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<P><BR>Which reminds me...the Pocket PC problem worked itself out? =
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with color...</P>
<P><BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, California<BR><BR><BR></P>
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Original message<BR>From: "Tom Servinsky" <TOMPIANO@BELLSOUTH.NET><BR>T=
o: Pianotech <PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: 12/14/2005 5:40:16 PM<BR>=
Subject: Re: Piano Service Software<BR><BR>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>You are right, it doesn't=
do invoices nor accounting...it's simply a great database and sc=
heduling tool. I use QuickBooks for accounting on my desktop and am abo=
ut to add Pocket QuickBooks to my Pocket PC. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But what I do have a my fingertips is =
simply an amazing about of useful data pertinent to my everyday life wh=
ile out and about.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Of course my main thing is to have a p=
rogram which will sync with my pocket pc. And what they are charging, s=
omething like $45, it's a no brainer in my book.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>One of the neat little features it has=
is the file shortcut under each data file. Say I'm sending proposals, =
invoices, etc to a client. I simply right click in that area and a=
dd any files pertinent to that client. Those are listed by date and in =
full view if you need to look something up.<BR>Another nice feature is =
having the mapquest option available for each client. While I'm making =
the appointment I do a quick mapquest and view the directions, cut and =
past into one of the many tabs it allows for directions and etc.</FONT>=
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When I make my appointments, the name,=
address, phone , numbers and directions are neatly copied and put into=
the scheduled time and day. Then I print out my appointments for the d=
ay and off I go.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As far as the printing of invoices, if=
I were in your shoes, I would consider something like Quickbooks for a=
ll of your accounting needs. If you have the laptop, simply have Quickb=
ooks installed and you are ready for some serious business. I fou=
nd out the hard way not to integrate too many facets under one program.=
If that main program has glitches ...you are sunk.=
Been there done that.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But back to the printing of invoi=
ces, one of things T&C offers is a bundle of programs tha=
t work in junction with the main T&C. One of them is legal billing =
which can print invoices.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hope this helps. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tom Servinsky</FONT> </DIV>
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><B>From:</B> <A title=john@formsmapiano.com href="mailto:john@form=
smapiano.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, 20=
05 8:01 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Piano Service Softw=
are</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=-1><FONT face=Verdana>Tom,<BR><BR>OK, jus=
t looked at T&C. It looks like a wonderful scheduler and address bo=
ok program. But, it doesn't look like there's a way to do invoicing, ac=
counting, etc.<BR><BR>What I'm wanting to do is use a laptop to print o=
ut an invoice at the piano location. This looks more professional, plus=
it will elminate a bunch of bookwork when I get home and don't feel li=
ke doing it. :-) Can you do this with T&C?<BR><BR>John Formsma<BR><=
/FONT></FONT><BR>Tom Servinsky wrote:
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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 o=
ne of the most flexible and most use-friendly programs out there. And f=
or 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></D=
IV>
<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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ormal">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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l; moz-background-origin: initial; moz-background-inline-policy: initia=
l"><B>From:</B> <A title=john@formsmapiano.com href="mailto:john@fo=
rmsmapiano.com">John Formsma</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: n=
ormal"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech=
@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: n=
ormal"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, December 14, 2005 1:04 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: n=
ormal"><B>Subject:</B> Piano Service Software</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=-1>Greetings everyone!<BR><B=
R>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 C=
oda<BR>PowerTech<BR>PeakeWare<BR></FONT></SMALL></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face=
=Verdana><SMALL>If you are a user of any of the above, is your experi=
ence favorable? Would you recommend it?<BR><BR>I'm looking to replace P=
TBiz since apparently it is no longer being sold or supported. (I'd hat=
e to think about the mess I'd be in if something happened to the progra=
m 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, re=
minders, and accounting, and is priced under $400.00? Am I living in "d=
ream world"? PTBiz has done everything that I have needed. While it cer=
tainly has its quirks, I like that it's compact and doesn't have all th=
e "bells and whistles" that I don't really need.<BR><BR>It seems to mak=
e sense to look toward a program that will allow data to be easily tran=
sferred into other programs, such as MS Access (or another popular data=
base). 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></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><=
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