<HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER= -LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none"> And get Time & Chaos... <A href="http://www.chaossoftware.= com">www.chaossoftware.com</A> You won't need no stinking appointment book. David I.   <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5p= x; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message From: "Richard Day" <PIANOTOONE@HOTMAIL.COM> To:= pianotech@ptg.org Received: 9/8/2005 11:20:40 AM Subject: RE: Ap= pointment Books <DIV> I can't encourage you enough to consider the palm = pilot.  They are relatively inexpensive.  After I lost my app= t. book 5 years ago with all my tuning appts and professional playing g= igs,  I realized I had no backup.  Fortunatlely a kind soul f= ound the book and returned it.  But it taught me a lesson.   With the PP everything is backed up in about 10 seconds into your co= mputer.  In addition there are tons or programs (many of them free= ) that you can add on.  One of the main ones is an automobile log.=   Keeps track of gas, milage, trips, what for.  Comes from te= al point software  I also have a a very inexpensive program from M= apopolis.com.  I can download a map from most any county in USA.&n= bsp; The county maps are very accurate.  And you can even get driv= ing directions from place to place.  It can hook to a gps system, = but I see no need to do that. I seldom use the paper map or even m= y existing gps system anymore. Go to your search engine or www.download.com and search for palm pil= ot software.  You'll be surprised. Good Luck Dick Day Marshall MI (Tunin' 20 years and counting)    <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: = #a0c6e5 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <HR color=#a0c6e5 SIZE=1> From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net> Reply-To: = ilvey@sbcglobal.net, Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> To: = pianotech@ptg.org Subject: RE: Appointment Books Da= te: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 23:31:51 -0700 <META content="Microsoft SafeHTML" name=Generator> <STYLE> </STYLE> <STYLE> @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in;margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} P.MsoNormal {font-size:12pt;margin:0in 0in 0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';} LI.MsoNormal {font-size:12pt;margin:0in 0in 0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';} DIV.MsoNormal {font-size:12pt;margin:0in 0in 0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';} A:link {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;text-underline:single;} SPAN.MsoHyperlink {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;text-underline:single;} A:visited {color:purple;text-decoration:underline;text-underline:single;} SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple;text-decoration:underline;text-underline:single;} P.MsoAutoSig {font-size:12pt;margin:0in 0in 0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';} LI.MsoAutoSig {font-size:12pt;margin:0in 0in 0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';} DIV.MsoAutoSig {font-size:12pt;margin:0in 0in 0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';} P {font-size:12pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;font-family:'Times New= Roman';} SPAN.EmailStyle18 {color:navy;font-family:Arial;} DIV.Section1 {page:Section1;} </STYLE> Oooo.  Pocket PC records memos and such?   That w= ould be great... David. <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5p= x; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message From: "Marcel Carey" To: deanmay@pianorebuilder= s.com, Pianotech Received: 9/7/2005 5:17:54 PM Subject: RE: Appo= intment Books <DIV align=left>Dean said: </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BOR= DER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <FON= T color=#0000ff> " I think it is helpful to m= ake the appointment in a book first, not on the computer. You only have= one hand free to write when on the phone and sometimes you need to scr= ibble extra notes that don’t lend themselves nicely to hurriedly putt= ing in a computer appointment.  "   Since you have a pocket PC= , why don't you use the recording button on the left to record the= specifics while on the phone with the customer. This is what I do. The= only thing left to do at night is to listen while writing the inf= o. It makes it easier for me.</= P>   Marcel Carey, Rpt= Sherbrooke, Qc </SP= AN> &= nbsp; <DIV class=Section1> Dean Dean May<F= ONT color=navy>   &n= bsp;         cell 812.23= 9.3359 PianoRebuilders.com<SPAN= >   812.235.5272 Terre Haute IN&nbs= p; 47802</DIV> &= nbsp; -----Origi= nal Message----- From:</= B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <SPA= N style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of Matthew Todd <= B>Sent: Wednesday, Septemb= er 07, 2005 2:37 PM To:<= /B> Pianotech Subject:</= B> Appointment Books  = <DIV class=Section1> I am gonna go and pi= ck up a scheduling calendar book, and I just want to know what you all = use, and what you have liked and disliked over the years.= </DIV> <DIV class=Section1>  = </DIV> <DIV class=Section1> Do most of you sched= ule future appointments with the client before you leave, such as the s= ix month tuning?  I also thought about getting some cards printed = to write the date of the next appointment on it, for the client.  = Kind of like what doctor and dentist offices use when they schedule you= r next visit.</DIV> <DIV class=Section1>  = </DIV> <DIV class=Section1> Do I hear any sugges= tions here?</DIV> <DIV class=Section1>  = </DIV> <DIV class=Section1>  = </DIV> <DIV class=Section1> Thanks!</FONT= ></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> Matthew</FONT= ></DIV> _____________________= _____________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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