<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:v = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content=Word.Document name=ProgId> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <META content="Microsoft Word 9" name=Originator><LINK href="cid:filelist.xml@01C430E6.596DB5B0" rel=File-List> <STYLE>@font-face { font-family: Comic Sans MS; } @page Section1 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; = mso-header-margin: .5in; mso-footer-margin: .5in; mso-paper-source: 0; } P.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: "Times = New Roman"; mso-style-parent: ""; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; = mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman" } LI.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: "Times = New Roman"; mso-style-parent: ""; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; = mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman" } DIV.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: "Times = New Roman"; mso-style-parent: ""; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; = mso-fareast-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: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; text-underline: single } SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; text-underline: single } P.MsoAutoSig { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: "Times = New Roman"; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-fareast-font-family: = "Times New Roman" } LI.MsoAutoSig { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: "Times = New Roman"; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-fareast-font-family: = "Times New Roman" } DIV.MsoAutoSig { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: "Times = New Roman"; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-fareast-font-family: = "Times New Roman" } PRE { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: = "Courier New"; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-fareast-font-family: = "Courier New" } SPAN.EmailStyle18 { COLOR: navy; mso-style-type: personal-reply; mso-ansi-font-size: = 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; = mso-bidi-font-family: Arial } DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US style="tab-interval: .5in" vLink=blue link=blue = bgColor=white> <DIV>I have had just about all the same experiences you = all have had.  Most of the problems with this program arise from the = security codes within.  I know many of us are constrained from upgrading our = computers because of this program.  It is more of a hassle than it's = worth.  I know you need to make money for your labor.  But Ed has created the = labor, meaning; having the security codes so strict allows him to control his distribution, but also make the user buy new software.   We = have no choice.  I now have a hasp key, and  I personally am relieved = that I will never ever have to talk to that jerk again.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Mike Bratcher</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 style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black">From: <A title=deanmay@pianorebuilders.com href="mailto:deanmay@pianorebuilders.com">Dean May</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">To: <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 8:12 = AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Subject: RE: PTBiz</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV class=Section1> >>   I have never met Ed Winslow,the owner of PTBiz,but have been talking with him = for years on the phone.I purchased PTBiz when it first came out,and have = been pleased with the product.He has been very helpful every time I have = called,and he had instructions on his site for transferring PTBiz to a new = machine, free of charge. <![if = !supportLineBreakNewLine]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> <![if = !supportEmptyParas]><![endif]> <o:p></o:p> I’ve known Ed Winslow for several years and he is a very honorable man. He = is very good friends with my brother. When he first started developing PTBiz = he came over and spent a day at my shop, looking at my system of tracking = customers and soliciting my input on what features would be good for piano = techs. He put all of his personal resources on the line to develop PTBiz, spending = many months doing it and large sums of money. I personally despise software = locks, but I can understand why he might be sensitive to piracy issues.<o:p></o:p> <![if = !supportEmptyParas]><![endif]> <o:p></o:p> Blessings,<o:p></o:p> <![if = !supportEmptyParas]><![endif]> <o:p></o:p> Dean<o:p></o:p> <![if = !supportEmptyParas]><![endif]> <o:p></o:p> Dean May             cell 812.239.3359<o:p></o:p> PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272<o:p></o:p> Terre Haute IN  47802<o:p></o:p> <![if = !supportEmptyParas]><![endif]> <o:p></o:p><= /DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>