There's something quite unsurprising, yet thoroughly annoying about discovering an issue with your product that only exists on the MD's laptop!!

Our MD has clocked up more usage on file@home than anyone we know; he's been using it since it was FileIT 0.1 (our alpha code), so it's not actually that surprising that his historical database had a few "issues", and ones we would not have been able to replicate in testing, because we didn't know that it could happen in the first place!

After a multitude of "debug" builds, we've pinned down the offending section of code, given it a sound thrashing and told it that if it should ever fail to report errors correctly again it'll be decompiled and deleted for ever; that'll learn it ;o)

The latest update is available now on the web site, and from the update feature within the program itself - chances are you'll have never noticed that the problem was there - now we've made certain.

On a different note, if you haven't noticed, you can follow us on twitter these days too. We're using this more frequently than any other platform at the minute so why not follow us (we do tend to wander off topic a little, but it's all good fun)

Until our next exciting installment.

Labels: changes, fixed, home filing, updates, v2

After what seems like an age, we're finally ready to roll with file@home v2 and to say we're chuffed about this release would be an understatement!!

The bulk of the code has been ready for some time, but we've been putting it through some serious testing to make sure there are no surprises for our customers when they start to download/install/upgrade etc.

So, what's changed. Well, in a word everything. Long time users will notice that the program is functionally very much the same as the first releases - which from a usability point of view is great, if you've used the previous version, then you can use this version straight away! Obviously there's the mandatory 'coat of paint' that all new releases get, but underneath the code is more compact, neater and all round faster than before so you can get things done much quicker.

The biggest new features are the Reminders and the Monitor. When you add documents now you can choose to set a reminder so that when a certain date arrives, guess what? yep, you'll get a reminder. There's a handy pre-defined list and the option to set your own details too. The reminders go hand in hand with the Monitor as this lets you access all the details without having to open them main file@home program! It'll also show popup's when you start your computer and when you click the icon in the task bar.

The help file is vastly improved too (for those that need a little helping hand) and it's been re-written as a PDF which makes finding content much easier.

So, what are you waiting for? It's ready for download on our site now on the downloads page. Post in the forum if you have any issues, queries or comments.

Enjoy!

Labels: document management, filing, home filing, v2