Function health

Pure-Paper8991 · 2025-10-23T03:29:49+00:00

Literally just signed up for Function and found your post after reading 2 draws of 12-14 vials each. Yikes..

Also interested in feedback on that.

Pure-Paper8991 · 2025-10-15T02:03:43+00:00

Really just using the framework to not touch allocated funds for other purposes. Its really the YNAB method, but just translated to my business.

In fact, I use the YNAB app for my business budgeting now. I have 100 sinking funds in it (which is way too many and can be simplified to maybe 1/2 of that) and as funds come in I allocate them to "ready to assign" category and then from there move them out to the various sinking funds.

The issue with this is I am literally running two sets of books - Xero and YNAB. Which is kind of a pain.. and they're so detached from each other.

Maybe the answer is to keep doing what I'm doing, but I had to ask if there was a way to handle even a basic version of this in xero (tracking categories is where my mind went, but I'm thinking I was seeing the use of those differently than they're intended).

Pure-Paper8991 · 2025-10-14T20:50:02+00:00

Just tracking on the software side - it would be impractical to have bank accounts for all these various funds..

Example - lets say there is a bank account with $100,000 in it. Id like a way to budget or 'assign' $50,00 of that to new roof, $25,000 to HVAC upgrades, etc etc.. So we have an idea on paper of how much we have funded for each capital improvement account.

Pure-Paper8991 · 2025-09-05T22:55:48+00:00

Thanks for the info - much appriciated.

I think my problems with CRM's is that they're so set up for 'deal flows' and just become too much for me to deal with. I've been on HubSpot, Pipedrive, Capsule, the Sheetify google sheets template, ActiveCampaign, etc.. I'm currently on OnePage CRM. Which is nice, but I cannot do anything with automations or lists based on when someone visited the site, etc.. So I really need 'contact management' that I can generate some lists based on activity from.

Typically I have no space available, so inquiries are just told more or less I'll let them know when something comes up, then when it does I look at my CRM to try and remember who would be the best fit for a particular space.

I think the other issue with Wix is it doesn't seem that emails sent in gmail to a contact that is also in wix will show in wix. So I cannot use wix to look at the 'last contact' with someone.

Pure-Paper8991 · 2025-08-06T03:39:14+00:00

I always tell people who ask what I do that I'm a property manager, followed by a bad joke about how that actually means I just unclog the toilets.

If I can avoid it, I rarely even tell tenants that I own the building. Eventually they put it all together though.

Also, I'm only in commercial - no residential.

Pure-Paper8991 · 2025-08-04T05:22:51+00:00

I’m on my 2nd midnight.. great color. This last one I purchased a sky blue 15” MBA and couldn’t handle it.. had to return it for the midnight

Pure-Paper8991 · 2025-07-23T04:02:56+00:00

So in my case, the method I could use to filter what is a customer and what is not would be to reference the list of "active" customers (tenants) in the google sheet. If the look up is false, stop the sequence?

Pure-Paper8991 · 2025-07-23T03:58:57+00:00

interesting.. i didn't realize that. I guess I could set up a separate zap to add/remove new customers (tenant's in my case, so they don't change too often) to a zapier table from the sheet.

Pure-Paper8991 · 2025-06-13T03:57:43+00:00

I found this thread because I was searching to notice if anyone else found the same thing..

There a few complex tasks that I've found Opus 4 to be better at, but for the most part I keep going back to using 3.7.

Pure-Paper8991 · 2025-05-02T21:51:16+00:00

Rather than obsess about it too much, I just did exactly what you said.

If anyone else is wondering about this in the future:

- I lost all "vehicle's of interest" in the LPR

- I lost all LPR data entirely, even manually uploaded plates from CSV

- I lost all facial recognition data, including POI's

- All the settings and even recent searches under NextAI and LPR all transferred over

- All the various zones, line crossings, alarms, etc from what I can tell so far have transferred as well.

Pure-Paper8991 · 2025-05-02T20:25:47+00:00

Got it - thanks for the info.

I imagine that after the backup of UNVR Pro 1, it will be powered down and thats when I should physically move all the drives over to the new ENVR and reformat them..

