<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2769" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; = FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; = BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7> <DIV><SPAN class=000414718-14012006>David --</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=000414718-14012006></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=000414718-14012006>I, too, used to use a Palm device. = I loved it, but I gave it up so that I could use pRCT. The Windows based pocket = PC's are really wonderful in a lot of ways. You can keep and access pretty much = any Windows based document and the synchronization with your PC and Outlook = is very good. On the other hand, there are a several intelligent features in the = Palm that I occasionally miss. Not enough to go back though. </SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=000414718-14012006></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=000414718-14012006>Off subject, but to further the = conversation about client tracking and records keeping software, I have my PC and my = iPAQ synchronized through ACT!, which I use for all my client scheduling and tracking. I keep my mileage records, my accounts receivable and payable = in a simple Excel spreadsheet which, due to the Windows OS of the pocket PC = and the excellent synchronization features, is available on both my PC and my = iPaq. Scheduling is done through ACT! and email is through Outlook. = Synchronizations updates both the Outlook calendar and the iPAQ and syncs all the = spreadsheets as well. </SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=000414718-14012006></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=000414718-14012006>-- Geoff Sykes</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=000414718-14012006>-- Assoc. Los Angeles</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=000414718-14012006></SPAN> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr = align=left><FONT face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On = Behalf Of </B>David Ilvedson<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 13, 2006 9:05 PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Last Minute Cancellations?<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <P>I'm pondering going from my ancient Palm V to a Pocket PC device.   I'd like to have a color display for easier = reading (I know new Palms have color).   Would any of you using Pocket = PCs and Palms give me some feedback?   The Pocket PC enables me to = buy Cybertuner or TuneLab in the future when I'm so feeble I can't lift my = SAT III...</P> <P><BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, California<BR><BR><BR><BR></P> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: Piannaman@aol.com<BR>To: pianotech@ptg.org<BR>Received: 1/13/2006 3:17:43 PM<BR>Subject: Re: = Last Minute Cancellations?<BR><BR><FONT id=role_document face=Arial = color=#000000> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV align=left>In a message dated 1/13/2006 3:31:10 P.M. Pacific = Standard Time, rnossaman@cox.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px = solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial><BR>> 7 = AM?  Jeezzz...that would be a little irritating.<BR>>  <BR>> = Dave Stahl<BR><BR>Why? You'd already be up, if not conscious, getting = ready for the <BR>day's tuning. I'd much prefer being called at 7:00, or even = 6:00, <BR>than to drive way too far for three scheduled tunings (because = she <BR>WAS a regular customer), to be told when I arrived that one of = them <BR>had canceled, and would contact me later. I explained that three = <BR>didn't really pay for the trip, but I now have two, and a lone <BR>tuning waiting out here forever for my next trip - should I ever = <BR>make it. If she had called me that morning, I would have spent = the <BR>day in the shop doing some good, and made the trip when it = generated <BR>enough income to be worth it. None of these people, of course, = have <BR>the dimmest concept that someone arbitrarily wasting our time = costs <BR>us income - even after spending the time and gas to GET there.<BR><BR>Ron N</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV>Ron,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Good points...certainly better to be called than not.  The = last minute cancellation is way better than a no-show.  At least = you're home.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The good thing about my pocket PC and cell phone is that whenever = I get a no-show, I can catch up on appointment phone calls.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" = PTSIZE="10">Dave Stahl<BR><BR>Dave Stahl Piano Service<BR>650-224-3560<U><BR><A = href="http://www.dstahlpiano.net/">http://dstahlpiano.net/</A></U></FON= T></DIV></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>