We’re Back!

And it feels great! We took a little enforced break in the New Year – if you didn’t know, you can read all about it here – but with clarification on the rules, and a few tweeks on our part, all is right with the world again (well, as far as home filing goes anyway).

We’ve got some catching up to do with regards to the release schedule, but until we roll with our next major update, we have a beta version of the software available for you “early adopters”. Click on this link to download version 4.1.8 of myhomefiling.

You’ll also notice that we have a newly styled site up and running. After much searching to find something that ticked all of the boxes for our needs, we discovered this theme right under our noses. We’re loving the minimal (& responsive) design. We hope you like it too?

Keep an eye on the blog/facebook/twitter for the latest updates on our release schedule for myhomefiling.

Maintenance Release 4.1.7 Available

Maintenance release 4.1.7 has been made available as of today. This release contains some changes to the help menu, some minor code changes to aid stability and a refresh of the user guide. From this release we’re also increasing the trial period from 30 days to a whopping 45 days for new installs, to ensure you get the maximum amount of time with the software before you commit to purchase a licence.

Maintenance Release 4.1.4 Available

Maintenance release 4.1.4 has been made available as of today. This release contains several changes to the help menu, where you’ll now find links to our Facebook and Twitter pages, so you’re sure to be able to find us without too much trouble. From this release we’re also increasing the trial period from 15 to 30 days for new installs. There’s also a new feature that you should be aware of, and we’ve detailed that below.

Move Vault – Only update Vault reference
If you have previously moved your Vault to another location, for example your Dropbox folder, and you reinstall your myhomefiling software, to access your Vault again (using 4.1.3 and lower) you would first have to change the Vault location (which overwrites any existing files), and then you would have to restore your Vault from a backup file. With this option selected, you can now “point” the software to an existing Vault without overwriting the database.

You can grab your copy of this latest release over on the download page, or if you’re using the software already, you will be prompted to download the latest release the next time you start the program up.

Maintenance Release 4.1.3 Available

Maintenance release 4.1.3 has been made available as of today; this release brings with it several internal changes and also a couple of new features.

Document Date Search
The advanced search screen now provides additional controls for searching on a document date, in addition to the date the document was added to the Vault
Full Screen Document View
Double click a document in the Vault to open it up Full Screen to view a larger copy of the document
Open in Default Application
Right click a document in the Vault to select this option, and documents will open with the default program associated with the file type e.g. Microsoft Word for Word documents, Adobe Reader for PDFs etc.

Maintenance Release 4.1.1 Available

Maintenance release 4.1.1 has been made available as of today; this release brings with it several internal changes and also a new tool to help us gather system information quickly in the event that you experience a problem using the software. You can grab your copy of this latest release over on the download page, or if you’re using the software already, you will be prompted to download the latest release the next time you start the program up.

Introducing myhomefiling 4

It’s official, myhomefiling 4 is now available

We’ve been hinting that this release would land fairly soon, and today it has. It’s been several months in the making as we’ve been working on our most requested feature, namely the ability to add your own Cabinets and Folders. Coupled with a some other large changes, we’ve deemed this release worthy enough of a major version number change, hence the 4, rather than a 3.x version.

The three main changes to the program are

Create custom Cabinets and Folders
You can now create up to 10 custom Cabinets with each Cabinet capable of storing 15 custom Folders, giving you a whopping 150 extra places to file your documents!
Improved Reminders system
Reminders have been in the program since version 2, but these haven’t really been used to full effect. From version 4, your reminders will now have more prominence in the program. Check out page 12 of the new user guide for further details
Export Reminders to iCal format
To go along with the improved reminders system, we’ve added the ability to export your reminders to the iCal format. These exports can be used with popular email and calendar programs (such as Microsoft Outlook) which will allow you to keep track of your reminders when you’re on the move (if you sync calendar’s with your mobile phone of online services)

There are also a whole raft of tweaks under the hood to make the program work just that little bit faster and also to address some bugs that have been reported since the last release.
If you’re already using a previous version of myhomefiling, then you ‘ll see an update notification the next time you start the program. Or you can get the latest setup file from the download page.

We’ve also gone social, so you can now find us on Twitter and Facebook. Follow us to find out the latest news as it happens.