---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment David, Comments below :-) At 11:53 AM 10/31/2003, you wrote: >Greg, > >That's so funny because as I was looking at it I thought about you and your >search for the holy grail of database software. Interesting that you put it that way. I didn't know I was being that=20 obsessed. My own personal blind spot I guess, > I don't like that it >doesn't sync with a Palm or at least I didn't find that in my perusal. I >believe you are carrying a laptop? Still printing out the invoices? I wish it did too! Yes and Yes >Question: are you intending to add everyone of your customers to your >database? That was my thought. >Won't that be a lot of storage for Quickbooks? I hadn't really thought about it but I have plenty of room so what's the=20 problem? > I think they >share some of the same data files? I think that they can share files but this is a stand alone product that=20 does not rely on Quickbooks itself being available. Or so they say in the=20 propaganda. > I don't want Mrs. Jones, my once a year >tuning, in my Quickbooks. She may very well stop being a customer and then >I've got all the that old data which can't be removed. Sure I can hide it >but it's a pain. I use Cash Sales for the private customers and add Mrs. >Jones on the second line. Corporate or more important private customers go >in the Quickbooks file. This perspective comes from the CAUT setting it seems. I can see where this= =20 would be a problem for you. I posted it to this list because many of you,=20 it seems, do a fair amount of outside work as well. I thought it might be=20 useful. > I would like to be able to change the templates >more. There was a selection on the first "screen shot" page where one could add=20 fields. Is this what you are talking about or do you wish to move around=20 windows within the main window. If that's the case I don't know whether=20 this is possible or not. If I buy it I'll try and be sure to let you know. > I didn't like that I couldn't delete "Setting"...I think thats what >was... > >I am still checking Customer Manager out, but Time & Chaos does the job for >me at a much more intuitive level. I checked out Time and Chaos but it just didn't seem robust enough for me.= =20 I want to schedule, track customers, print invoices, and other various and= =20 sundry items all within the same program rather than opening separate=20 programs to do each item of interest. >David Ilvedson Thank you VERY Much for your feedback! >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell@ameritech.net> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org>; <mpt@philbondi.com>; <caut@ptg.org> >Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 8:31 PM >Subject: I think I may have found it! > > >Gentle piano folk, > I think I may have finally found the solution to my data base >headaches. I would like your input on this. Especially those of you who >already use Quickbooks financial software. The new product is called >"Quickbooks Customer Manager for Windows". It seems to contain most or all >of the things that we might need on a daily basis at a fairly reasonable >price. I would like your opinions about it's possible shortcomings or any >other observations that you may have on this software. One of the biggest >pluses for me is that it is a known brand company and therefore much of the >data stored should be compatible with other programs as well. This might >just be a moot point however as I am using Quickbooks anyway. Thanks in >advance. the URL is >http://quickbooks.intuit.com/commerce/catalog/product.jhtml?prodId=3Dprod00= 00000000005951301&priorityCode=3D0443502282 > >Greg Newell >Greg's piano Fort=E9 >mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------= - >---- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > >_______________________________________________ >caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives Greg Newell Greg's piano Fort=E9 mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net=20 ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment--
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