<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm just getting started and have only = done 2 tunings for $$$. I've been taking the Randy Potter Course which I = started in February. Last night I used WORD to create my own invoice using an = invoice template for starters and then modified it. I placed my custom business card/logo top left with all the important contact = information.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Because I'm trying to save money I tore = out carbon paper from a stack of old garage invoices that I had saved for my kids = to play "store" with. Stapled a piece of carbon paper between two printed = invoices and it seems to work out quite well today. Copy for me and one for the = customer. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now I need to find out what to do to = make this business legal tax wise etc. Since I'm buying the course in shipments I = have not gotten that portion of Randy's course in the business = section!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jeff Schlaybach - Robesonia = PA</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=jhparker@rose.net href="mailto:jhparker@rose.net">Jim = Parker</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 25, 2003 = 7:15 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: job = invoices?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I use one of the several vertical = market programs out there for piano techs.  PTBiz.  It has some limitations = in the invoice area though and if I was more computer literate I might go to = one of the more sophisticated types mentioned.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Can't change fonts at will or = reformat the invoice.  </FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=dm.porritt@verizon.net = href="mailto:dm.porritt@verizon.net">David M. Porritt</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 25, 2003 = 9:56 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: job = invoices?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Yes, I carry a laptop and I use TuneLab Pro.  The laptop = is my main computer so I have all my data with me all the time.  Each = night I copy all the important data files to my desktop machine that has = become little more than a backup 'puter.  The computers at home are = networked so backing up the data is just a matter of clicking one one batch = file (yes, DOS batch files still work and save a lot of time!)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>dave<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>*********** REPLY SEPARATOR = ***********<BR><BR>On 8/25/2003 at 8:30 AM Phil Ryan = wrote:</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 = 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Dave,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Do you carry a pc with you? RCT or Tunelab??</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Phil</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- = </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=dm.porritt@verizon.net href="mailto:dm.porritt@verizon.net">David M. Porritt</A> = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 25, = 2003 8:28 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: job = invoices?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>I don't know.  The newest Canon in this line is the = BJC-55 and is supposed to have some new features.  The BJC-5x printers = will operate with the IR port so I guess the main issue would be if = there is a printer driver for the PDA you currently use.  The BJC-55 = will also run from the USB port, but I doubt that would help.  = </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>dave<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>*********** REPLY = SEPARATOR ***********<BR><BR>On 8/25/2003 at 8:06 AM Tompiano@aol.com wrote:</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: = #000000 2px solid"><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Are there portable printers which can = used with a PDA?<BR>Tom Servinsky</FONT><FONT size=2 Arial></BLOCKQUOTE>**************** END MESSAGE FROM = Tompiano@aol.com *********************</FONT> = </FONT><PRE>_____________________________ David M. Porritt dporritt@mail.smu.edu Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275 _____________________________</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=2 Arial></BLOCKQUOTE>**************** END MESSAGE FROM Phil Ryan *********************</FONT> <PRE>_____________________________ David M. Porritt dporritt@mail.smu.edu Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275 _____________________________</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTM= L>