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

[Jeff Scarbrough]

> -Where purchased (is that worth having?)

Very helpful, if you want to buy another one.



On Fri, Apr 10, 2020 at 5:19 PM eric--- via Shop-talk <
shop-talk at autox.team.net> wrote:

> 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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