<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCI= I"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; BORDER-T= OP-STYLE: none; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LE= FT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin== 7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7> <P>I'm pondering going from my ancient Palm V to a Pocket PC device.&nb= sp;  I'd like to have a color display for easier reading (I know n= ew Palms have color).   Would any of you using Pocket PCs and= Palms give me some feedback?   The Pocket PC enables me to b= uy 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: 5p= x; 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 Cancellatio= ns?<BR><BR><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size== 2> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV align=left>In a message dated 1/13/2006 3:31:10 P.M. Pacific Sta= ndard 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=Ar= ial color=#000000 size=2><BR>> 7 AM?  Jeezzz...that would b= e a little irritating.<BR>>  <BR>> Dave Stahl<BR><BR>Why? Yo= u'd already be up, if not conscious, getting ready for the <BR>day's tu= ning. I'd much prefer being called at 7:00, or even 6:00, <BR>than to d= rive way too far for three scheduled tunings (because she <BR>WAS a reg= ular customer), to be told when I arrived that one of them <BR>had canc= eled, and would contact me later. I explained that three <BR>didn't rea= lly 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 c= oncept 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 la= st 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 size=2 PTSIZE="10" FAMILY="SANSS= ERIF">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>= </FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>