Richard Howard55 said:Look, Terry Johnson3, just calm down!
First you go on a rant 🙂, then maybe you'll stay quiet for a few pages before starting up again. I truly hope you manage to land some actual clients for your site so you'll be too busy working to bother us here.
As long as the moderators let you run free ads, whatever. But let's be real: you aren't following the thread; you're just jumping in to derail everything.
Being honest doesn't mean trashing an entire software package. I've told you before—Synesis is excellent software. It’s not just my opinion; plenty of other users have said the same. If I point out something that could be improved, my goal isn't to bash my own tools or anyone else's, but to actually fix the issue at hand.
But you wouldn't get that. Even Ribba pointed out that you've got it all wrong and that you're basically just running anti-propaganda against the very program you're supposed to be promoting. If I were the owner of the software you're peddling, my blood pressure would spike every time you showed up here to drop your little "gems." 😁
I find you pretty interesting—who exactly are you trying to pick a fight with? We already laid it out clearly regarding what you repeated—this constant, mindless nitpicking is getting old. Most veteran forum users stopped taking this kind of nonsense seriously ages ago, and frankly, it just invites mockery. When someone lashes out like this, it's a red flag. Let's just state our piece and let the admins deal with the fallout.
It's a total smear campaign, even though we all know it's aimed at Tech—it's fine to mention it, but it shouldn't be a requirement. Even if it's seen as a "garage startup" type of software, there's something more important here: treating respected experts—like the handful of you running service businesses whom I actually respect—as if you're sheep just because they use Synesis. That's a low blow. It’s just as dirty as those previous attempts to drag the admin through the mud—someone we all value immensely—by writing those little pamphlets claiming she was biased. Where is the integrity in coming back here after all that? Anonymity is a strange thing... anyone can act like a king when they're hiding behind a screen.
Trying to argue against these absurdities (access issues??? This database is a dream; it never crashes, and I never even have to compact it—that's what every new version handles automatically!!) would just be a waste of my time and space. It's like arguing with people who clearly have nothing better to do since they obviously aren't working anywhere—they just sit around typing. They try to claim accounting software belongs in the category of simple programs—no real functions, no oversight, no feedback loops, etc. Honestly, a program for a handheld drill has more utility than this... although, to some, this seems like the absolute peak of programming wizardry. Even though Paprikin dos was a tiny little program, much like Syn4... while it was obviously way more modest in its features, it did the job! And I actually tested something: it still works today... using DBF files?!? It's unbelievable... no SQL database required!
Richard, if I may quote you: "I've told you several times now that Synesis is an excellent program, and not just me—other users have said the same." I'd just add: it's in a class of its own. Especially considering the price point; it offers ten times more value than those garage-built programs. For someone like me who isn't a pro, it's perfect, though of course, it can always be improved and deserves a little critique here and there. But for now, I wouldn't trade it for anything else in this category, not even in my wildest dreams.