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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Be sure to thank Ed for putting a =
protection device
that prevents you from transferring the piano.md files to any other
program!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I had to do it manually and I cursed =
through the
first 100 transfer of clients. However, after that, something wonderful
happened. This gave the perfect opportunity to really go through my =
database and
do some major weeding out. Many clients I had lost contact with, some =
died, some
moved away, some I don't want to do any more, etc. My current database =
is very
manicured and accurate.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm telling all of you, Time & =
Chaos is the way
to go. And get this... the tech staff actually will take advise from =
users on
how to make the program better.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And for all of those out there who =
really want
to tweak in the T&C program, email me privately and I give some =
really
cool ways to make this program fly for you.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tom Servinsky</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com">Farrell</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, =
2005 6:12
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Piano Service =
Software</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm in the same boat John is. Is =
there any way to
transfer data from PTBiz to a new program?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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</DIV><FONT
face=Verdana size=-1>Is anyone using the technician software =
listed on
ptg.org?<BR></FONT>
<BLOCKQUOTE><SMALL><FONT face=Verdana>ExecuKey<BR>PianoDB by D C =
Al
=
Coda<BR>PowerTech<BR>PeakeWare<BR></FONT></SMALL></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT
face=Verdana><SMALL>If you are a user of any of the above, is your =
experience favorable? Would you recommend it?<BR><BR>I'm looking to =
replace
PTBiz since apparently it is no longer being sold or supported. (I'd =
hate to
think about the mess I'd be in if something happened to the program =
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, reminders, =
and
accounting, and is priced under $400.00? Am I living in "dream =
world"? PTBiz
has done everything that I have needed. While it certainly has its =
quirks, I
like that it's compact and doesn't have all the "bells and whistles" =
that I
don't really need.<BR><BR>It seems to make sense to look toward a =
program
that will allow data to be easily transferred into other programs, =
such as
MS Access (or another popular database). 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
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