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After spending many sleepless nights I am happy to announce a new updated version ( 0.3-0 ) of Buddy is available to use now.
All details regarding the usage are available on buddy's website
http://buddy.passiongarage.co.uk , hopefully that will answer most basic questions related to usage.

Major features:
  • accounts support ( link )
    budget/expense entries for a category can now be linked to an
    account ( e.g current account/credit card etc )
  • multi currency support ( link )
    while making new entries an input currency can be chosen and
    buddy will do the conversion of the amount to the default
    currency set.
  • wireless sync support ( link )
    now entries on the N900 can be synced wirelessly with the
    updated desktop version of buddy available for linux/windows or
    another maemo device on the same
    network.
  • new savings report ( link )
    a new set of reports to show the usage/savings and the expense
    distribution for a selected account.
  • snapshots ( link )
    every time a sync is done a snapshot is taken and buddy can be
    reverted back to a previous state using these snapshots.
  • proration ( link )
    changes in how the proration works, its made simpler now for the
    user though implementing it was complicated hence this is listed
    as a major change.
  • bug fixes and cosmetic enhancements.
  • auto database migration
    The old entries and archives are automatically migrated to
    support the new features, however I recommend taking a csv file
    backup and saving it in another location prior to upgrading to the
    new version of buddy.
  • updated linux and windows desktop versions of buddy
    ( scroll to the bottom of this link )

Minor changes:
  • account/budget/expense views are now by default sorted by start date. It can be sorted by other fields by clicking the header.
  • prompt while deleting entries.
  • system tray messages for the windows version to reduce intrusive alerts.
  • database corruption when buddy was closed while viewing archives.
  • csv file changes to accommodate new fields like accounts and currencies, although the old format is also compatible.

NOTE:
  • Please take a full backup of the database in a csv file and save it somewhere before updating, It has been tested fine but this is just in case things go wrong.
  • Also take csv file backups of archive db's if its important for you.

this update was painfully long for me. I would like to be honest in saying that I did not find ample time to test this update as I would have liked to, having said that I've tested buddy for a couple of weeks and all functions seem to be working alright, but there may be issues that may come up over time which of course I shall attempt to fix.
Once everything is stable I will move it to the maemo.org download section.

some screenshots attached, you can find more screenshots and details here : http:://buddy.passiongarage.co.uk
if you like the update please hit the thanks button or leave a feedback here.
As always comments/suggestions welcome .

cheers.
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Last edited by krk969; 2011-02-26 at 17:19.
 

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