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Gale Hawkins
Member
Username: Gale
Post Number: 178
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 - 11:47 am: | |
I am not sure were this thread came from but I did not start it as it may appear but here goes just the same.
Roy the post on the Xactimate thread is one of several that I should have never posted. It was late and John D was making a case for a reply but I should not have let him lead me to post where he requested. It is not right to all parties especially Xactimate and you Roy. I was actually sick yesterday and should have never been on CADO at all. If you will pull this and any others you choose I will appreciate it. Thanks to John P for being big help once again. And he is correct on the R&R issue. It is wrong for me to let Jim F’s verbal attacks of others that come to our defense to stress me out and do apologize to Jim over my remark about him and I am sorry to each reader that my many words offended. For any that will be at the TIIAA meeting in Galveston I can tell you in person if you will stop by our booth. |
D Wong Whey
Registered User
Username: Dwongwhey
Post Number: 71
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 - 7:13 am: | |
Gale, if B.S. were music, you would be a symphony Sir. (Shortened to IBM-UB-ASS for future use)
(Message edited by dwongwhey on February 27, 2002) |
Tom Strickland
Registered User
Username: Toms
Post Number: 26
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 - 6:05 am: | |
DA WONG--I believe that if you do an estimate in 5.8 (which I agree is the best and fastest out there) and then upload or unarchive the estimate in xactiware 2000-2001, it will then be in that format and you can then print it, send it etc. I have only done a couple and at the advise of someone else, but check it out and see if it works.
Roy, look at the times of postings on this thread, sounds like whiskey river is running!
Gale, you need some sleep,your posts start in the early a.m. and end in the early a.m.
Remember the old saying "its not personal, its business"
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John Durham
Registered User
Username: Johnd
Post Number: 37
Registered: 9-2000
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 26, 2002 - 10:16 pm: | |
Wong, thanks for your feedback. If everyone would hold Gail's feet to the fire, maybe it would make him honest.
All you Newbies reading this, you need to understand that Gail Hawkins, the man making disparaging remarks about Jim Flynt, one of our oldest and most trusted adjusters, is the owner of Power Claim Software. Gale makes his living by selling his software to adjusters. DO NOT BUY HIS SOFTWARE!!! You will be supporting his ability to get on this site and knock some of the best and brightest adjusters who are here to help you.
If you are a current Power Claim user, send Gail a message, NOT a check. Maybe he will get the message that we will not stand for his attitude. |
John Durham
Registered User
Username: Johnd
Post Number: 35
Registered: 9-2000
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 26, 2002 - 9:42 pm: | |
Gale:
THIS IS THE NO SPIN ZONE .... This is the question I asked you to answer:::
"My main point, and one which I would like for you to ANSWER without WAFFELING, is why would you make such a disparaging remark about Jim Flynt, ie: posting 180 degrees from what he thinks to feed his habit."
A lot of us are still waiting for you to ANSWER THE QUESTION !!!!
No I dont want to communicate with you via Email, phone, or any other medium that would allow you to weasel out of an honest answer in front of the adjusting public.
"As for Jim I do think he is a very knowledgeable adjuster and at the very top in his class. Is he really interested in lifting the younger adjusters up? I think his is but some miss his message."
Gale, this makes about as much sense as some of the other pollution you have been posting. Maybe you could elaborate on this convoluted statement. I dont think the adjusters on this site are going to let you make statements like you made and then try and weasel out by posting some mind numbing jumbled up jargon hoping we will all just go away.
WE REALLY WANT AN ANSWER .... DO YOU HAVE ONE ?
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D Wong Whey
Registered User
Username: Dwongwhey
Post Number: 66
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 26, 2002 - 9:09 pm: | |
I still think that Xactimate 5.8 (DOS) is the fastest most accurate estimating software program out there, and will continue to use it as long as it keeps on ticking. And I have yet to encounter a carrier who will not accept estimates prepared with 5.8 nor a computer which will not run it.
Mr Hawkins, just out of curiosity, what is Jim's message that you think some miss?
(Message edited by dwongwhey on February 26, 2002) |
Gale Hawkins
Registered User
Username: Gale
Post Number: 174
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 26, 2002 - 8:04 pm: | |
Thanks Bob for answering the question that Xactimate does permit mouse less entering of line items. John, sorry I thought you were and Xactimate user. As for Jim I do think he is a very knowledgeable adjuster and at the very top in his class. Is he really interested in lifting the younger adjusters up? I think his is but some miss his message. As far as software goes, if it works it works. There are packages still being used that are 20+ years old. Marketing skills is the biggest stumbling block to success for both adjusters and software vendors. Some cat adjusters worked full-time last year and some did not. John, I am still would like an answer to why you want to challenge with a software package that is not set up for today’s carriers demands and today’s computers for the most part? You can just email me unless you think your reply will help move the adjusting industry forward. Thanks. |
Bob Mitchell
Registered User
Username: Adjusterman2002
Post Number: 4
Registered: 1-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 26, 2002 - 6:46 pm: | |
Lets see, Xactimate--ummm, F-2,
umm, F-5 aha, F-8, damn--enter . These little items help with an estimate in Xactiware situations and (probably wrong) no mouse is needed.
