What is some kids of schedule books you guys use?

No book.
Excel.
mick

And what all do you put in it?

Ditto.

Could you send me a file with it in there so I can see how to set it up?

Sorry, my schedule books don't have any kids.

2004 GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Date Day Visitor Home Level Time Partner Contract rec'd Income expense miles comments

Thanks Mick, this will help me as well.

There are some real ones out here, set up by forum members, but I merely use the KISS system so I can retrieve what I need.
mick

I use the one that Honig's sells. I have used it ever since I started officiating 10 years ago, and I really like it as it is easy to use, carry, and contains enough space to write all the needed information that I use for each game that do.

I use excel and have another table that has my mileage listed per school. After I've been to a school once and have measured the mileage, I don't ever have to do it again unless I move. When I enter the school name, it looks up the name in the other table and fills in the mileage.

In addition, I use outlook for scheduling. I enter the games on my outlook caledar (directly exported from <A HREF=http://www.RefTown.com>RefTown.com</A> (<em> gotta plug my site where it shines </em> ;) ) and can see all of them with full game details in outlook (and on the road trough my Pocket PC).

[Edited by Camron Rust on Jun 24th, 2004 at 07:35 PM]

I keep my schedule in three places:

1) Microsoft Outlook Calendar. I also use this as an officiating diary. Among the things that I keep in the notes of each entry are: teams, partners, game fee, meals, motels, mileage (including the acutal odometer readings), anything unusual that happened in the game (ejections and such), laundry, uniform and equipment purchases, telephone calls, etc.

2) Sharp YO-520 Electronic Organizer. I carry this with me everywhere. I can exchange information between it and the Outlook Calendar. I keep this up to date so that when I am asked if I am open or closed on a certain date I can give a definite answer immediately.

3) My wife helped me develope an Excel spreadsheet that is nothing more that a Schedule C in spreadsheet form. The lines of the Schedule C go from left to right and the days of the year go from top to bottom. On January 01st, I just push a button and every line for the previous year is summed up and I transfer the numbers to the appropriate line on the Schedule C.

My wife and I received the last of our W2's on Saturday, Jan. 31st. During the the Super Bowl's (February 01st) halftime show (we missed the Janet Jackson show) my wife and I used the H&R Block online software to file both our Ohio and US income tax returns. We received our state refund on Fri., Feb. 06th, and our US refund on Fri., Feb. 13th, both via direct deposit. It was the easiest and fastest we had ever had our taxes done.

I know this is not a computer help place but do you know if i create one on excel can i put a password to it so you have to have a password in it?

Yes, you can. A good password to use is TECHNICAL.

Do you know how?

Thanks for your help.

Man oh man.
 

When I first mentioned the schedule book, I did not realize that many people had all these elaborate ways of keeping track of their schedule. I feel left out. I just use a Honigs book and my Outlook Calender and that is it. ;)

Peace

I keep a paper record of my schedule/fees/mileage/expenses and by far THE most painful part of my year is typing game fee & mileage information into the turbo tax schedule C form. Creating an excel spreadsheet to automate the process is something I put on the top of my to-do list every September and every March it's made it's way to the bottom. Mark, I would be happy to email you a diet coke (or the bev of your choice) if you would share this excel spreadsheet with me....I'll even throw-in a nice decorative gnome you can keep on the rear dash of the Denucci-mobile :)

HEY GUYS, CHECK THIS OUT!!!
 

Hey Dan,

I have a speadsheet that you can download that has all that information for you right at your finger tips. I meant to post this a lot sooner, but keep forgeting. This is an Excel Spreadsheet made by an accountant who spoke at our Baseball Meetings and is a current Baseball College Umpire. Download this and change some of the headings for Basketball and you will love this program. This covers all games you work and all expenses. Click on the link for the February 26 Meeting. All you need is an Excel file on your computer. Instructions on how to use the program are included.

Umpire Spreadsheet

Hope this can help everyone.

<a href='http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008' target='_blank'><img src='http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_28_109.gif' alt='' border=0></a>

Peace

It's only available if you're within your cone of taxability!

(Sorry, again, Mark. I'm only perpetuating it to bug Dan!! :D )

Thanks Jeff, this is very good, I'm going to use it. I especially like the "Uncollected fees" row...not that I ever have to worry about collecting fees... :rolleyes:

BTW, who are these ugly people? :D

http://www.athletic-officials.com/100_0673.JPG

whoa...that's a huge picture...click the link to see it.

