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Yup, Kurt. It's gotta a graphics library that you can add to all you want. And you can link graphics to comments so that when you select a particular comment, the graphic is automatically added. I well remember those first leg crushing laptops. I lugged one to in another life. You'll NEVER get it done, Kurt. There's always "just one more tweak". You'll know it when you see it. John: That sample you just posted is the reason I switched to HomeGauge. All the photos grouped at the end should be captioned so people can tell what they are. I hated the double entry stuff. Now my photos go right next to the comment with no absolute need for captioning. -

Y'all are making my head hurt. I'm gonna go read something else. -

Gee Scott, you forgot the "uphill both ways" part of the walk to school. -

Yes, Kurt. You can do a whole bunch of stuff with embedded links, either typing them in or save them one time in the insertable comments. You can do other formats, but I'm sure not as many as Filemaker. It does lack the database capacity you mention, which would be a nice addition. It is an HI system. And it works great for that. I find other things to do with real software. I use HomeGauge for HI stuff. The only HomeGuage marking on my reports is one line at the very bottom. Something short about "prepared using Homegauge software." If I'd spent the time you have to develop such a versatile system, I also wouldn't bother with HI software, just keep what I have. BUT, I want to do home inspections and reports, not computer programming. -

I had the same thought you did, Jim. But I'm way too far away. -

Gee, Kurt. That almost sounds exactly like HomeGauge except you can do the arrows and stuff when you drag the picture to the comment. I usually don't bother captioning the photos unless there's a reason to like identifying one of several of the same items. That's what drove me nuts with Palm-Tech at the time. Insert a comment in the report and then caption the photo (which at that time appeared in a separate photo album). I figure the photos right there next to the comment. If they don't get that, they won't get it any better with a photo caption. Click to Enlarge 26.04 KB -

I decided to be a home inspector instead of a computer programmer so I went to HomeGauge. I do some programming, but it's for fun, not for work. --

Maybe it just doesn't line up becaue you're one of them there left handed photographers!! -

Homegauge automatically assigns numbers to each comment, adjusted automatically based on what is included and excluded. Numbers make it easy to talk over the phone about stuff. I don't see any cons to numbering your comments.

I'm stuck on Homeguage (2nd reporting system) after I got tired of double entry stuff on the first one. Does everything I need it to do WITHOUT programming. VERY adaptable to different styles. Comes with the same yucky boilerplate they all do, but I didn't buy it for the boilerplate. I bought it for the ease of use and adaptability. Tried Word briefly but it's a pain in the butt getting all those auto comments and junk properly programmed. And did I say "my clients love it!". Of course they do. They'll love whatever the inspector sells them on. I know guys who claim their clients love the handwritten reports on yellow legal pads. Yeah, some around here still do it that way. Ain't it a wonderful world. - -

Sony Cybershot has auto macro. I just point and shoot close & far. -

Sony Cybershot in Macro Mode. It also works good to slide into those filter slots and get a shot of fuzzy coils that need cleaning. Click to Enlarge 51.23 KB -

Ya gotta remember that the Krawler puts you on your belly. If you can do hands and knees, you don't need the Krawler. It's for those really low ones where you gotta belly down and go for it. -

If I can get a big ole hand mirror there, I can usually get my camera there too! Then I can look at it on the big screen. -

Kurt, that looks big enough for hands and knees. Why would you want to get down on your belly and elbox and toes thru there? -

I tried a lot of different ways and carried a bunch of differnet stuff in the beginning: double pouch tool belts stuffed full, carrying bag rolling tool box needed tools in the pockets I've settled on a little clip on tool pouch on the belt containing just the stuff I use on almost every inspection. The rest, I go get out of the tool box if needed. Mini-vice grips Torpedo level Multi-head screwdirver/nutdriver Infrared thermometer Volt Stick Black sharpie Flashlight Probe/tile tester/cob web clearer/sword/pointing thingy/ Tape measure Outlet tester in the pocket. Click to Enlarge 53.07 KB Click to Enlarge 54.15 KB

I just carry a $10.00 multi-bit screwdriver from Lowes. Two sizes of straight screw driver Two sizes of phillips screw driver Two sizes of square head drivers Two sizes of torx driver Three sizes of nut driver -

Arisen again! Guess I'll check out the detectors now that the technology is just a little older! -

Around here, the code boys only allow steel jacketed inside the house and the clamp at each end elsewhere.

Sure looks like sun tracks from here. Somewhere in another thread, there's a bunch of pictures of different sun track patterns. -

I'm with Charlie. Pull a few samples and let the lawyer do the rest. That first paragraph of Morgan's sounds like it was written by a lawyer who used to be an engineer and then ran through a software translator from English to French and then back to English again. whoo! -

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People with fat dogs need to get more exercise!

I'm with Mike. I spare no expense for the latest demonstrative test equipment. Though I do occassionally downgrade to small bean bag hand warmers in the wintertime. -

Let me fix your spelling there for you, Richard! The internet is both an amazing tool and a place where fools are amazing. You're welcome!