<!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 6.00.2900.2769" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY text=#000000 bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tom,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>How does T&C handle some of the = desirable features of PBiz - like maintaining a service record for customer's = pianos - printing out a work order with driving directions and piano service = record - reports of pianos and sales/income - does it keep track of invoices and = payment? </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>One of the things where PTBiz really = helps me is that it will take an appointment (work order) and convert it into an = invoice - that needs to be paid. With that feature, once I make an appointment = (which I can remember to do), the program will keep track of that appointment = through creating the invoice and having the invoice paid. If I had to do that = all on my own, I would have failed at this business a long time ago!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If the bare-bones T&C program = doesn't do these things, but your tweaked version does, are you in the business of = customizing for other techs?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I used to be pretty good with computers = (DOS days), but I've drifted so far away from tweaking anything computer = related - I just want to plug it in and have the darn thing work. Is there any hope?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </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 one of the most = flexible and most use-friendly programs out there. And for 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></DIV> <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></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>