Glad you like it.
 

Now to answer your question about the ugly people. ;)

I am on the left. A guy named Tim Kiefer is in the middle and the webmaster of both sites I have posted in my signature. He had the pictures taken and posted on the website. The guy on the right is Tom Zimmerman.

Peace

Dick.

Aw, geeze, now you've done it. Now we're gonna get some stoopid baseball umpires showing up- probably claiming that Jeff paid you to post that picture, or sumthin' dumb like that. :rolleyes:

kinda redundant, no?

btw, why did you call Chuck a Dick?

What's he done now? Steal one of your garden gnomes?

OK Cam, cough it up.....what's the best way to export from RefTown.com to outlook? I've been manually entering my schedule in Outlook calendar & syncing with my Ipaq pocket PC. The idea of sucking the data directly from the web site occurred to me, but I haven't had time to look at it yet. Since you designed the site, your experience would be appreciated. Volleyball is starting soon - if Debi is going to use the online scheduling for GPVOA, that might be a good place for me to try it......

btw, why did you call Chuck a Dick?

What's he done now? Steal one of your garden gnomes? [/B][/QUOTE]Actually, that was kinda one of those one-word-fits-both-guys thingys.

And Chuck IS one of my garden gnomes.

Actually, that was kinda one of those one-word-fits-both-guys thingys.

And Chuck IS one of my garden gnomes. [/B][/QUOTE]

Tad cranky today...those pesky kids playing on your lawn again?

Tad cranky today...those pesky kids playing on your lawn again?

[/B][/QUOTE]Yeah, I just went out and kicked a coupla of 'em.

#$@%%^&# dextering grandkids!

That is funny.
 

LOL!!!

Re: That is funny.
 

Well, nothing would surprise me anymore after some of the things that I've read lately while lurking over there.

Chuck:

I know your are but is not "cone" it is "cylinder."

MTD, Sr.

Dan_Ref:

Turbo Tax is the worst. The H&R Block software that my wife found was great. Email me at [email protected] so that I can email you a blank copy of the spread sheet as an attachment. The only thing is that I may not get back to you until after August 01st. I leave July 02nd for YBOA Nationals and won't be back home until August.

MTD, Sr.

OK Mark, I'll do that, & I'll check out the H&R Block SW.

BTW, we've known eachother for what, 3, 4, 5 years now? Don't be so formal, Dan is fine. :)

And enjoy your tournament

Re: Re: That is funny.
 

I know, it is really comical. Hey, I need to laugh sometime from a hard day of work or games.

Peace

What the heck! I will throw a shameless plug for my Palm software, Assignment Secretary. This works with the Palm OS only.

Keep your schedule, game fees, etc and it links to the Palm Datebook.

Rick
You have anything like Play Book for Pocket PC Platform?

Just for the record, I use a very low-tech method to keep track of the work I do. It's called a DateBook, and it has a darlin' li'l picture of kittens on the front, with 25 pages, and it folds into the size of a check book. I write the location, level, time and number of games, and sometimes assignor, and then if I got paid or not. I use my PBOA school list to calculate mileage. When tax time comes around, I use my handy-dandy pocket calculator to add up all the money amounts, and the mileages, and write them directly onto my draft tax return -- the paper version. Add up all the expenses for which Ive thrown the receipts into a basket, and the whole Schedule C takes about 20 minutes. This is far less time than it would take me just to learn to use Excel, or something else, and I use no electricity, and I can do the work anywhere, not just in my basement where my computer is. And it's accurate, flexible, and convenient. And cheap. And I haven't been audited yet, so I'm obviously not triggering any red flags. Thanks to the Egyptians who invented paper and pencil 3500 years ago.

Kelvin - Sorry, all of my stuff is for the Palm. The Pocket PC development is very difficult and expensive, that is why there are many more specialty programs for the Palm.

Awww, I wonder if I can kittens for the front of my Palm Pilot? :)

Not to mention those nifty Arabic numerals, so you don't have to multiply LXIV dollars by XXII varsity games, and enter the total on line XV of your MXL, Schedule C.

Sure. If you want, I'll send you some live ones. Just glue 'em on.

