<!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 5.50.4613.1700" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV>Ok, I'll bite...since you have a lap-top, RCT?, what are you using for accounting?  By printing out an invoice and receiving your check, you then enter in your accounting program the received check amount?  All you have to do is deposit the $ at the end of day/week and I suppose enter the deposit in your program?  What are you using to keep track of customers/pianos/scheduling?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I only invoice my commercial accounts as accounts receivable.  Rarely do I give a receipt for tunings...canceled check is your receipt...I do my accounting when I record the deposit of checks in my bookeeping program (quickbookspro)...misc. cash receipts.    </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>David I.</DIV> <DIV><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>*********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********<BR><BR>On 6/4/01 at 8:31 AM MBailey911@AOL.COM wrote:</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>I also use PT-Biz & carry a Canon portable printer, model BJC-85 - physical <BR>size is about 2"H / 6"D / 12"L & weighs 3 - 4 pounds.  As far as printers go, <BR>it's pretty small and relatively affordable (< $300), but it's actually <BR>bigger and heavier than my laptop (Sony Vaio Picturebook 1"H / 6"D / 9"L).   <BR>Nice part is no paper invoices & no bookwork when I get home. <BR><BR>Mary Bailey, RPT <BR>Twin Cities Chapter <BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE"><BR><BR>"Do you really print invoices on the spot?"</FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#000000 size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"> <BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">And with what kind of printer? Do they have any that fit in your shirt <BR>pocket? Mine would be tough to fit in my trunk!</FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#000000 size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"> <BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT size=2 Arial></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>