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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Do yourself a favor and go directly to =
Time &
Chaos. You won't pay a fortune for some out-dated software. You'll =
get a
tech service that is out of this world. You'll get one of the most =
flexible and
most use-friendly programs out there. And for less than $100. It also =
syncs with
the Palm devices. <A
href="http://www.chaossoftware.com">www.chaossoftware.com</A> =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've tweaked my program for the last 3 =
yrs and
finally have running smoothly and effectively. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Oh...and I'm a recovering PTBIZ =
user.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tom Servinsky</FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=john@formsmapiano.com =
href="mailto:john@formsmapiano.com">John
Formsma</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> Wednesday, December 14, =
2005 1:04
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Piano Service =
Software</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=-1>Greetings
everyone!<BR><BR>Resubscribed recently...if this is a recently =
discussed
topic, please forgive.<BR><BR>Is anyone using the technician software =
listed
on ptg.org?<BR></FONT>
<BLOCKQUOTE><SMALL><FONT face=Verdana>ExecuKey<BR>PianoDB by D C Al
Coda<BR>PowerTech<BR>PeakeWare<BR></FONT></SMALL></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT
face=Verdana><SMALL>If you are a user of any of the above, is your =
experience
favorable? Would you recommend it?<BR><BR>I'm looking to replace PTBiz =
since
apparently it is no longer being sold or supported. (I'd hate to think =
about
the mess I'd be in if something happened to the program or Hasp =
hardware key
and I couldn't retrieve my data - yikes!)<BR><BR>Any other software =
out there
that is user-friendly, does invoicing, reminders, and accounting, and =
is
priced under $400.00? Am I living in "dream world"? PTBiz has done =
everything
that I have needed. While it certainly has its quirks, I like that =
it's
compact and doesn't have all the "bells and whistles" that I don't =
really
need.<BR><BR>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
another popular database). That way, if a program becomes obsolete for =
whatever reason, one doesn't have to re-type all the data into the new =
program. <BR><BR>Any ideas?<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR>John
Formsma</SMALL><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>