Just wanted to let you know that iForgeAhead is being released in January. We have made the switch to all Mac devices (iphones, ipad, iMac) and couldn't be happier. But, for the past year we maintained a PC specifically for my husband's farrier program. I have helped with the testing and it truly will be revolutionary for this industry.
Someone mentioned that farriers may shy away from it since there is a monthly fee, but here is my two cents. Financially, it is an insurance policy. In the three years I have been using a computer for all my husband's scheduling and invoicing, our PC's have crashed 4 times. The first time nearly made me nauseous and by the last time I was just mad. All four times wasted hours of my life trying to recover my data and have a computer repaired or purchased (that's cheap, right?) With an internet based program like iForgeAhead, you NEVER have to worry about that. It is stored on a secured server and can be accessed from anywhere. No headaches, no worries and no angry moments.
This is a recent email from BackRoads Data, the creator of iForgeAhead:
We want to let you know that we have been hard at work this year developing the next generation of Forge Ahead software. Forge Ahead has been the industry leader in farrier business software for over a decade, and our new product – iForgeAhead – integrates this powerful tool with today’s technology.
iForgeAhead is a web-based application that you can use from any internet device … a PC, Mac, Droid, iPhone, smartphone, iPad, tablet, and any combination! Over the past two months, iForgeAhead has been in testing by a number of farriers in the U.S. and Canada, with tremendous feedback and excitement.
iForgeAhead will be available by January 15, 2012, and there will be a 30-day free trial for you to experience iForgeAhead. You can learn more about iForgeAhead by going to www.iforgeahead.com.
If you are currently using Forge Ahead, you will be able to migrate your Forge Ahead data into iForgeAhead, so you can start using iForgeAhead with your current data. Also, please know that we are continuing to offer and support the current PC-based Forge Ahead program, so you are not required to switch to iForgeAhead.
We will email you again in January when iForgeAhead is available. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Best Regards,
Backroads Data
Oh, and as for Apple products....they are awesome. We haven't had a computer or device crash yet. They clearly are superior....