Fanurio 2.4.5, 2.5.1 and 2.6.1 Released

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Nicolae Cismaru

We've just released versions 2.4.5, 2.5.1 and 2.6.1 that fix all bugs reported since the last update. These are bug fix releases, so you can use them as follows:

• Version 2.4.5 is a free update for all users with an annual maintenance plan that expires after January 31, 2011 (all Fanurio users).

• Version 2.5.1 is a free update for all users with an annual maintenance plan that expires after February 28, 2012.

• Version 2.6.1 is a free update for all users with an annual maintenance plan that expires after November 06, 2012.

Go to Help > About Fanurio (Fanurio > About Fanurio on Mac OS X) to learn when your annual maintenance plan expires.

These updates and their change logs are available for download from the archive page .

P.S. If you haven't learned about our plans for the next major version, please see the announcement we made last week.

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Fanurio 3.0 Alpha1 Released

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Nicolae Cismaru

Since the last release, we've been working hard on a new major version that will have a different project structure. This is a VERY BIG change, especially in the way projects are invoiced.

Before we go ahead and finish it, we need to know what you think about the new design. Send us an email if you have time to help us validate it. It shouldn't take more than 30 minutes, maybe an hour to see if you find it intuitive or not.

Here's a screenshot of the main window that shows the new Expenses view. If you'd like to know more about this version, please send us an email.

Thanks for helping us build a better and more useful application.

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Fanurio 2.6 Released

Posted on November 06, 2012 by Nicolae Cismaru

After three beta releases (beta 1, beta 2, beta 3), version 2.6 is now available for download.

This version is available as a free update for all users with a valid annual maintenance plan. Go to the About window to see when your plan expires. If it hasn't expired yet, then you can use this new version. If it has expired and you decide to use it, then you need to renew your plan.

Now, let's see some of the new features and improvements from this version. You should also read the change log for a complete list of all the new features, improvements and bug fixes.

Multiple timers

One of the most requested features, especially from people who multitask, is to be able to use the timer for more than one service at one moment. Previous versions allowed you to track time for only one service from start to end. If you wanted to run it for another service item, you had to stop the timer and then start it for the other service item. This model doesn't work if you need to just interrupt the timer, work on something else and then come back to what you did initially.

This new version allows you to start as many timers as you need to. Only one will be active, the others will be interrupted.

This feature is very useful if you start working on something (service A) and then you get a call from a client that forces you to interrupt what you were doing and work on something else (service B). When service B is over, you stop its timer and save the time. Then you can resume the timer for service A.

Importing time from any CSV file

Fanurio has a new import wizard that can import time from any CSV file. Unlike the old wizard that was only able to import time from a few applications, the new one allows you import time from any CSV file. The wizard can be very useful if you need to import time from other applications (desktop, web or mobile). If Fanurio doesn't recognize the format of the imported time entries, it will ask you to define one. Go to File > Import > Import Timesheet... and select CSV for source to import time from a CSV file.

When importing time, you can use the Tags button to tag time entries before importing them. This can be helpful if you need to track the source (app, user, etc) of your time entries.

Hiding and resizing table columns

Not being able to hide and remember the size of table columns were probably some of the most annoying user interface issues. Now you can choose the columns you want to see in the main tables of the application (project, timesheet, invoices and payments). Just right-click the table header and you can hide unwanted columns. You can also auto-resize the selected column or all columns.

Fanurio now remembers the order, visibility, width and sorting type of each column.

Editing invoices

In previous versions, if something was wrong with an invoice or some of its items, it had to be deleted and then recreated. Now, you can edit an invoice and change it. Editing an invoice is not recommended once it was sent to a client because that would alter an official document.

The New Invoice window was also redesigned to make it easier to edit the items of an invoice. The table from the New/Edit Invoice window shows more information about the items that belong to the invoice.

There are many other new features and improvements that are not covered by this post but are documented in the change log.

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Fanurio 2.6 Beta3 Released

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Nicolae Cismaru

Version 2.6 will be released at the end of this month but until it is ready, we have one last beta available for testing. Just as the first two beta versions (beta 1 and beta 2), this one focuses mostly on time tracking features.

Hiding and resizing table columns

Not being able to hide and remember the size of table columns were probably some of the most annoying user interface issues. Now you can choose the columns you want to see in the main tables of the application (project, timesheet, invoices and payments). Just right-click the table header and you can hide unwanted columns. You can also auto-resize the selected column or all columns.

Fanurio now remembers the order, visibility, width and sorting type of each column.

Importing time from any CSV file

Fanurio has a new wizard that can import time from any CSV file. Unlike the old wizard that was only able to import time from a few applications, the new one allows you import time from any CSV file. If Fanurio doesn't recognize the format of the imported time entries, it will ask you to define one. Go to File > Import > Import Timesheet... and select CSV for source to import time from a CSV file.

When importing time, you can use the Tags button to tag time entries before importing them. This can be helpful if you need to track the source (app, user, etc) of your time entries.

Tagging, deleting and moving multiple time entries

You can now tag, delete and move multiple time entries in the Timesheet table. This change makes it easier to manage time entries. Moving and deleting multiple time entries only works if all the selected time entries are not invoiced.

Tagging, on the other hand, works with all time entries whether they were invoiced or not. Tags don't change how time is billed that's why they can be applied to both types of time entries.

Specifying the service item for a time entry

We changed the way a service item is now specified for a time entry. Instead of using a single field called Service, the time entry now asks you to first specify the project and then choose the service item. It is a small change that we hope doesn't clutter the time entry windows too much. If you think the time entry windows are to crowded, use the button on the right of the date field to toggle the time input options.

You should now be able to select a project a lot easier and also be able to create new service items using the same standard interface just as you do in the project table.

Other improvements

You can now search invoiced time etries by their invoice number.

You can download the beta version from the download page. This version doesn't change your database so it's safe to install over your current version. Please note that if your annual maintenance plan expired, you will need a trial license key to run it. We'll be happy to provide one if you want to try it.

If there is anything else you'd like to see changed before the final release, please let us know.

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Running on OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion)

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Nicolae Cismaru

If you're running Fanurio for the first time on OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion), you will probably see the following message:

This message is misleading because there is nothing wrong with Fanurio. OS X 10.8 introduces a new security feature called Gatekeeper that prevents certain aplications from being installed.

Here's how to configure OS X to allow Fanurio to run.

1. Open Preferences

Go to Apple menu > System Preferences... > Personal > Security & Privacy > General. You will see three options that restrict the launching of applications:

• Mac App Store: Allows only applications downloaded from the Mac App Store to be launched.
• Mac App Store and identified developers: Allows applications downloaded from the Mac App Store and applications signed by certified Apple developers to be launched. This is the default setting in Mountain Lion.
• Anywhere: Allows all applications to be launched.

2. Allow applications from Anywhere

Click the lock icon to authenticate and select "Anywhere". Now you can run Fanurio because OS X will allow it.

3. Launch Fanurio

When you launch Fanurio, you will see the following message. Just click Open and it should start.

4. Restore Preferences

After you launch Fanurio, you can go back to System Preferences and change back the launch setting to "Mac App Store and identified developers".

Future versions of Fanurio will be able to run when the launch setting is set to "Mac App Store and identified developers".

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