On 7/28/22 09:10, this is what Bill wrote:
> On 7/28/2022 8:12 AM, Big Al wrote:
>>
>> On 7/27/22 22:43, this is what Bill wrote:
>>> I don't think I've ever computed a sum for my car expenses, but it's nice to be able to see how many months and/or
>>> miles you have on your car's air filter, or to estimate your MPG.  YMMV!  : )
>>
>> I'm not sure what made me look, TV or email article, but I have a 6 yr old car.  I was told 'change the air filter
>> every 5 yrs', so I bought one, then changed it.   Was I glad, it was filthy, dark gray.  Whew!
>
> The rule of thumb I heard was every year or 12,000, but I use my (second) car so little I mostly use the mileage as a
> guide.
> When I changed my wife's "cabin air filter", she noticed a dramatic improvement in her A/C performance. For whatever
> reason, I think that
> was the "priciest" air filter I ever bought (about triple the price of a regular one, maybe because it was a special
> order). You might wish to check whether your car has a cabin air filter too.
>
>
>
>>
>> And my wife spread sheets tons of things.  As were baby boomers, especially medical items, meds, doc visits etc.
>>
>> Al
>
Sorry, didn't state the fact that it WAS the cabin air filter I changed. I didn't notice better air, but it has to help!

On 7/28/2022 10:00 AM, Big Al wrote:

> Sorry, didn't state the fact that it WAS the cabin air filter I
> changed.   I didn't notice better air, but it has to help!
>

Yes, the difference in the amount of air coming out of the vent was very
noticeable.

On Wed, 27 Jul 2022 22:43:19 -0400, Bill <nonegiven@att.net> wrote:

>On 7/19/2022 11:52 AM, Rene Lamontagne wrote:
>> As I have been looking for a better calculator than Windows offering for
>> a long time,Someone in these 3 newsgroups in the last couple weeks
>> mentioned 'Moffsoft calculator" I can't  find that post but Thanks to
>> whoever mentioned it.
>
>It seems like for the sort of computing most people do, an Excel
>spreadsheet would work pretty well. For example, enter a column of
>numbers and simply sum them. Since you can see all of the numbers, the
>double checking
>is built in, and you can even save a copy if you'd like to edit it
>later.

Yes, you can do that, but as far as I'm concerned using a calculator
program, whether Moffsoft or any other one, is much easier than
building a spreadsheet, whether Excel or any other spreadsheet
program.

>I've got one for my "household expenses", not only do I have
>totals by month and year (which are really only useful for the sake of
>planning and comparison) but I have phone numbers, model numbers,
>contractor names and notes, etc. It's handy when you need parts for
>this or that.

Yes, again, you can do that with a spreadsheet. But I have all that
kind of information in Quicken, which is a much better and easier way
to do it, as far as I'm concerned.

I'm reminded of a vice president in a company I used to work for who
used Lotus 123 to do word processing. Yes. it worked for him, but it
was clearly a very poor choice of software.

>I do the same thing for each car too, but just with a
>pencil and a lined paper booklet like you can get at a discount store.
>I don't think I've ever computed a sum for my car expenses, but it's
>nice to be able to see how many months and/or miles you have on your
>car's air filter, or to estimate your MPG.

My car keeps track of my MPG automatically. I don't have to do
anything.

>YMMV! : )

My mileage varies a lot. <G>

On Wed, 27 Jul 2022 06:39:24 -0700, Ken Blake <Ken@invalid.news.com>
wrote:

>On Sun, 24 Jul 2022 12:44:37 -0700, Ken Blake <Ken@invalid.news.com>
>wrote:
>
>>On Sun, 24 Jul 2022 12:39:05 -0700, Ken Blake <Ken@invalid.news.com>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>I suppose it's possible that even if we hadn't written to Moffsoft, we
>>>would have gotten the registration info from them in a day or two.
>>>Maybe it just takes a little while for PayPal to send the payment info
>>>to them, so they can then send the registration info to their
>>>customer. But if that's case, it should say that on the Moffsoft web
>>>site.
>>
>>Or maybe I didn't get an immediate e-mail message with the
>>registration info from Moffsoft because today is Sunday, and I'll get
>>it tomorrow.
>
>
>I finally got a reply about half an hour ago, Everything is fine now.
>I'm registered.
>
>Jeff Moffett apologized for taking so long. He had Covid.
>
>Just curious. Do you know? Is Moffsoft a one-man company?

