Monday, March 2, 2009
We're happy to announce the release of the Invoice Machine Timer widget for Mac OS X Dashboard.
With the Invoice Machine Timer widget you can now track time for your projects directly in Mac OS X Dashboard. All you have to do is enter your Machine ID and API Token (you find your API Token under the Account Overview in the Account section or under your Profile if you're not an account administrator).
With the release of the Invoice Machine Timer widget we've now also opened up the doors to a new section called Extras, where we'll list cool and useful add-ons for The Invoice Machine developed by us and third parties. A sidebar gadget for Windows Vista coming real soon!
Monday, February 23, 2009
We've just released a new update where many bugs have been issued as well as some new useful features such as double taxes and customizable tax names.
Double taxes and customizable tax names
We've added the possibility to use double taxes for invoices. You can now also change the names of the taxes and the Tax ID, so for example, if you are in Canada you can rename tax 1 to GST and tax 2 to PST. The taxes can be set individually for each invoice or you can set your defaults in Settings. You change the Tax ID name under your account.
New invoice template languages
Thanks to helpful Invoice Machine users, Czech, Portuguese, Norwegian, Danish and Dutch invoice template translations are now available. Thank you Jan, Carlos, Bent, Jimmy and Sven!
Upgrade and pay with PayPal
We now accept PayPal as an alternative payment option when you upgrade your account. Because PayPal's limitations of month-to-month payments, we only accept payments for 6-month subscriptions. When you subscription is about to end, we'll send you a notification and you have to manually renew it. Not as conformable as the pay-as-you-go alternative, but it works for those who prefer PayPal.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
We're pleased to announce that you now can access your Basecamp projects, time entries, companies and people directly in The Invoice Machine.
If you're using Basecamp, the popular project management tool by 37signals you may find this new feature extremely useful. With just a few clicks you can easily access and generate invoices from your Basecamp data. If the Basecamp integration is enabled, a "Insert From Basecamp" option will be available when you create or edit an invoice or a recurring template. You can also import your companies and people when you create or edit a client.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
There were a few features that didn't make it into last week's release of the new Invoice Machine. These features needed a little more polish before we could release them. Over the last week, we managed to smooth out the rough edges, and are releasing the new features today!
Recurring Invoices
The Invoice Machine now supports recurring invoices. Just set up a recurring template and an invoice will automatically be added to your Invoices section and sent on the scheduled date. Just like sending regular invoices, you can choose to attach the invoice as a PDF file and customize the email message. You can setup the schedule so the invoice is sent yearly, quarterly, monthly, weekly, daily or even specify your own interval. All recurring invoices are processed at midnight (PST time). We've also put in some cool iPhone inspired slider switches to switch the recurring template on or off. We're sure that many users will find the new recurring feature useful.
Multiple Users
The Invoice Machine now also supports multiple users. This is great if you want to give account access to your employees or business partners. You can chose each user's access level and specify what they can edit and see. Users with limited access will get their own Profile section where they can edit their own user settings. Creating and managing more than one user requires a paying subscription plan.
Monday, January 19, 2009
After months of hard work, we're pleased and excited to announce the launch of the new Invoice Machine, now a full blown web application with tons of powerful features to simplify your management of invoices.
Built for businesses and freelancers
The Invoice Machine is built for businesses and freelancers who want an easy way to manage, create and send their invoices. It's not restricted to an specific area or market. It works great for anyone who has a service or product to sell.
Beautiful and customizable
The Invoice Machine let's you create beautiful and customizable invoices in a snap. You can customize the invoices with colors and logo. You can also download and send your invoices as nice looking PDF files.
Integrated with PayPal
The Invoice Machine makes it possible for you to let your clients pay you with PayPal. Just enable the PayPal integration and enter your PayPal email and The Invoice Machine will take care of the rest. When an invoice payment is made, the payment will automatically be added to the invoice's history. You can also add payments manually if you're using another solution to receive payments.
International support
The Invoice Machine has support for more then 150 currencies and lets you set different number and date formats. You can chose between six invoice template languages including English, Spanish, German, French, Italian and Swedish. The Invoice Machine also has a clever format address function which automatically formats the address in the correct format according to the chosen country.
Time-tracking built-in.
The Invoice Machine not only lets you create invoices, it also lets you track time for your ongoing projects. Your projects can later be easily included on an invoice. Tracking time for your projects can either be made manually or with the handy web based timer. A timer widget for Mac OS X and Windows Vista will also be available soon.
An easy-to-use interface.
The Invoice Machine is designed with a really amazing and easy-to-use interface. We've paid attention to the details down to every last pixel. We've spent almost as much time on the user interface as on the actual backend development!
An powerful API
The Invoice Machine goes even further by providing a powerful API (Application Programming Interface). The API lets you hook up your own application with The Machine's functionality. There are many situations where this could be useful. Let's say you run an online store and want to send an invoice to your customer each time a purchase is made. This is possible with just a few lines of code using the API.
The Invoice Machine simply takes a new more beautiful and clever approach on online invoicing. You can see it in action and learn more by taking the tour or you can signup for a free account. We hope you'll find The Invoice Machine useful. If you have any questions or feedback, please don't hesitate to contact us or post a comment.
