Bigger and Better: Spb Finance 2.0 Released!

[Darius Wey]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/finance/?en' target='_blank'>http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/pro...cts/finance/?en</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Spb Finance is a financial manager that you can carry in your pocket. You don't have to write down all your day's expenses and transfer them to your desktop PC financial manager later. Enter your expenses into Spb Finance on the spot and forget about them, Spb Finance will remember them for you. Entering a transaction is a two-click business, since Spb Finance has a built-in autocompletion feature. Do you use Microsoft Money or Quicken at your desktop? Spb Finance has special features for synchronization with these products."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/web/2003/wey-20050713-SpbFinance.gif" /><br /><br />The new Spb Finance 2.0 works great! Working as a standalone product, or as a product which supports synchronisation with Microsoft Money and Intuit Quicken, Spb Finance 2.0 now features Windows Mobile 5.0 support, ActiveSync 4.0 support, Spb Finance Entry (a quick and easy transaction input mechanism), speed optimisations, improved reports functionality, an improved Today plugin, a new quick search feature, archive functionality, and much more! The new Spb Finance Entry also supports skins for those that enjoy a bit of eye candy.<br /><br />Spb Finance 2.0 is available from <a href="http://www.handango.com/ampp/store/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?siteId=311&productId=84585&productType=2">Handango</a> for $24.95 (that covers all three versions of the product - standalone, Money companion, and Quicken companion). A trial version is also available. [Affiliate]

[ctmagnus]

Existing users of Spb Finance version 1.X can upgrade to Spb Finance 2.0 for $12.95 USD. During 5 days Spb will provide all existing users of Spb Finance 1.X with a 50% discount code.

[bbarker]

I wonder how the Money synchronization compares to that of, say, Cash Organizer.

I see in the on SPB's Web site (http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/finance/editions.html?en) that this synchronization requires the "Money" version:
Spb Finance Money and Quick Editions
If you are planning to use your Pocket PC for entering your transactions on the go and browsing reports, while doing the most of the finance management on a desktop PC, you should consider Spb Finance Quick Edition or Money Edition. With these versions of Spb Finance you would be able to seamlessly synchronize all your financial data on Pocket PC with desktop financial programs (Quicken or Microsoft Money) and vice versa. The synchronization is done via ActiveSync, just like Contacts or Calendar Appointments.
It supports Money 2006, so SPB may be ahead of Microsoft on this.

[socrates63]

I can't find any additional information about the Money Edition or even a place to download or purchase it. Maybe it's all in the same download.
According to the revision history for Spb Finance (http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/finance/history.html?en), all three versions, including the Money Edition, have been combined into one since v1.9.

[bbarker]

I can't find any additional information about the Money Edition or even a place to download or purchase it. Maybe it's all in the same download.
According to the revision history for Spb Finance (http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/finance/history.html?en), all three versions, including the Money Edition, have been combined into one since v1.9.
Yes, I found that and I was deleting that comment from my post while you were posting yours. :)

[Phillip Dyson]

Anyone know how to get the upgrade price over at pocketgear?

[Darius Wey]

Anyone know how to get the upgrade price over at pocketgear?

I'm assuming the upgrade code provided by Spb is for Handango only?

[EddieH28]

well, activesync still crashes when trying to sync spb 2.0 just like it did in 1.9.

Note: it crashes automatically if go to teh settings of the conduit and click on the FILTER button. that must be being pressed during the sync process causing the crash

[JamesM]

Does anyone have any opinions on SPB Finance vs. Cash Organizer? I am a current Pocket Quicken user, but am currently evaluating CO (12 days left on my trial). I'm liking CO, but not sure if it's worth another $40 compared to my use of Pocket Quicken. Maybe I should try SPB finance - the price is attractive, but ....
-James

[Jason Lee]

*waiting impatiently for discount code* :worried:

[ctmagnus]

*waiting impatiently for discount code* :worried:

I concur.

[Phillip Dyson]

*waiting impatiently for discount code* :worried:

I concur.

Are they supposed to send out the code automatically or is there some way for me to request it.

