pianotech at ptg.org >>> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Quickbooks Payroll Rant >>> >>> I use Quicken and it's all the software I need, imports to >>> TurboTax. Pretty simple. >>> -- >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Jon Page >>> >>>
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