Asset Management Software for the Home / Lab / Garage etc...

[Halcyon]

Since I've still got boxes I'm yet to unpack, I figured it's probably time I catalog my belongings (mostly the electronics and high-value gear so I have a record of serial numbers, value etc...').
In the past I used a simple Excel spreadsheet but when certain items with unique serial numbers were accessories (or "children") of a parent item, then things got a bit messy. It'd be good to have a concise database for insurance purposes.

A nice feature would be some type of 'alert' which reminds me of items that require maintenance, servicing or calibration. It need not be automated via e-mails or SMS or anything, just something that pops up when you next go into the program that says "Hey, this item needs attention".

How does everyone else do it? Suggestions for software?

[HackedFridgeMagnet]

For one job I did an asset sheet, I put cal dates in and cal due dates.
Then with an excel formula make the due date cell go green red or orange depending on the the cal due date to the current date.

For invoicing and stock control just rolling my own in .NET  and sql server. I always run it in the VS debugger, That way any weird stuff gets caught in an exception, so i can find it, fix it and repair db damage all in one go.

[Halcyon]

For invoicing and stock control just rolling my own in .NET  and sql server. I always run it in the VS debugger, That way any weird stuff gets caught in an exception, so i can find it, fix it and repair db damage all in one go.

I'm not that clever.