I asked Jeff, and I just got a reply. Yes, he's a one-man company.

On Wed, 27 Jul 2022 12:32:00 -0400, "...winston"
<winstonmvp@gmail.com> wrote:

>Ken Blake wrote:
>> On Sun, 24 Jul 2022 12:44:37 -0700, Ken Blake <Ken@invalid.news.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Just curious. Do you know? Is Moffsoft a one-man company?
>>
>
>Can't be very large.

Right. See the message I just sent. It's just Jeff Moffet.

>Operates out of a suburb in city in Kansas
>One product(fee and free)
>'Partner' companies are primarily software hosting websites
>
>Likely, if at most, a few employees..but could be a one man
>show(developer/marketer/web site admin).
>
>On the other hand...it's supposedly been around since 2000 though the
>web site doesn't(or couldn't find it) the program's release history.

On 7/28/2022 11:50 AM, Ken Blake wrote:

> Yes, you can do that, but as far as I'm concerned using a calculator
> program, whether Moffsoft or any other one, is much easier than
> building a spreadsheet, whether Excel or any other spreadsheet
> program.

I can double click on my Excel shortcut, enter 10 numbers in a column,
and sum them in about the time it would take you to use your
calculator--but more importantly, I could double-check the sum
with a glance.

As far as Quicken, I would declare that I am an "Intuit avoider", except
I just checked and Intuit divested them in 2016. : )

On 7/28/2022 11:51 AM, Ken Blake wrote:

>> Just curious. Do you know? Is Moffsoft a one-man company?
>
> I asked Jeff, and I just got a reply. Yes, he's a one-man company.

Writing a "calculator program" is a pretty standard programming problem
for computer science majors. It's direct and effective for teaching how
to use and construct a "GUI" (graphical user interface). I have little
doubt that the Moffsoft version is much more sophisticated.

On Thu, 28 Jul 2022 23:51:49 -0400, Bill <nonegiven@att.net> wrote:

>On 7/28/2022 11:50 AM, Ken Blake wrote:
>
>> Yes, you can do that, but as far as I'm concerned using a calculator
>> program, whether Moffsoft or any other one, is much easier than
>> building a spreadsheet, whether Excel or any other spreadsheet
>> program.
>
>I can double click on my Excel shortcut, enter 10 numbers in a column,
>and sum them in about the time it would take you to use your
>calculator--but more importantly, I could double-check the sum
>with a glance.

OK, your choice.

>As far as Quicken, I would declare that I am an "Intuit avoider", except
>I just checked and Intuit divested them in 2016. : )

OK, again--your choice.

Ken Blake <Ken@invalid.news.com> on Fri, 29 Jul 2022 08:59:52 -0700
typed in alt.windows7.general the following:
>On Thu, 28 Jul 2022 23:51:49 -0400, Bill <nonegiven@att.net> wrote:
>
>>On 7/28/2022 11:50 AM, Ken Blake wrote:
>>
>>> Yes, you can do that, but as far as I'm concerned using a calculator
>>> program, whether Moffsoft or any other one, is much easier than
>>> building a spreadsheet, whether Excel or any other spreadsheet
>>> program.
>>I can double click on my Excel shortcut, enter 10 numbers in a column,
>>and sum them in about the time it would take you to use your
>>calculator--but more importantly, I could double-check the sum
>>with a glance.
>OK, your choice.
>>As far as Quicken, I would declare that I am an "Intuit avoider", except
>>I just checked and Intuit divested them in 2016. : )
>
>OK, again--your choice.

back in ought five, Quicken made "improvements" to the basic
program, which was so effective, I found nothing better.
Which is what I used for the next several years - nothing. Not
Quicken, nothing.

The bummer is realizing that all my financial records from those
years I did use Quicken, were no longer available to me. _Almost_
enough to make me want to go back to pen and paper....
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