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My Checkbook Deluxe Discontinued
We have decided to discontinue My Checkbook Deluxe because most of the desired features have already been moved to 3.x.
Posted Jan 12, 2012 at 9:00 PM PDT
My Checkbook 3.0.9 Final Candidate 1 Released
This update fixes all the remaining issues, and brings 3.x to feature parity with 2.x, except for some items which were not brought forward because they never quite met appropriate expectations anyway.
Posted Dec 29, 2011 at 12:30 PM PDT
Miles 1.1.3 Final Candidate 1 Released
This version fixes a bug which caused a message to show saying, "Couldn't update version of document." This is a free update to all registered 1.0 users. Download from Surprise Software.
Posted Jan 8, 2012 at 12:30 PM PST
My Time Card 1.8.1 Beta 2 Released
You can now cancel the Stop Timer dialog to leave the timer running. Pressing Clear Timer will allow you to cancel a timer completely. Now shows when the timer began also.
Posted December 27, 2011 at 4:30 PM PST
My Checkbook 3.0.5 Beta 1 Released
Fixes an issue which may rarely cause some transactions to become out of order. A new "repair" option can be found by shift-contextual-clicking on the account name in the account list to repair the sorting of the account. This should not be used regularly. Please report any sorting issues to our support so we may make sure this matter is completely resolved.
Posted July 21, 2011 at 3:30 PM PDT
My Checkbook Deluxe 2.5 Alpha 55 Released
This release updates the expiration of My Checkbook Deluxe until next year. Further development of the "Deluxe" features are being reviewed and may be moved to the My Checkbook 3.0 development.
Posted Apr 1, 2011 at 11:10 AM PST
My Checkbook 3 Final Candidate 1 Released
It has been released and is available from our main website.
Posted February 25, 2011 at 11:30 AM PST
My Checkbook 3 Beta 3 Released
We are almost ready to release the first release candidate. This update has removed the expiration, but now will begin the 30 day demo.
Posted February 18, 2011 at 1:30 AM PST
My Checkbook 3 Beta 1 Released
File format was changed from the Preview releases. Your data should be automatically converted, and you can then delete your old file. My Checkbook 2.x files will automatically be imported, unless you have already been using the Preview release. Various bug fixes. Almost final release.
Posted February 6, 2011 at 3:30 AM PST
My Time Card 1.8.1 Beta 1 Released
This update fixes a bug where January 29, 30 and 31 could not be recorded during the month of February! Sorry about that. This update fixes that bug.
Posted February 03, 2011 at 7:00 PM PST
My Checkbook 3 Preview 7 Now Available
Updated the UI Theme to look more appropriate on Mac OS X and Windows. Extended expiration date. Various bug fixes.
Posted January 22, 2011 at 3:30 AM PST
My Checkbook 3 Preview 6 Now Available
Improved the User Interface. Now provide ascending and descending sorting on Date column. Exporting to Tab-Delimited has been enabled. Now can print Scheduled items and Quick Report. Batch Change added. Extended expirtation date.
Posted January 9, 2011 at 3:00 AM PST
Extended My Checkbook 3 Preview 5 Expiration Date
Added several days to the expiration date. Preview 6 coming soon.
Posted December 31, 2010 at 4:00 AM PST
Simply Journal 1.3.0 FC 1
This is the final version of Simply Journal 1.3 and will be posted to Surprise Software soon as long as no major problems are discovered with this release.
Posted December 30, 2010 at 8:30 PM PST
Docket 1.4 FC 1 Released
This is the final version and will be posted to Surprise Software soon unless a show-stopping bug is discovered.
Posted December 30, 2010 at 8:30 PM PST
My Checkbook Deluxe 2.5 Alpha 54 Released
This release adds 90 days to the expiration of My Checkbook Deluxe. Further development of the "Deluxe" features are being reviewed and may be moved to the My Checkbook 3.0 development.
Posted December 30, 2010 at 8:30 PM PST
My Checkbook 3 Preview 5 Now Available
A quick fix to Preview 4 because the register list wasn't refreshing after deleting, which could cause a crash if an item was deleted twice.
Posted December 27, 2010 at 9:00 AM PST
My Checkbook 3 Preview 4 Now Available
Fixed transfer editor, now updates both sides of the transfer. View by Monthly and Yearly, All and None now supported. Added ability to delete accounts, transactions and scheduled transactions. Now can again import QIF files into your accounts.
Posted December 27, 2010 at 1:50 AM PST
My Checkbook 3 Preview 3 Now Available
Fixed some bugs with quick report. Added Transfers. Now can print again. Several additional bug fixes.
Posted December 17, 2010 at 1:50 AM PST
My Checkbook 3 Preview 2 Now Available
You should now be able to access Quick Report data.
Posted December 11, 2010 at 11:50 PM PST
My Checkbook 3 Preview Delayed
We've updated the status of the My Checkbook 3 Preview.
Posted November 30, 2010 at 7:30 PM PST
My Checkbook Deluxe 2.5 Alpha 53 Released
This is mostly an extension of the expiration date, but does also include all the fixes from the My Checkbook Standard 2.3.3 Release
Posted September 26, 2010 at 6:50 PM PST
Docket 1.4 Beta 6 Released
This should be the final beta before the release unless new bugs are discovered.
Posted September 26, 2010 at 6:15 PM PST
My Checkbook Standard 2.3.3 Final Candidate 1 Released
This should be a fix for all outstanding bugs tracked for My Checkbook Standard. If you find anything that doesn't work, please report it as soon as possible with any steps to reproduce.
Posted September 26, 2010 at 6:00 PM PST
Simply Journal 1.3.0 Beta 13
Various bug fixes and the introduction of auto-save. Your entries will now be auto-saved every 60 seconds, or 5 seconds after you stop typing. The auto-save will help keep your changes saved, even in the event of a system or application crash.
Posted September 22, 2010 at 11:30 PM PST
My Time Card 1.8.0 FC1 Released
My Time Card is out of Beta and is now featured on Surprise Software homepage.
Posted September 02, 2010 at 5:00 PM PST
My Checkbook Standard 2.3.3 Beta 2 Released
Fixed a bug which could prevent some files from being opened. If you get any NilObjectExceptions while opening files, please send us the file for testing!
Posted August 11, 2010 at 8:11 PM PST
Simply Journal 1.3.0 Beta 12
Now should print books in proper order.
Posted June 27, 2010 at 6:00 PM PST
Docket 1.4 Beta 5 Released
Fixed sorting and drag-reordering.
Posted June 27, 2010 at 4:30 PM PST
My Checkbook Deluxe 2.5.0 Alpha 52 Released
Various bugs fixed. This version adds the ability to create a new category from the Split items entry window.
Posted June 26, 2010 at 4:00 PM PST
My Checkbook 2.3.3 Beta 1 Released
This version fixes a bug which could cause My Checkbook to run in the background with no open windows, and prevent other My Checkbook instances to run.
Posted June 26, 2010 at 4:00 PM PST
My Time Card 1.8 Beta 6 Released
Improves user interface. Now allows ability to disable some jobs from showing up in the lists.
Posted June 24, 2010 at 7:30 PM PST
My Checkbook 2.3.2 Final Candidate 2 Released
REMOVES PRE-RELEASE WARNING. This update improves support for the latest Mac OS X and Windows 7. There is still a known issue with Mac OS X and some date formats (such as Canada). This release improves overall stability and reliability.