macOS 15 Sequoia updates coming very soon

September 16, 2024 • Keith Gugliotto

macOS 15 Sequoia is a welcome win-win this year, bringing several nifty new features for all Mac folk to enjoy (and Apple Intelligence yet to come!) without any major showstoppers for our applications. Audiobook Builder, CheckBook, and CheckBook Pro have their share of minor glitches, to be sure, so updates are on the way. Read on for details.

Audiobook Builder 2.2.9 will correct an issue with dragging a folder of audio files to Chapters, as well as a crash that can happen when you use the Audiobook > Rename feature to rename a batch of Chapters. In testing now and likely available 9/17 or 9/18 9/19 or 9/20*, depending on Mac App Store review. (*We’ve hit a bit of a graphical anomaly in how the Import CD progress sheet is displayed after the first disc is imported so we’ll need an extra day or two to sort it out.)

CheckBook and CheckBook Pro 2.7.32 will correct corrects a small handful of interface & layout issues, including restoring our date pickers’ ability to use any date format you can select in System Settings. Expect this update 9/16 or 9/17, depending on Mac App Store review. These updates are now available: Get CheckBook or CheckBook Pro 2.7.32.

Please reach out to support@splasm.com if you come across an issue you think we might’ve missed and we’ll get right on it. Thanks again for your support!

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CheckBook and CheckBook Pro 2.7.31

July 1, 2024 • Keith Gugliotto

2.7.31 fixes Category autofill in split line items, which we broke in 2.7.30, and brings a tweak to OFX/QFX imports so you’ll see better compatibility out there. Grab the update and reach out to support@splasm.com if you need a hand with anything!

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Sneak Peek: CheckBook 3’s Budgets

June 5, 2024 • Keith Gugliotto

Did we just say “CheckBook 3” for the first time in public? Why, yes. Yes we did.

We’re nearing the finish line with a major upgrade to CheckBook and CheckBook Pro and just realized we haven’t shared so much as a peep, let alone a pic. Here’s a first look at some new features (note the purple Smart Folders are just in CheckBook Pro) to give you an idea of what’s coming:

Budget with ease
Or budget yearly by month with ease

Budgets give you a simple way to make sure you don’t overspend. To start, you might set up a certain amount per month (or day, week, quarter, or year). If you want to get nitty, though, you can set up amounts per month per year and see all of that in a neat yearly view. You’ll also find our usual search, with options, plus printing (with the option to simplify the bars or just not print them at all) round out things.

And oh, yeah, we do dark mode now:

Budget in dark mode with ease

You’ll also get to tweak the colors for both light and dark mode so your work looks just right.

One more thing… Look closely at the list of Accounts and how it’s no longer in a drawer. You can still hide it, resize it, or move it from one side to the other, but now that it’s part of the document window you can also take it fullscreen without the weirdness of drawers.

So that’s a sneak at what’s coming. We expect it’ll be a month or two, yet. We’re not quite ready to talk pricing, but we can say anyone who purchases 2.x within 12 months of 3.0’s release will get a free upgrade, so if you’re considering purchasing now we’ve got you covered, and everyone else will likely get a 40%-ish discount.

What do you think? We’d love to hear your thoughts at customerservice@splasm.com. More details are coming so stay tuned!

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Take your CheckBook data anywhere with iCloud Drive

May 6, 2024 • Keith Gugliotto

What if you could work with your CheckBook or CheckBook Pro data on more than one Mac – or share it with other folks so they can work on the same data? Think of it: changes you make on any Mac will appear, usually within minutes, on all of the other Macs so your finances are always at hand.

All of that’s a snap with iCloud Drive. Let’s get started!

To share your document with other Macs signed into iCloud with the same Apple ID

  1. Open CheckBook or CheckBook Pro on the Mac with your current data.
  2. Go to the File menu, near the top left corner of your screen, and click the Move To menu item.
  3. Click the Where button, choose a location in iCloud Drive, and click the Move button at the bottom right corner of the sheet. If you’re already syncing your Desktop & Documents folders with iCloud Drive, you could choose one of those instead. We don’t usually recommend the Desktop folder, but that part’s always up to you.
  4. On any other Mac signed into iCloud with the same Apple ID as on the first Mac, visit the same location you chose in step 3, double-click your document, and you’re in business.

To share your document with other folks using iCloud Drive

  1. Follow the steps above to make sure the document with your current data is already in iCloud Drive.
  2. If you’re not sure exactly where your document is, open CheckBook or CheckBook Pro, go to the File menu near the top left corner of your screen, and click the Show in Finder menu item. Your document will be highlighted in the Finder.
  3. Follow Apple’s steps for sharing and collaborating.

Those are the basics, but if you hit a snag or have a question, reach out to support@splasm.com and we’ll be happy to help!

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CheckBook and CheckBook Pro 2.7.29

March 16, 2024 • Keith Gugliotto

2.7.29 corrects an issue we introduced in 2.7.28 that could prevent OFX/QFX imports from bringing in check numbers, makes migrating from Quicken®, using the File > New > Document from… commands, that much easier by automatically selecting the most recent Entry in each Account by default, and brings minor tweaks to the user interface and split line item performance. Please update and drop us a line at support@splasm.com if you find anything out of place!

Note: CheckBook Pro 2.7.29 for Mac App Store users is still in App Review and is not yet available on the Mac App Store. If you need the update right away, click here for steps to download and install the Splasm Store version, which works exactly the same, will automatically find your current data without any additional effort, and will work just fine until we release the next update.

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CheckBook and CheckBook Pro 2.7.27

November 30, 2023 • Keith Gugliotto

2.7.27 brings a fix for a crash that could prevent CheckBook from launching on some of the new M3 Macs, improves OFX/QFX imports when account details are missing, and has several user interface tweaks, including improvements to the To, From, Description, and Category boxes in Entries and Schedules. Update to the latest and enjoy!

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