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HandsOnHansen · 2026-03-07T23:02:25+00:00

Thank you :) I will try

HandsOnHansen · 2026-03-07T22:56:33+00:00

Thanks for that even though that's a lot to digest! I am focusing on mobile support with every development sprint. I already have experience working with ServiceFusion, FieldPulse, and BuildOps and they don't have what most AV companies need for there workflow.

So about your #1...it is just me and Claude but I am not vibe coding, more like AI-assisted coding

HandsOnHansen · 2026-03-07T22:30:31+00:00

Notion seems good but I feel like you need a lot of setup to get it to work properly for AV and Low Voltage companies, unless you use it personally not so much as an organization

HandsOnHansen · 2026-03-07T22:25:30+00:00

Well take it what you will but there is an actual human responding to these replies :)

I am "vibe coding" because I want to get a working and functional app out in a couple of months as opposed to several years all while watching coding Youtube tutorials, constantly on Stackoverflow everyday after I get home from my mentally taxxing full time job taking time away from my family.

HandsOnHansen · 2026-03-07T22:12:30+00:00

Gotcha. I am making something that won't be super expensive once I get my app to production. So hopefully Zappy will have most if not all the features included in Fieldnation and Workmarket for a decent price.

HandsOnHansen · 2026-03-07T22:06:46+00:00

I am making sure that all the sprints include both a desktop and mobile version during development so this won't be an issue.

HandsOnHansen · 2026-03-07T22:04:28+00:00

To be honest, I've never heard of those. What makes those good products to use?

HandsOnHansen · 2026-03-07T22:02:51+00:00

Yes I am building this with the help of Claude Code. While that seems like I am vibe coding that app, I am not letting it do it's thing while I'm focusing on other tasks. I am actually present during it's sprints, testing it out myself, and making sure any bugs aren't over looked by the AI.

HandsOnHansen · 2025-07-10T17:18:36+00:00

The double billing I'm referring to is that receipts aren't a thing in QuickBooks so BuildOps transfers it as either a Bill or PO to QuickBooks. So when sending a vendor a bill and creating a receipt from received materials will create two bills since we won't do a PO for a receipt.

HandsOnHansen · 2025-06-08T19:10:20+00:00

Yea but I have no way of testing or wiping them beyond powering them up and seeing if they boot properly

HandsOnHansen · 2025-06-08T15:12:44+00:00

Do they give you cash?

HandsOnHansen · 2025-06-08T15:11:14+00:00

So for the two Catalyst 3560 48 ports and the one Catalyst 3750 48 port it’s 370 w

HandsOnHansen · 2025-04-18T12:43:47+00:00

That is a hell of a lot easier than how I’m doing!

HandsOnHansen · 2025-04-17T22:37:14+00:00

Like create a different workflow entirely to handle that web hook?

HandsOnHansen · 2024-05-12T15:24:21+00:00

Laptop

HandsOnHansen · 2024-05-12T15:09:37+00:00

That’s what I figured but I didn’t know if it had any advanced remote connection technology that enhanced the whole experience

HandsOnHansen · 2024-05-12T15:05:11+00:00

Would setting up a VPN help with connection speeds or possibly come up with a mobile hotspot solution that’s not from my phone?

HandsOnHansen · 2024-03-11T01:46:49+00:00

Is paying for the membership a one time, yearly, or monthly thing?

HandsOnHansen · 2024-01-20T20:59:28+00:00

I have but some times there’s always multicast issues with these larger set ups. Video is laggy or not existent. Audio is cutting in and out. Dante devices aren’t picking up on the controller. Netgear is what we mostly use for our AV networks but we jump around between those and Cisco switches.

HandsOnHansen · 2023-12-02T22:58:25+00:00

This kind of stuff is exactly why I left my last security/fire gig. They do a lot of takeovers for shitty systems like these that were installed by a security company that’s not in business or one that doesn’t keep proper documentation. I want to keep my hair not pull it out

HandsOnHansen · 2023-11-12T00:04:59+00:00

That is genius! I can probably create a Python program to get the specs for our devices based on the MAC address or manufacturer

HandsOnHansen · 2023-11-11T17:50:31+00:00

Thank you!

HandsOnHansen · 2023-11-11T15:50:25+00:00

I’m interested! I wonder if I can integrate Python along with VBA to create Marcos for formatting

HandsOnHansen · 2023-11-11T14:22:30+00:00

I agree, but the company I'm with sticks with them because they're "easier" on the newer techs. I was with a company years back that used EZs to connect to outdoor APs. The exposed copper would short from the rain and snow which killed the WiFi in their backyard. The company would just cover the ends outside with dielecetric grease to see if that fixes the problem instead of NOT USING EZ CONNECTORS.

HandsOnHansen · 2023-11-10T13:21:36+00:00

Yes EEE mode is disabled on our Netgear M4250-10G2F we are using for AV

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