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What can I say.... Really Great springs to mind...
Haven't had a chance to play with the "new" bits that much, but it looks pretty cool.
I think I might miss the dropdown for the time in increments eg 5min 10min etc and also the feature in producing invoices from projects where you could just click on "all hours" but I guess I've just got used to them, and the things you have given us with this update will, I am sure, make up for the things that have now gone...
Well done Freshbooks team...
I guess it's not a good time to ask when the "shared" timesheets feature will be coming on line....???... ![]()
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Hey JVS - thanks for the feedback!
Re Increments: I hear you. That said the text boxes are simply more flexible and we decided that flexbile was the way to go.
Re All Hours: very good feedback there...you may see a return of that feature...
So you know, you can expect a few tweaks over the coming weeks. We like to get something out the door and then refine it using your feedback and our list of ("We wanted to do this, but we decided to wait - so let's do it now!") changes.
Anyhow, if you (or anyone else) has more feedback, please post it hear so it is easier for us to gather. Thanks!
- Mike
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I love the new changes. I use my Treo and iCal to record my time. It will be much faster to enter the data into these new forms. It would be better still if there was a timesheet API so that I might write software that could parse my .ics file and turn the calendar entries into timesheet events.
Does anyone else out there record their time directly into iCal or some other calendar program that produces ics files?
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Welcome to the forum rdamienc ![]()
Re the timesheet API - it's in the works. Hang in there.
@JVS - sorry i neglected that part about the shared timesheet. More info the follow on that one before too long...give us a few days to let the dust settle.
Cheers,
- Mike
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iCal is too slow for me to record my time there. I use a program called Project Timer Pro and Im hoping that I will be able to easily transfer the time from there to the new timesheets.. Im looking forward to trying these new changes out! Ill let you know Mike, my feedback.. which as you know I have no problems doing
*heh* I would still love a standalone app that will easily sync with freshbooks!
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Sounds good. Tell you what though, please try that timer out and let us know if you still feel that way ![]()
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heh ok, for some reason I doubt it has an idle timer (one of my requirements), but if it does.. Ill be absolutely amazed ![]()
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hmmm...an idle timer...not exactly sure what that is, but I'm guessing you'll let us know in your feedback.
Thanks for posting.
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Actually read this thread and it has pretty much all the info of what Im looking for and what others are looking for:
http://forum.freshbooks.com/viewtopic.php?id=95
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So glad to see the clock in/out is now up and running -I've been waiting for this for ages and my first impression is that it fits the bill perfectly.
Here's a tip for a neat way to access it if you don't want a seperate window: add url to Firefox bookmarks toolbar with option to open in side bar - sits nicely alongside main window.
I'll give you more feedback once I've taken it for a spin.
Can't spend any more time typing this, thats at least 0.0719 hours gone already :-)
Regards
Nick
Last edited by basquen (Feb 1/2007 6:32 am)
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Very cool Nick
Thank you.
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Love the new updated timesheets, much better layout and easier to use.
One wish: the ability to enable clients to see details of tasks instead of just the summary description. Perhaps that is coming on a future version.
Thanks and keep up the great work Freshbooks developers!
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We are in the process of tweaking a number of things...you can except some little additions and improvements over the next few weeks. A link where they can download a link of each entry (i.e. get a report) is something we had wanted to put in, but in the interests of kicking it out the door, we held off. That might appear someday soon.
Thanks for the feedback,
- Mike
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<hopefully this is in the right thread>
I've been using the timer since it came out, but also find I could use the "idle" function. Many times I am working on a client's project, with the timer on, and have to shift gears to another client's project for 15- 30 minutes. I would prefer to idle the timer instead of stop and start a new session for the original client.
Along those same lines I would like to be able to start the timer with a bit of time in it. For instance, a client will call me on the phone and 15 minutes may go by before I actually get to their work on the computer where I can turn on the timer. I would love to be able to put in .25 hours and then turn on the timer to count up from there.
I have this feature in my main time tracking program that I use - TimeSlice.
Susan
Susan L. Ruff Design & Illustration
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Hi Susan,
Thanks for joining the discussion. If you could elaborate on what you meant by the ‘idle’ function on the timer, I will be better able to forward your request. Please note, that it is possible to run more than one instance of the timer, if you return to the timesheet tab after visiting another tab.
With regards to starting the timer off with some initial time, I think that is an excellent idea and I have forwarded it to the rest of the development team. Thank you for the suggestion.
Cheers,
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Idle would simply mean to be able to pause timer #1 while I start another timer for a different client. Then when I finish my tiny amount of work with client #2, I would un-pause client #1's timer and resume the billable time for them.
Quite often I would have more than one timer going at once. I would just like to be able to edit it before the time goes into the main timesheet.
Susan
Susan L. Ruff Design & Illustration
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Hi Susan,
Thank you for following up and for elaborating on your suggestion. Currently, you can edit the value before you log the hours. When you 'stop' the timer, you can edit the value followed by logging hours. This is sometimes useful for companies that wish to round their hours.
I hope this helps.
Cheers,
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