Heads Up: Money Manager Buddi Updated... Again!

My favorite money manager on my Eee PC has released yet another update. The most current version now is Buddi-1.1.1.1.

I downloaded and installed this newest version and the program seems more responsive than its predecessor... but still not as responsive as the pre-3.x.x.x versions. It is, however still compatible with the plugins I installed for version 3.1.1.0 so no problems on that front.

Here's how I did the upgrade:

• When I fired up Buddi, it prompted me that there is an update available, so I clicked on the button that says download update.
• Using File Manager, I navigated to where the file "Buddi-1.1.1.1.deb was saved and pressed Ctrl-Alt-T to open the
  console where the file was saved.
  
• I issued the command "sudo dpkg -i Buddi-1.1.1.1.deb
• I tested if the upgrade was successful by typing in "buddi" from the console.
• When Buddi ran, I clicked on Help --> About Buddi and made sure that the version reported is already 3.1.1.1.1.

That's it!

If you are not using Buddi yet but want to try it on your Eee, you can download it for free here.

Heads Up: Money Manager Buddi Updated!

Well, when I ran the NoypEee-certified money manager Buddi, it prompted me that there is an update available. The previous version I was running was Buddi 2.6.4.2 but after the update, my Buddi (pun intended) is now Buddi 3.0.0.0! I didn't notice too much difference except that the program is having a hard time recognizing the clicks I make on my accounts to add entries.

Oh, and version 3.0.0.0 doesn't recognize the data file from the previous version but it does have a facility to import those older data files (whew!). Anyway, the newest version of Buddi can still be downloaded here.

My Eee Does Finances!

Now my Eee is complete. I just successfully installed an open-source financial application called Buddi.

According to its homepage, Buddi is:

a personal finance and budgeting program, aimed at those who have little or no financial background.

Buddi will run on almost any computer which has a Java virtual machine installed. This can include Windows, Macintosh OS X, Linux, and many other operating systems.

In a nutshell, Buddi is a program that is very much like MS Money and is used mostly for personal financial tracking.  I have been using Buddi on and off on my Mac and this is my first attempt to use it on my Eee. I hope it works well enough to allow me to *really* monitor my income and expenses.

Hmmm... I'm getting good at installing 3rd party applications under Xandros! :)