InspectMaster inspection software for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux

[relliott]

Whats your point?
Thanks for the hard work, we can take it from here.

[dharris]

Originally Posted by relliott

Whats your point?
Thanks for the hard work, we can take it from here.

Who knows, that may be the same thing the inspect master guys are thinking along with hoping to become the next nacho vp, director at large and editor in chief

[Harry V. McBride, III]

I personally have been using Inspectvue for about four years now. I find it to be the easiest program to use. With that said the presentation of the report it what impresses my clients. I have looked at HomeGauge, 3D, ITA Matrix, InspectPRO and Inspectvue is by far the best. I am a lifer with Inspectvue.

[Joseph Hagarty]

Originally Posted by dharris

Who knows, that may be the same thing the inspect master guys are thinking along with hoping to become the next nacho vp, director at large and editor in chief

Dan,

Don't go away angry.

Just go away.

There are Organizations in need of Individuals like You. You would be more than welcome (with a Check).

NACHI is not one of them...............

[Martin Peterson]

Well...

I can see I've stirred up quite a hornet's nest. I guess I should start with Keith Swifts defamatory accusations about me ripping off his narratives from his own InspectVue software. It is true that I was a former user of InspectVue, which I still consider to be the finest inspection software available on the market today. Keith's narratives that were included with the software when I first purchased it were superb, but over the years (5?) I have changed/tailored them to meet with my personal requirements. These are the naratives that went into InspectMaster, as I felt that they had evolved past the point where I would/could be accused of theft or copyright infringement. I would therefore ask that Keith provide me with a list of any/all narratives that he feels are exclusively his and that he has copyrighted, and that he would like to see removed from InspectMaster. I will review them and then take whatever action I think is appropriate. If he is not satisfied, then I would suggest mediation or arbitration, as I have very little regard for attorneys. I have a lot of respect for Keith, and consider him to be one of the most upstanding individuals that I have ever met. He is a true gentlemen in a world that is rapidly running very short of true gentlemen. It truly saddens me that he has attacked me so viciously.

With regards to Keith's allegations that 3D sent me a letter to stop using a page from their website about home inspection software, there is some truth to this. Before InspectMaster was available for sale, I had copied and pasted the content of this page directly onto my (new) website where I also had planned to have a page about home inspection software. It was placed there temporarily, and I had every intention of writing my own page that reflected my own opinions and comments, which I did before placing InspectMaster up for sale. It was temporary filler, and that was all. My apologies to 3D if they thought I meant to use it permanently. I most certainly did not, as it was rather poorly written and attacked other home inspection software companies.

With regards to my special offer to give away five copies of InspectMaster, I will readily admit that it was a complete failure. It would appear that everybody is quite happy with the software they are currently using.
I received only 1 'review', which was nothing more than a series of screenshots which, by the authors own admission, took him less than 2 hours to make. It was not a review at all, and certainly was not worthy of a free copy of InspectMaster, and I have not and will not use anything that he wrote in any testimonials on my website.

To all others who joined in on the attack, both on the software and on my character, I have absolutely nothing to say to you. Your words and actions speak for themselves. I can only assume that you either have something to gain from your remarks, or that you just have nothing better to do with your time.

I believe that InspectMaster is a solid product that offers a lot of value for the price. The software works extremely well for a 1.0, and I look forward to using it every time I begin an inspection. And that says a whole lot.

Regards,

Martin Hewitt, former NACHI member

NOTE: Yes, I chose to use the username 'Martin Peterson' on this MB to avoid any confrontation with Nick, who I enjoyed sharing vicious emails with several years ago regarding NACHI and it's minimalist membership requirements and his personal attacks on ASHI and other HI organizations.

[Keith Swift, PhD.]

Robert:
I've documented everything; Hewitt didn't lift a narrative here and there, he lifted entire paragraphs etc. But, that's not the whole story. His silence speaks volumes.

[Martin Peterson]

Originally Posted by kswift

Robert:
I've documented everything; Hewitt didn't lift a narrative here and there, he lifted entire paragraphs etc. But, that's not the whole story. His silence speaks volumes.

Mr. Swift,

By silence, I assume that you are referring to my delay in responding to your allegations. Yesterday I returned home from Stanford Medical Center in Palo Alto, CA, where, over the past 10 days, my son has undergone two operations for scoliosis. If you have any doubts about this, call Stanford to verify. During the 10 days that I have been up there, I have not checked the NACHI message board. Obviously I had more important things to attend to. I checked this MB yesterday for the first time in ten days, and responded immediately to your allegations.

This has gone far enough. If you have problems with me and/or my software, address them to me personally or through your attorney, and stop hiding behind this thread. If you continue to use this very public and open forum to slander me, or accuse me of anything whatsoever, I will not hesitate to take action against you, legal or otherwise.

Obviously you have changed since we last met. At one point I thought very highly of you. Now I see you are not even remotely the man I though you were, and that is a real shame. How shameless you have become.

Martin Hewitt

[Keith Swift, PhD.]

Hewitt, you are "Mr," I am "Dr."
I can confidently say that, from what I remember of you, you haven't changed a bit.
"Hiding" hardly describes the activity of one posting on the largest forum for inspectors in the world.
Rest assured, you will be hearing from me.

[bzimbelman]

Originally Posted by Martin Peterson

Mr. Swift,

This has gone far enough. If you have problems with me and/or my software, address them to me personally or through your attorney, and stop hiding behind this thread. If you continue to use this very public and open forum to slander me, or accuse me of anything whatsoever, I will not hesitate to take action against you, legal or otherwise.


Martin Hewitt

Slander: a malicious, false, and defamatory statement or report: a slander against his good name.

Exactly how did he slander you? You have admitted that you stole the narratives from him and that you stole webpages from 3D. There is no slander if it is true.

How can he be hiding and in the very next sentence he's doing it in a 'very public forum'. Yep, very public is right, hiding is not, more like exposing. Can't stand the bright lights? Too bad, you got yourself into this mess.

[Dominic J. Maricic]

Looks like Hewitt pulled his software down for now.