[Jimmy Dodd]

I really like this app, but I have had a terrible time with synching it to MS Money during the trial period. It seems that everytime I synch to my desktop it wants to replace every transaction in the database. I get the warning allowing me to replace or combine my data. This happened three times in a row. The third time I selected combine as I had made changes on both the desktop and on the device. Boy, am I glad I had a backup of my Money database.

I may give it another try this weekend - perhaps I did something wrong during the install. Also, the fact that I had been using MS Pocket Money (or whatever it's called) could have messed things up.

If anyone has had these same problems, please chime in.

[Jason Lee]

I just got my message, no code just a link. Doesn't work correctly. I just get the header and footer for the handango cart.... :evil:

[Jason Lee]

Ok the link does work.. Just not if you use hotmail. LOL

Long ago when I first bought finance I used my hotmail account so that is where the mail went. Hotmail's wonderful system breaks the external link. I had to setup outlook to get my hotmail and the link worked just fine from there. :roll:

stupid hotmail... No wonder I don't use it anymore. :)

[Darius Wey]

If anyone has had these same problems, please chime in.

I've never had a sync problem with Spb Finance. The only time I've been prompted to combine or replace data on my mobile device is during the first ever synchronisation of Finance and Money - these tend to be transaction categories rather than actual financial data. I tend to choose "Replace items on my mobile device" and from then on, everything's fine and dandy. Never had sync problems by doing it that way. Of course, user experiences tend to differ.

If the problem persists, you may want to uninstall and reinstall Spb Finance and attempt to follow the steps I outlined above. If that fails, let me know.

[Jason Lee]

A bit of a problem with the new today plugin. While i can finally see scheduled transactions other than just the ones due today (by then it's too late) they diasplay upsidedown. The farthest ahead in time is at the top of the list and the soonest to now is at the bottom of the list. Normaly this would be ok but when i set it to display say only 3 scheduled transactions i get the top three. So i cannot see my transaction due next week! i just see then 3 that are farthest in the future, the top of the list. There is no option that i can find to change the sort order on the today plug in.. :(
So just as before the today plug it is rendered useless.. :( I would like to see my next three or four scheduled transactions. Not my last three...
Three transactions due at the end of august?? What about the 6 dew next week?

oooh it was soo close to being useful.

The new reports are much nicer, and soo much faster! Lots easier to read with the vertical scroll instead of the old horizontal. :)

There are lots of new options too. I'm gonna have to go read the manual i guess. Not sure what things like "set memo field" and "show all currencies" actually do. Since i only have once currency i guess i won't see a difference with the second one. :)

I would also like to know exactly what the archive feature does. Does it remove transactions? I knoticed it had a highlight color option, so does it just color them? that good does that do? I'm afraid to use it hehe.

Edit: Ok
Optional filling of memo field by memorized transaction
There is what "set memo field" does. :)

Edit2: oh and the spending by payee report does not work by default. You have to customize it, go to the class tab and check the none box. By default it filters all data out so there is nothing to display. :)

[ctmagnus]

Did anyone else get two registration codes for this, one from Handango and one from Spb, both sent to the same email address within a minute of each other? This isn't the first time this has happened to me; I got two codes for another Spb product as well.

[Jason Lee]

Did anyone else get two registration codes for this, one from Handango and one from Spb, both sent to the same email address within a minute of each other? This isn't the first time this has happened to me; I got two codes for another Spb product as well.

Yeah, the one from handango works the other does now. And actually i keep all of my codes in spreadsheet. The second code i got from Spb was the exact same code i got years ago as the second code when i first bought finance. :) strange...

[Scottwood2]

I am trying to install the new software. The install went well but sync w Money is having problems. First it just locked up after hours and hours of AS trying to copy my Money data to the PPC.

I archived some of my PC money data, changed the location of the file to my SD card and tried again. It seems to be working but it is still taking hours and hours to sync. So far it has been about 4 hours and it is about 50% done (11,000 total). I guess this number is transactions?

Should it be that slow?

Why don't they offer to sync up only the past X weeks like MS Pocket Money?

The program looks good but if the sync is always this slow then I don't know if I can use it.

Thx

[Scottwood2]

I never did get the software to sync. It made it to about 6100 and just locked up.

Wrote to the company but have not heard anything back yet.

Does not seem to work well if you have large files.