Re: Found it

["Frank Olson" <feolson@xxxxxxxxxx>]

"Crash Gordon®" <NONE@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I never unit price a bid, that makes people think they can ala carte a
system, and it never quite works out correctly that way. If they want a
basic & an upgrade I'll give them a couple of bids.

Someone keeps calling me about proposal software too drive me nuts, some
days I get more solicitations than requests for quotes.

I just upgraded Quick Books Pro and also bought their Contact
Manager...gonna see if I can make them work for me. Ive been using QBP for
years. I have a feeling it won't - Im a fuss pot when it comes to software.

I have a feeling that I'll end up putting everything except accounting into
Access again and exporting everything from my old flatfile db into Access. I
never quite have the time to finish this project!


Edwards has a beautiful pricing system for the ESA 2000 and IRC-3
components.  I wonder if they've adapted it to EST-2 and 3...  Some sales
guy in Edmonton (with a passion for Excel) designed it...



"Jackcsg" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I like the Panaspec version. Simple drag and drop into the cart. I do all
> my
> submittals in word. I try not to break down the individual costs anymore
> to
> the clients. Makes them think their on a shopping spree. I have some
> pretty
> good excel spreads I've built for costing, job tracking, and JSR's.
> I keep getting hounded from QuoteWorks to try their software Interface. It
> Interfaces with Act, which I use in our office to track everything,
> communication wise.
>
> "Crash Gordon®" <NONE@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Yah, I  have Panasonic's.
>
> I made mine in Excel years ago, showed it to Mark at DMP (I think it was
> Mark) and they expanded upon it. It's simple but works well.
>
>
>
> "Jackcsg" <nospam@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > Have you ever seen the Panaspec software from Panasonic? I use it for
> > estimating big jobs because you can basically run through your lists of
> > equipment, components, etc., and throw them into a "shopping cart" style
> > format, and it tallies, and splits your cost vs. mark-up right out. It
> does
> > a lot more....but few have ever known what it possessed. The guy who
> > wrote
> > it has his own company, but used to peddle CCTV, and alarm equipment.
> > It's
> > an awesome little "free" program.
> > I still have a few copies of it.
> >
> > "Robert L. Bass" <robertlbass@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > > > yah got it - i just use a spreadsheet with
> > > > macros that has my most commonly use
> > > > parts in it and room for a fudge factor
> > >
> > > For many years all I used was a legal pad, pen and calculator clipped
> > > in
> > one
> > > of those metal folding cases.  I kept a few Napco and Sentrol
> > > brochures
> > > under the pad and a few blank, multi-part contract forms.  That, a few
> > > business cards and a nicely tailored suit worked fine for me.  YMMV.
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Robert L Bass
> > >
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