http://blog.xpenser.com Expense Tracking via Email, SMS, IM, Voice, and Web Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:33:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you're a Basecamp user and are interested in helping us formulate and test the Xpenser + Basecamp integration please let us know by leaving a comment here or dropping us a line at feedback@xpenser.com . http://blog.xpenser.com/index.php/2008/08/19/looking-for-basecamp-users-testers/ Another quick note - by popular request we've added Taiwan New Dollar to the list of supported currencies for currency conversion. To use it include the currency code TWD in your expenses. For example: Lunch 200 twd in Taipei http://blog.xpenser.com/index.php/2008/08/09/taiwan-new-dollar-currency-conversion-now-available/ Quick note - you can now add multiple Jott accounts to each Xpenser account. Once you've registered your first Jott account with Xpenser, log out of the Jott site and log back in with your second Jott account, click "Add Jott Links" and add the Xpenser link once again. You ... http://blog.xpenser.com/index.php/2008/08/08/mutliple-jott-accounts-now-possible/ The Xpenser iPhone interface is now live, available by visiting http://xpenser.com/ via your iPhone. We wanted to express our sincere thanks to all of the testers; the quality of your feedback was unbelievable. We've incorporated the first round of feedback into the interface and will be rolling out the rest over ... http://blog.xpenser.com/index.php/2008/07/29/xpenser-iphone-interface-launched/ The iPhone interface for Xpenser is starting to look pretty good. If you're an Xpenser user with an iPhone and want to test (or to get a sneak peak) let us know at feedback@xpenser.com and we'll send you instructions. http://blog.xpenser.com/index.php/2008/07/19/looking-for-xpenser-iphone-testers/ We like a lot of what 37 Signals have to say. If you're in the software or design business give their writings a good look. One of their recurring themes is keeping things simple and knowing when to say no to features. We were discussing this recently when an interesting topic ... http://blog.xpenser.com/index.php/2008/07/02/create-new-features-or-uncover-the-existing/ We get lots of interesting email about unusual uses for Xpenser. We'll be publishing some of them on the blog here for your enjoyment. If you have a story you'd like to share send it our way (feedback@xpenser.com), along with your name, URL, etc, if you'd like those published. Cheryl writes: You'd ... http://blog.xpenser.com/index.php/2008/06/16/user-stories-car-maintenance-records/ We've just launched support for Google Talk / XMPP / Jabber, allowing you to submit your expenses from even more places and devices. To enable, go to the Account page, click the IM option in the "Setup" menu bar, and enter your Google Talk / Jabber address: Enjoy, and happy fathers day! http://blog.xpenser.com/index.php/2008/06/15/google-talk-xmpp-support-in-xpenser/ We've had quite a few requests to allow SMS confirmation replies (the familiar "Got it!...") to be turned off, so we've added an option to do just that. Note that we'll soon be making the replies more informative, so you might regret turning them off, but if you really want ... http://blog.xpenser.com/index.php/2008/06/10/turning-off-sms-confirmation-replies/ Often you'll need a way to keep track of separate groups of expenses, say for different clients or for separating your personal and business expenses. The file-to-report option provides an easy way to do this. The screencast below walks you through it. In short, create a separate report for each client ... http://blog.xpenser.com/index.php/2008/06/10/file-to-report-handling-multiple-clients-cost-centers/