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[ANNOUNCE] Buddy - a budget and expense manager for maemo.
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krk969
2011-02-26 , 16:45
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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
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As always comments/suggestions welcome
.
cheers.
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website
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