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In an effort to increase security after the launch of the invoicing module we’ve added HTTPS support to Paymo.
To access your account through SSL simply change the protocol in your URL from HTTP to HTTPS (ie https://your_company.paymo.biz)

The 2.0 version of the timetracker is out of beta. The users of the online version of the tracker will be automatically upgraded to the new version.
The users of the desktop versions (mac & win) need to uninstall the previous version than download and install the 2.0 version found here:

• Mac (widget)
• Win (zip, exe)

Important note: the 2.0 version requires Adobe Flash or Google Gears to be installed in order to work. (Google Gears is required for offline mode support, Flash is required to save data if your internet connection fails for a brief period of time). More information ca be found here.

Dear Paymo users, we’re excited to announce that our new online invoicing module is in beta and ready for everyone to test. We tried to keep the simplicity of Paymo in our add-on module too, and we’re hoping you’ll find it easy to use and helpful.

Paymo invoicing will be available free of charge during the beta testing period. After the beta period Paymo Invoicing will be available for
$9.99/month without any limitations (we really don’t like limitations).

Before using the Invoice module please make sure you take the following steps:

• visit the Settings section and fill in the forms related to invoicing
• edit the contact information for your clients in the clients section
• all your projects have now a new setting where you can set the hourly rate
• for the project. make sure you fill in the appropriate data if you intend to create accurate invoices using previously created projects
• each project task has billable/non-billable switch, please make the appropriate changes to existing tasks

If you need any help with the invoicing module don’t hesitate to contact us and we’ll get back to you asap.

To all of those wondering why it’s been so quiet on the blog, the  reason is work. We’ve been working on the invoicing module for some time now and we’re hoping to go into beta in the next two to three weeks. Anyone who is interested in beta-testing should drop us a line.

Several Paymo users contacted us about login problems. We’re investigating this issue and we’re hoping to get it fixed as soon as possible. If you have any problems logging into your manager interface please notify us.

Update: the problems were caused by a PHP accelerator software recently installed on the Paymo servers. The software was disabled until the compatibility issues are found and fixed. We’re sorry for any inconvenience this might have caused.

Dear Paymo users, we’re happy to announce the beta release of Paymo Time Tracker version 2.0. The new version contains a lot of new features that we hope you’ll enjoy.
(to enjoy the full features we recommend installing Google Gears)

Changelog:

• ability to work offline and sync the data with the Paymo server once an internet connection is available. To use this feature Google Gears must be installed on your computer and the time tracker must be run at least once with a internet connection available. This freature works with the following browsers/platforms:
  - WIN: IE (desktop app) & Firefox
  - MAC: Firefox
• immunity from network failures (your time won’t be lost even if your internet connection is down. this feature is available without installing Google Gears)
• ability to add tasks directly from the time tracker client
• idle detection (win&mac)
• customizable date/time formats per user are now reflected in the time tracker client
• workday start and end period are reflected in the time tracker client
• resizable interface

To download the beta version of the time tracker please click on the following links:

Windows: EXE | ZIP

Mac: Widget

Dear users, we’d like to apologize for a newsletter that was sent out repeatedly due to a bug in the newsletter tool we use. Some of you might have received an email announcement we’ve made a month ago. We’re really sorry for any inconvenience that we might have caused.

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We’ve added a new cool feature in the Reports section, that will allow you to create advanced reports that include task data (start and end times along with any notes that employees entered). You can also export any report you create in CSV format for use in other applications if need. Enjoy!

Dear Paymo users, we’re happy to announce that the commercial version of the Paymo Time Tracker is now available.
Upgrading your account to the commercial version is very easy, all you have to do is visit the Settings section of your manager account, and click on the "Change" link next to your account type.

Filling in the form with the number of employees you wish to track will yield the monthly cost of the subscription (the formula is very simple, you pay $3.99/user/month).
Example screenshot:

For companies with 30+ employees we have a special offer, for $150/month you can track a unlimited number of employees using Paymo.
All payments are made through PayPal for maximum security and ease of use.

We’d also like to announce a new feature that was requested by a lot of our users, namely Project Templates. If you have repetitive tasks in the majority of the projects you work on, this feature will make it really easy to set up a new project based on a previously saved project template. As always, if you have any questions feel free to contact us and we’ll do the best we can to help.