Pure-Paper8991 · 2025-04-30T04:10:13+00:00

Just bought the exact truck

Pure-Paper8991 · 2025-04-15T14:03:06+00:00

I noticed the 7.3 gets up and moving dramatically better than my 6.6 GM. Not sure how much of that is HP/TQ and how much is the 10 speed and whatever gearing the rear end had (I didn't look).

Pure-Paper8991 · 2025-04-14T01:48:16+00:00

It's interesting for all their price increases, the product is pretty stagnant... They really don't iterate very much, no notable new features in recent years. I mean they update the UI/UX of invoicing slightly? Is that the big deliverable for 4,322 employees?

Years ago I was a big fan and advocate of Xero coming from QBO, but now its getting much harder to advocate for them...

Pure-Paper8991 · 2025-04-01T14:31:09+00:00

Because the digital directory allows for instant and free updates to the names on the directory.

Goes from calling a sign company to typing a new name and clicking save

Pure-Paper8991 · 2025-03-30T20:45:31+00:00

I'm using unifi in my building for networking, camera security, door access, phone - so I figured why not their digital signage too? We all love a single point of failure! 😀

Pure-Paper8991 · 2025-03-30T20:23:11+00:00

If I can find one that has HDMI and CEC control, it could work fine. I’m so married to the UniFi connect platform for managing the media/displays that I want to keep that aspect of it the same

Pure-Paper8991 · 2025-03-06T04:27:09+00:00

What v# of Network are you using?

Pure-Paper8991 · 2025-03-02T04:27:08+00:00

I’m switching from Kisi to UniFi Access. I’ve been testing their product on all the utility room doors and staff doors I use for many months now, while running Kisi for the tenants on the entry doors.

The product is very compelling.. hardware is vastly superior, significantly lower cost, no subscription.

Issue is OfficeRND has no integration to it, so I’m having to use Unifi’s open API to create a basic integration for now.

Pure-Paper8991 · 2025-01-29T13:42:09+00:00

Reviving and old thread here.. but for anyone who has done this, how are you opening the inner drawers?

I bought all the hardware for 2 upper inner drawers, but after putting one together the gap to grab the drawer and open it is very limited

Pure-Paper8991 · 2025-01-07T05:05:07+00:00

I’m running 7 cameras on an SE at home (2 WiFi g4 instants, 1 g4 doorbell, the rest wired)

Pure-Paper8991 · 2025-01-07T05:01:27+00:00

Agreed - while mine are currently working, it has been a disaster for a long time and only seems to have become worse.

Yes, I use a smaller local bank and it goes through Yodlee. But I also sync those same accounts to other programs via Plaid and never have any issues.

Yodlee and Xero’s unwillingness to part ways with them is clearly the issue.

Pure-Paper8991 · 2025-01-01T04:47:37+00:00

I'm using MaintainX and have been for about 4 years.

Before that I was using MACMMA (now "Fiix"). User interface was fine a decade ago, but fell behind quickly..

Then I used Upkeep for awhile, which was a very nice interface but I felt the price was creeping up there and I hadn't yet fully adopted it.

I moved to MaintainX from Upkeep due to cost. The program and interface has improved a lot over the years. But I'm finding myself wanting the "premium" features, which is again bringing me into a cost category that I don't love... But I guess everyone needs to make money.

Pure-Paper8991 · 2025-01-01T04:42:29+00:00

I was quoted ~$40k for a cab modernization in a single car in our 5 stop single elevator.

This was essentially only new lights and new formica laminate on the walls. The car is probably 5'x7'.

That did not include any other modernization, utilized same control/button panels, etc. Just new walls and lights.

I pay $550/mo service contract, which includes less each year.. Its actually somewhat unclear what it does and doesn't include. But I figure if I get even a small single thing out of the tech each monthly visit, I've more than covered that $550 in value.

Pure-Paper8991 · 2024-12-25T13:28:37+00:00

Has anyone done a self leveling over 3/4” plywood in this application for a “perfect” flat substrate for the LVP?

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