Dennis Howlett's dashboard

A comment on the question "Joomla plugin for Zemanta" in Zemanta:

Has there been any progress on this? I'm coming off Wordpress in favor of Joomla and REALLY want this add-in – Dennis Howlett, on January 25, 2009 02:05

Dennis Howlett started following the question "Joomla plugin for Zemanta" in Zemanta.

Dennis Howlett replied on December 18, 2008 16:30 to the problem "..the email header on repeated is not telling me which post I need look at. See attached image which is showing me TWO posts but not telling me which comment I need to review." in WordFrame:

Sorry no - 1st there is no link and second it is bundled to 2 different posts in GMail. So even if GMail isn't 'understanding' the thread, I would still not know where to go.

Dennis Howlett reported a problem in WordFrame on December 18, 2008 15:30:

..the email header on repeated is not telling me which post I need look at. See attached image which is showing me TWO posts but not telling me which comment I need to review.

Not sure what's happening here but I am receiving repeated comments emails that lead me to stuff I've already seen. Also...

Dennis Howlett marked one of Nikolay Abkairov's replies in Qik as useful. Nikolay Abkairov replied to the problem "N96 failing to install".

Dennis Howlett reported a problem in Qik on December 17, 2008 03:58:

N96 failing to install

I'm getting 'certificate may not be valid' on a fresh install to N96 running firmware: 12.043

Dennis Howlett replied on November 27, 2008 16:13 to the problem "ClipIt bookmarklet doesn't work on FF / Mac??" in socialmedian:

'fraid not. It seems to pick up random material like pieces of Google Ads but doesn't clip into SocialMedian - it's weird.

Dennis Howlett reported a problem in socialmedian on November 27, 2008 06:11:

ClipIt bookmarklet doesn't work on FF / Mac??

The ClipIt bookmarklet doesn't seem to work on FF/Mac. When I clip I can't see anything in my list.

Dennis Howlett replied on August 23, 2008 08:18 to the idea "You can never make an accountant happy!" in FreeAgent Central:

@stuart - good to hear (lol)

Dennis Howlett started following the idea "You can never make an accountant happy!" in FreeAgent Central.

Dennis Howlett replied on August 23, 2008 02:48 to the idea "You can never make an accountant happy!" in FreeAgent Central:

@staurt - you're right - you can never make an accountant happy - but you can go part way to take the grimace off their face. (lol)

Dennis Howlett replied on July 02, 2008 21:28 to the problem "Import failed" in IntenseDebate:

@wordpress - hosted. Kills all other comment systems including Seesmic and failed to upload all comments. Leaves readers very confused. Right now -= fail. Sorry.

Dennis Howlett replied on June 05, 2008 15:45 to the idea "Invoice Numbering" in FreeAgent Central:

In fairness to the lads, numbering systems are not the easiest thing in the world to get right and once you've settled on one, you're pretty much stuuck with it.

Trouble is there is no mandated method otherwise everyone's life would be simple, if less plesurable.

One way (sorry to add more ideas) is to have a strict sequential method but with tags added. Blinksale does that and it works effectively

A comment on the idea "Invoice Numbering" in FreeAgent Central:

Hmmm...HMRC get sniffy about not seeing things in direct sequence. They don't specify the numbering method but they won't like stuff such as ABC1001....1003 + BCD1001...1003. Their argument is you could eqasily have missed an entire sequence. Enforcing a sequence gives them comfort. One way to overcome is to have invoice numbering with either a prefix or suffix that allows you to track projects when the invoice is printed out (g-d forbid) – Dennis Howlett, on June 05, 2008 15:26

A comment on the question "Do you support multiple currencies?" in FreeAgent Central:

Commiserations - I've had the problem for 11 years though pre-Euro it meant managing 10 currencies on expenses. Tip - if this helps: I draw down from PayPal in Euros - all my recipts are in $$ to the Euro bank account. (I live in Spain so report in Euros - the same idea works for GBP)That way I'm receiving 'actual' value I can put to my accounts. I don't bother with worrying about conversion at time of billing etc as it's all pretty irrelevant for accounting purposes. Accountants might argue otherwise in the detail but as an ex-accountant used to dealing with this situation I can say the only thing you need worry about is being able to show the PayPal statement to 'prove' what you've done. – Dennis Howlett, on May 14, 2008 22:48

A comment on the question "Do you support multiple currencies?" in FreeAgent Central:

Robin - properly handling multiple currencies isn't trivial - as I'm sure you're finding out. Articulating it in software can be a royal PITA so I'm not surprised the lads are being cautious about time to availability. BUT, if they do get it done then as far as I know they'll be the only provider in their class to offer that. It makes a HUGE difference. Hang in there, it will be worth it. FWIW - I'm in the same boat. All funds received in ££ or $$ but I mostly need € !!

To make matters worse, I get expenses in ££, $$ and €€. eek. – Dennis Howlett, on May 14, 2008 22:26

Dennis Howlett replied on February 15, 2008 12:29 to the question "Do you support multiple currencies?" in FreeAgent Central:

If you feel confident that you can manage that then we'll throw in the Universal accounts for free to cover you until we've solved the multi-currency problem. Does that work for you?

Dennis Howlett shared an idea in FreeAgent Central on January 31, 2008 12:44:

Great advice for startups

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Dennis Howlett replied on January 29, 2008 19:44 to the idea "basecamp" in FreeAgent Central:

Oooh - has widgety goodness as well. Sweetness. I wonder if it's a bit too specialised. But hey - if we had a cracking API, maybe you could think of ways to take the two, mash 'em up and add something else into the mix?

Dennis Howlett replied on January 29, 2008 16:14 to the idea "basecamp" in FreeAgent Central:

Great minds think alike. There's other stuff out there as well we might think about. Check out www.wrike.com has nice and simple workflow.