Staples work too.

Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum.

Tsk, tsk, tsk! How sick and disgusting.

And furthermore:
http://www.sodamnfunny.com/Picture/A...h_attitude.jpg
Put <b>that</b> on your date book, Juulie.

[Edited by Jurassic Referee on Jun 27th, 2004 at 10:48 PM]

What a Dexter.

[Edited by mick on Jun 27th, 2004 at 10:50 PM]

Hi Mick!

http://www.runningco.com/adam.jpg

Hmphhh! Just like Mick to stick up for the damn cats. If only he knew what we knew...........
http://www.sodamnfunny.com/Picture/Animal/photo8.jpg
And don't get me started about those perveted little garden gnomes!

(over/under 3 minutes...)

Can you bake a cherry pie, Danny boy, Danny boy? ;)

Whoa, you're good!

(I'll be nice & email you the link I didn't post)

Wouldn't it be loverly.... :)
mick

And while we're off topic...

http://theedge.bostonherald.com/book...rticleid=33471

Meesh, if you're out there, I'll be happy to buy you the beer of your choice. Just say the word.

Rats, mine come pre-printed!

On the games page, click the calendar icon beside the date for the game of interest. When you hover over it, it will also say "export to my calendar".

I am a little unclear about which miles can be included as a deduction on Schedule C. I found some info at http://www.naso.org/tax/ch3.html. Can anyone clear this up for me?

I am looking to buy a Palm Pilot/Orginizer what is some kinds you guys use and where can I find them?

Dell PocketPC. I have the X5 but the new X3 is much smaller and lighter (and minus the Compact Flash slot but with builtin wireless and bluetooth).

Palm's datebook software is quite limited compared to Outlook/ Pocket Outlook.

Camron - I agree that Palms datebook is limited but there are add on products that make it very productive.

The main problem I have with the Pocket Pc is the limitation of 3rd party software. Not a lot out there and hard to develop.

The newer Palms have plenty of memory and can use compact flash, play videos, store pictures etc.

Brandon - Really the only players left in the Palm market is Palm. Sony is pulling out. Get a color Palm with minimum 16 meg and whatever features you need.

Having owned and used both for many years, my preference is the pocket PC. My current unit is a HP/Compaq Ipaq - very cost effective and more than adequate for my needs. The model I have supports SD memory cards & can link to my PC via either USB or it's built-in Bluetooth interface. Some of the higher end models also incorporate WIFI capability.

Contrary to Rick's experience, I have had no problem finding add-on programs for those few applications that I really need. IMOH the included standard Pocket PC applications are more versatile than their PalmOS equivalents, making the need for add-on 3rd party applications relatively rare.

My advice is to hit your local big-box electronics or office supply store (CompUSA, Office Depot, Staples, Circuit City, etc.) look at the various manufacturers/models and find something that fits both your needs & your price range.

Just my $.02.......

Could you repost this? The link doesn't work any longer.
Thanks

I keep it on my outlook calendar and it is shared between my work laptop, my home laptop and my phone. I also keep an Excel spreadsheet for tax purposes....well I'm a little behind on that one.

+1
Same here. Makes it easy to enter all the necessary info. and track game fees and payments.
Use it for my umpiring assignments also.

Could someone repost this as this link doesn't work anymore.

Google Calendar
 

I have 3 Systems I put my schedule in.

1. ArbiterSports, which is used by our Board to assign games.
2. Google Calendar - Go to: google.com/calendar and set up an account; the reason I use Google Calendar is because my phone will automatically sync up with Google Calendar and it's a nice feature - quick to let people know if I'm open and all that good stuff.
3. Then the good old Pencil and Paper - I have a daily agenda that I use beceause I'm still a student a college and I use that agenda as well to mark what games I have.

I too have an excel spreadsheet that marks the miles and the amount that I got paid -- I do this for two reasons, 1) Taxes and 2) To keep track of my game reports. Our state requires we list all the games we worked, so having this spreadsheets helps me upload my games a lot faster than having to look through the calendar; it too will even show how much I made!

The link does not work because there is no link to this program. If you have not noticed this was over 6 years ago when this discussion was had. That website is not even available anymore and I do not have access to that program anymore. I do not use it anymore and do not know how to get it to anyone if I could. With the arbiter and other programs this is not used as much.

Peace