<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-= 1"> <META content="IncrediMail 1.0" name=GENERATOR>  </HEAD> <BODY style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: 0px 0px; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 5px= 10px 10px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bgColor=#ffffff background="" scroll== yes ORGYPOS="0"> <TABLE id=INCREDIMAINTABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100= %" border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD id=INCREDITEXTREGION style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; CURSOR: auto; FONT-F= AMILY: Arial" width="100%"> <DIV> Avery..MYOB is a book keeping program which is sold world wide= . the site is <A href="http://www.myob.com/us/">www.myob.com/us/= </A> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The link to the US site for the $99 program is</DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.myob.com/us/products/business_essentials/">htt= p://www.myob.com/us/products/business_essentials/</A> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The story is that that the program was designed by accountants world= wide and is owned by the accountants association. Your CPA will put you = straight.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>As for buying something you wont use entirely, the problem is if you= buy too small a program there will be things you wish you had.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I agree with the other posts you need a separate database for your c= ustomers and tuning records. I have designed a Access program which I hav= e used for the last five years and have no problems with it. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Robin</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=IncrediOriginalMessage><I>-------Original Message-------</I></D= IV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=receivestrings> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>From:</B></I> <A href="m= ailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Date:</B></I> 07/15/05 14:= 23:17</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>To:</B></I> <A href="mai= lto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" <i><B>Subject:</B></I> Re: Bookk= eeping and Avery Program</DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Robin,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>At 05:34 PM 7/14/05, you wrote:</DIV> <DIV>></DIV> <DIV>>  Avery...If you are making your living from tuning an= d repairing</DIV> <DIV>> pianos I would strongly suggest you buy a 2005 computer and a</= DIV> <DIV>> program your CPA highly recommends.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I am but most of it is full-time at a large university.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>>In Australia most CPAs recommend MYOB.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have to ask. What is MYOB? In this country, it usually means Mind<= /DIV> <DIV>Your Own Business. :-)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>>Once you buy a good program it will last for many years and will= </DIV> <DIV>>increase your bookkeeping efficiency.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Something I'm planning on doing. Soon.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>>Some things you just can't do on the cheap!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Not the case at all. I just didn't want to spend big bucks on a</DIV= > <DIV>program that has more</DIV> <DIV>features than I would ever use.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>>Robin Stevens ARPT</DIV> <DIV>>South Australia</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Avery Todd</DIV> <DIV>University of Houston</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>_______________________________________________</DIV> <DIV>pianotech list info: <A href="http://www.ptg.org/mailman/listinfo/= pianotech">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></TD></TR> <TR> <TD id=INCREDIFOOTER width="100%"> <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD width="100%"></TD> <TD id=INCREDISOUND vAlign=bottom align=middle></TD> <TD id=INCREDIANIM vAlign=bottom align=middle></TD></TR></TBODY></T= ABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BODY></HTML>