Re: Database for when it all goes wrong

["e1230758" <tom@xxxxxxx>]

If I understand you correctly what you want is a database of all the=20
items in your home. I think that Quicken Home inventory program is=20
just what you may be looking for. It produces all the reports you=20
will need for your insurance company should the worst happen. I have=20
been using this for a few years and found it to be easy to use and=20
capable for a simple piece of software. My file has quite a lot of=20
items and will still fit on a floppy disk so spare copies can easily=20
be made. I think it now comes as part of the quicken software package=20
which is retailing at less than =A330. Hope this is of some help.

Regards



--- In ukha_d@y..., "Richard Challis" <richard@s...> wrote:
>  Although this doesn't have anything technology wise related to=20
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> "home automating". I don't believe it is off-topic.
>  Something that has been bugging me lately. I have house insurance,=20
a number
> of items are specifically listed on the insurance. A lot of the=20
technology
> isn't.
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>  I will be shortly installing comfort to work alongside my=20
homevision, but
> it can only really alert you when some **** has already decided to=20
take
> steps to help themselves to the stuff that you have worked hard to=20
buy in
> the first place.
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>  So I'm looking at the prospective of having to claim from the house
> insurance to get back as much as I can that can be replaced with=20
money after
> the worse case happens.
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>  The other thing that could happen is a fire. When you think how=20
much
> electronics we have in our homes now days and how hot some of it=20
appears to
> run at. (I am an electrical / industrial automation engineer by=20
profession -
> hot electronics unfortunally does sometimes go wrong and some=20
clients are
> not as conservative as they should be when rating items)
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> Right - I'm looking at putting together a database with high=20
quality digi
> photos of the kit, serial numbers etc. I've begun building this=20
database but
> obviously this is a task that is quite big and time consuming and=20
you hope
> to never use. (Quite unlike, say, our mp3 databases!)
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> The obvious things like description, model number and serial number=20
and a
> couple of photos of the item.
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>  What information is really necessary. What convinces a loss=20
assessor that
> your claim is as big as it is and is genion. Scans or photocopies of
> receipts would be helpful if such a thing still exists.
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>  What I could like to end up with at the end is a CD or two that I=20
can keep
> with the parents or in the families safe deposit box (hence not=20
wanting much
> bulk) but still being useful incase it all goes wrong and the worse=20
case
> does happen.
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>  I've discussed this with my insurance broker, but would be=20
grateful for the
> lists input.
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>  I hope I haven't come across as too paranoid! :)
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>  Regards
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>      Richard