I sometimes do not understand things, but this I do know. IF and again IF, I am posting something to sell, I want to put my best  on and not the one that makes me look this way
Gale, If you "DON'T" want people to look at your software program with the intentions of buying it, just keep posting your remarks, I am sure they will get the message. Frankly, I did!!!! Dont get yourself behind this, you really have worked too hard for that!!!! |
D Wong Whey
Registered User
Username: Dwongwhey
Post Number: 63
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 26, 2002 - 12:22 am: | |
Amen Mr Durham. Amen.
You speak for more of us than you will ever know. |
John Durham
Registered User
Username: Johnd
Post Number: 33
Registered: 9-2000
| | Posted on Monday, February 25, 2002 - 11:54 pm: | |
Gale:
I have reviewed my post and cannot understand what made you think I was talking about using Xactimate.
As for DOS Boeckh being 20 years old, correct ... and I believe still far superior to Power Claim inasmuch as it is far more user friendly. Now of course, if your adjusting prowess is on par with pointing at something to add it to an estimate, then power claim would probably assist them in reaching their highest level of incompetence.
My main point, and one which I would like for you to ANSWER without WAFFELING, is why would you make such a disparaging remark about Jim Flynt, ie: posting 180 degrees from what he thinks to feed his habit. You would be well advised to quit your snide remarks about other adjusters, especially ones that are as well liked as Jim. Remember Gale, you could loose what little user base you have if you keep up that action.
After reading some of your post about Jim and last year your childish crying to Tom Toll and not amusing attempt to borrow money or illicit information about his financial condition I have come to the conclusion that I would NEVER advise another adjuster to purchase or use Power Claim.
Gale, I am sure you have heard of a loudmouth, well you got loud fingers........
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Gale Hawkins
Registered User
Username: Gale
Post Number: 173
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Monday, February 25, 2002 - 9:53 pm: | |
John thanks for posting. I am over here trying to get an answer to the question you raised when you posted, “Gale, I will bet you $1000. I can prepare an estimate using DOS Boeckh quicker than you can with Power Claim !!! And I dont need a mouse to do it...”.
I take it from your post that you have recently used Xactimate’s current version or at least their Windows version but that you still have a DOS version of Boeckh that does not require a mouse. Can you create the estimate itself with the Windows version of Xactimate without a mouse or not was my question? Do you know the answer?
Another question you raised John was why would you want to race me using a product that is not even on the market as far as I know? According to what I understand Boeckh bought a good package when they purchased it from the adjusters that developed it 20 years ago.
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John Durham
Registered User
Username: Johnd
Post Number: 32
Registered: 9-2000
| | Posted on Monday, February 25, 2002 - 1:14 pm: | |
Gale:
I dont know what you are doing over here on the Xactware Forum, maybe it is to quiet at the Power Claim Forum. I had to answer your post regarding the 180 degree comment. I wont bore you with the message/messenger routine as I am sure you already know what I speak of; however, I will continue my rant regarding the layers of needless code written to try and placate some inner-craving to impress the unwashed, by software engineers, as exemplified by your and DDS software offerings to the adjusting world.
Having owned and operated a successful software company I feel I have the experience to comment on this matter. The layers and layers of keystroke and mouse-click(s) added to a program only serves to confuse and anger the end user. KISS should be the rule of the day when developing software. You are right in it does not require 200 mb to store an adjusting program such as Power Claim or DDS.
My company had a product known as Oil-Pack, which was a complete suite of software to run an oil and gas exploration company. I mean COMPLETE. From Reservoir analysis, Lease Maintenance, GL, AP, AR, Fixed Assets, Inventory, Production Tracking, and many many others. It all fit neatly into a little 12 mb area of a hard disk. Back when storage space was at a premium, remember the old ST-80 (Seagage 80 mb) disks, a software company had to conserve space or go out of business. Back when the memory max was 64 kb, software had to be lean and mean, when it increased so did the bells and whistles. Enough is finally enough.
As for Mr. Flynt, he is a patriarch of the adjusting industry, well respected, and very vocal. Mr. Flynt does more for the adjusting industry every year than you have ever done in your lifetime. Just as you have done more for the software industry last year than he has done in his lifetime. I think it is time that you realize that he (Jim) and it (adjusting industry) are your target audience (customers) and treat them accordingly. I dont know what else you could want as a software developer, You have customers talking to you, now listen.
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Gale Hawkins
Registered User
Username: Gale
Post Number: 172
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Monday, February 25, 2002 - 1:19 am: | |
Mark perhaps KISS was replaced by SWAG.  For some reason those of us that create technology often fail to see we are not making things easier for the adjuster but instead we are just adding another layer of complexity to an already too complex system. Really is up to 200 MB hard drive space needed to load an adjusting software package at will cut the mustard? I guess it is like closets, if they are in the house they get filled with something. Does Xactimate actually require the use of a mouse after you get started adding line items to the estimate? Tomorrow I will reply to Jim’s rants on the BB but for some reason I can’t reply from the house. We all (most all) know Jim will post 180 degrees from what he really thinks to feed his habit.  |
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