I know we have quite a few consultants in the Ruby world. Does anyone
have a nice system for generating billable invoices, possibly
Rails-based, which generates PDF or something of that nature?
Something they would be willing to share (or already do.) This sure
would be nice
Also something for tracking time which could be tied into the above
would also be great.
Even if it isn't Rails-based, something automated in Ruby would be
useful, and PDF sounds like the perfect output format for an invoice.
If the above does not exist, I will be surprised, and maybe I should write it.
Of course if there is some other non-Ruby system which works great for
this, I wouldn't complain, but Ruby would be nice of course.
I'm pretty sure this isn't what you wanted, but are you aware of Blinksale?
James Edward Gray II
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On May 20, 2006, at 7:15 PM, Ryan Leavengood wrote:
I know we have quite a few consultants in the Ruby world. Does anyone
have a nice system for generating billable invoices, possibly
Rails-based, which generates PDF or something of that nature?
I know we have quite a few consultants in the Ruby world. Does anyone
have a nice system for generating billable invoices, possibly
Rails-based, which generates PDF or something of that nature?
Something they would be willing to share (or already do.) This sure
would be nice
Also something for tracking time which could be tied into the above
would also be great.
Even if it isn't Rails-based, something automated in Ruby would be
useful, and PDF sounds like the perfect output format for an invoice.
If the above does not exist, I will be surprised, and maybe I should write it.
Of course if there is some other non-Ruby system which works great for
this, I wouldn't complain, but Ruby would be nice of course.
Thanks,
Ryan
Hi,
I'm currently working on a project called Miracle Accounts (www.miracleaccounts.co.uk) although nothing is there at present. I run a small company and I've tried a few different accounting packages. I found them to be rather fiddly for my needs and my accountant recommended just using Excel. I gave that a try but it was too simplistic - so I'm writing my own
The idea behind it is simple - an accounting package that does what you want without all the fiddly bits. Accounting ala Basecamp
If anyone has any ideas that they think such a package should contain - then I'm all ears
There should be a prototype version online in a couple of days - and I will be offering some free accounts for people who fancy giving it a try and can help with testing etc
I've got an open source project called BillFrog. It's a rails app that
allows you to enter time, mileage, expenses, etc. for a variety of
projects/clients and do reports in HTML or Excel.
On 5/20/06, Ryan Leavengood <leavengood@gmail.com> wrote:
I know we have quite a few consultants in the Ruby world. Does anyone
have a nice system for generating billable invoices, possibly
Rails-based, which generates PDF or something of that nature?
Something they would be willing to share (or already do.) This sure
would be nice
Also something for tracking time which could be tied into the above
would also be great.
Even if it isn't Rails-based, something automated in Ruby would be
useful, and PDF sounds like the perfect output format for an invoice.
If the above does not exist, I will be surprised, and maybe I should write
it.
Of course if there is some other non-Ruby system which works great for
this, I wouldn't complain, but Ruby would be nice of course.
I know we have quite a few consultants in the Ruby world. Does anyone
have a nice system for generating billable invoices, possibly
Rails-based, which generates PDF or something of that nature?
Something they would be willing to share (or already do.) This sure
would be nice
here at ywesee we're using two tools that fit your description,
although they are not integrated atm.:
Also thanks James and Peter I'll look at your links as well.
Regards,
Ryan
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On 5/21/06, David Pollak <pollak@gmail.com> wrote:
Ryan,
I've got an open source project called BillFrog. It's a rails app that
allows you to enter time, mileage, expenses, etc. for a variety of
projects/clients and do reports in HTML or Excel.
Hi Pete, do you intend to sell the software or host it like basecamp?
Would be up for doing some beta testing...
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I'm currently working on a project called Miracle Accounts
(www.miracleaccounts.co.uk) although nothing is there at present. I run
a small company and I've tried a few different accounting packages. I
found them to be rather fiddly for my needs and my accountant
recommended just using Excel. I gave that a try but it was too
simplistic - so I'm writing my own
I will be hosting it like Basecamp. Several people have asked about
project tracking tools and I'm wondering whether or not it's worth seeing
if Miracle can use the Basecamp API to provide that side of things. I
don't want to compete against Basecamp and I doubt I could make a better
tracking system - still, that's something to look in to
Cheers,
Pete
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Hi Pete, do you intend to sell the software or host it like basecamp?
Would be up for doing some beta testing...
I'm currently working on a project called Miracle Accounts
(www.miracleaccounts.co.uk) although nothing is there at present. I run
a small company and I've tried a few different accounting packages. I
found them to be rather fiddly for my needs and my accountant
recommended just using Excel. I gave that a try but it was too
simplistic - so I'm writing my own
I will be hosting it like Basecamp. Several people have asked about
project tracking tools and I'm wondering whether or not it's worth seeing
if Miracle can use the Basecamp API to provide that side of things. I
don't want to compete against Basecamp and I doubt I could make a better
tracking system - still, that's something to look in to
Please consider building an alternative to Basecamp. I know a number of people who use it and like it, but I've tried and just don't care for it, and others have shared similar experiences with me.
Rather than build something from scratch, perhaps you could write something that sits on top of Basecamp, and offers alternative means for data manipulation/organization, please a few additional service.
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--
James Britt
"You harmonize; then you customize."
- Wilson Pickett
I will be hosting it like Basecamp. Several people have asked about
project tracking tools and I'm wondering whether or not it's worth seeing
if Miracle can use the Basecamp API to provide that side of things. I
don't want to compete against Basecamp and I doubt I could make a better
tracking system - still, that's something to look in to
Please consider building an alternative to Basecamp. I know a number of people who use it and like it, but I've tried and just don't care for it, and others have shared similar experiences with me.
Rather than build something from scratch, perhaps you could write something that sits on top of Basecamp, and offers alternative means for data manipulation/organization, please a few additional service.
Hi,
What sort of features etc did you have in mind? Miracle will mainly be an accounts package but I can certainly see the need for project management too but it's not something that I would use a lot so any input from the people that do would be greatly appreciated!
