Joe, etal:
Further thoughts:
We use "Quickbooks Pro 2002" for invoicing, payroll, bookeeping, etc. It's excellent, does a lot, and is moderatley priced.
We run Excel, and the rest of MS Office.
The laptop came with the Lotus Suite.
As to the comments about heat being an enemy of the laptop, that's a fact. It was a "hot" summer here this year (NJ), and I had to remember not to leave it in my truck for too long. Luckly, the job trailers have AC, and the "jobs" were confortable. The other option is to run the truck w/ the AC on.
John
PS 66WV, you should get on this thread so it "grows". HA