Online resource finds, compares software
With a database of nearly 10,000 software vendors, Capterra's interactive marketplace, at www.capterra.com, is an easy-to-use online resource that can...
Solution makes time tracking easy
The JobClock System (www.jobclock.com, 888-788-8463) i s a method of attendance and time tracking for any number of jobsites and workers. The system is...
Solutions can be used in or out of the office
Here are two solutions that can benefit end-users outside the office and jobsite, as well. Hearing management Contractors have long had to cope with a...
Run multiple print jobs on all network printers
If you find juggling the printing of multiple project plans and change orders for bidding and RFPs and other distribution a hassle, here is a program...
Service Management Tools For Field Work
Here are two solutions for contractors active in service work. Both take advantage of evolving technologies. Electronic Service Control (www.desco-soft.com,...
Service Management Tools For Field Work
By William and Patti Feldman Computer Authorities Here are two solutions for contractors active in service work. Both take advantage of evolving technologies....
No more excuses for not having good Website
A WEBSITE IS the easiest way to show off your company to prospective clients and communicate up-to-date information about your business. If you don't...
Package automates entire design process
DESIGN-BUILD 6.0 (Carmel Software, www.carmelsoft.com, 800/339-6030) is a suite of five software programs that automate the entire HVAC design-build process....
Produce design/build budget estimates
HERE'S A SMART software solution that uses a company's accumulated knowledge to help quickly produce design/build budgeting estimates for clients. Suitable...
Three solutions to enhance productivity
SMARTDRAW 2007 (release 8.1) (www.smartdraw.com) business graphics software enables contractors to create professional quality business graphics without...
Service solution uses tablet PC and camera
Collier's Mobile Tech( Collier Consulting Group, www.collierflatrate.com, 800/739-9025) is a complete tablet PC application designed for field service...
Software handles service management tasks
SUITABLE FOR SMALL and medium-sized service businesses, ServiceCEO (Insight Direct, www.insightdirect.com, 800/471-4200) is a turnkey management solution...
Software makes PDFs from CAD drawings
ENHANCED COMMUNICATION in the office and in the field can make everybody's day easier. Here are three programs with distinct capabilities. PDFs in a jiffy...
Estimate heat load by room or whole house
BY WILLIAM AND PATTI FELDMAN COMPUTER AUTHORITIES THE FIRST STEP when specifying and recommending a residential heating system is to determine the heat...
Software solution streamlines sales processes
COMPUTER AUTHORITIES OPPORTUNITY MANAGER Version 3.3 (Opportunity Interactive, www.opactive.com, 877/816-6649) is a sales process/sales management tool...
Nifty hardware devices for added convenience
HERE ARE THREE handy hardware devices that can ease your way through the day in the office and on the go. Portable snapshot printer Kodak EasyShare photo...
Do you know where your trucks are?
HERE ARE TWO GPS-based software solutions that can help contractors keep an eye on company vehicles and that can minimize drive time, reduce fuel expenditures,...
Estimating program uses plain English, pictures
After an hour or two of training, most estimators are ready to go on their own. AN EASY-TO-USE Windowsbased estimating program for commercial, industrial...
Service goes wireless, down to bar codes
DESIGNED FOR RESIDENTIAL and commercial service/ contracting businesses, Shafer's Mobile Office Solution ( Shafer's Service Systems, www.shafers.com,...
Smallest contractors can have own Website
BY WILLIAM AND PATTI FELDMAN COMPUTER AUTHORITIES THE WEB IS POTENTIALLY a great equalizer for marketing a small company and interacting with business...
QuickBooks Contractor Edition gets quicker
MANAGING THE BOOKS is one of the necessary nuisances that all contractors need to deal with. For offices not large enough to warrant the overhead for...
Office '06 helps manage small contracting firms
MICROSOFT OFFICE Small Business Management Edition 2006 (www.microsoft.com; $569 new user; $399 upgrade; both prices reflect $100 rebate that expires...
A contract writer and two desktop domestics
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE of computer assistance when preparing contracts, you don't have to re-invent the wheel. Various organizations and software developers...
CAD novices can draw hydronic schematics
HYDRONICAD IS a stand-alone program for drawing professional quality properly proportioned hydronic piping schematics for new or existing installations...
Make quick labels, talk to your computer
HERE ARE TWO "improved" solutions that simplify tedious or time-consuming tasks. The first is a nifty label printer that would accommodate almost any...
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