[Shop-talk] Professional Shop Question- I'll make one

[eric at megageek.com]

Al writes,

> In other words, I you or someone else on the list comes up with an 
open-source or cheap solution, we can all benefit! 

OK, I'll be happy to make one for free for anyone to use.  If you 
remember, a while back, I offered to make a 'car maintenance log' for 
anyone here that wanted it.  While no one bit, I did make it, I called it 
"BOLTRAK"
You put in your cars, part numbers for oil filters, oil weight and 
capacities, etc.  Then you add a record each time you work on that 
vehicle.  It can record time and money spent, vehicle miles the work was 
performed at, etc.
I'm sure it can use some polish. It's not perfect, since I'm the only one 
using it, but I like it.
NOTE- Like me, none of my software is pretty.  It's 'brutish' at best, 
but, also like me, it gets the job done.

If there really is an interest, I'll be happy to make a web based tool 
inventory application.  A big advantage would be that it would be 100% off 
site (your site) so if the unthinkable happened, the data is safe. (of 
course, I can email you an excel spreadsheet anytime you want.)
So, just email me the features you think are important, and I'll put it 
together if there is enough interest.

What I think a record would need...
-Tool
-Brand
-Date purchased
-Amount
-Where purchased (is that worth having?)
-Photo?
-Copy of receipt?
-Where stored?

I could also do an import if you have a spreadsheet already, just send it 
to me and I can import it into your tool vault.

I could also build in an 'wife total.'  Meaning that you would click on a 
total money spent button, but it would only show you a predefined 
percentage of the actual value that you set.  IE, you set a 50% value. 
Anytime you hit the 'total spent' button, it would only show you 50% of 
the value. This would be to prevent domestic violences of course!  8>)

Any other ideas?

Again, it would be web based (not platform dependant) and 100% free all 
the time.



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