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 The answer is absolutely. In fact I am looking for beta testers now as I am getting close to release with a new version.

Here is what I have been doing to the product.

1. I have re-written most of JetSet. This rewrite has resulted in the software now being compatible with iOS 4.2 (soon 4.3). The benefit is that JetSet has full support for multitasking on iOS.

2. I have added support for email attachments for expense reports. No longer do you need to cut/paste the expense report from the email body.

3. You now have control over how expense report files are delimited. You can select comma or tabbed within the software. Further you can set a default email account for expense reports to be emailed to.

4. I have cleaned up a lot of the user interface so that fonts render nicely.

5. I have re-written the phone/web database for airlines, hotels and car rental companies. You will be able to submit your favorites (so everyone can benefit) and add them to your own phone.

But what about multiple currency support?

Well that is what I need beta testers for--I am close to releasing a beta with this functionality in place. Here is how it is going to work and I believe it to be a unique approach not done by others. You will be able to set the base currency that the software will use by default (of course it will figure it out if you don’t want to set it). You will be able to override the currency base support when you create a new expense report. You will be able to set a currency per expense item as well. This will allow you to use the application in nearly every country in the world--no matter where you are based. The report generated will have each expense with the original amount you paid and the converted amount based on the exchange rate you enter. (I may add support for downloading exchange rates but in my experience this is not necessary as you rarely get the exchange rate the bank does and don’t you want every penny back you paid?)

I also intend to support DropBox very soon. This will give you the ability to save your expense reports directly to disk so that you do not have to email or upload anything.  This will finally give me a reasonable answer to the photo receipts--you will not have to fight email servers that will not let you have large attachments—my primary reason for never supporting this.

Finally.. I know it has been a while. Believe me I have seen the ugly reviews on the App Store. I have had to be on hiatus for a while for personal reasons.

Oh.. and iPad.. yeah. that is coming too!

If you are interested in beta testing (you do not need to purchase the software to beta test) please drop an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it I can only take 50 or so testers so once the slots are gone.. They’re gone.

Everyone else.. Stay tuned. I fully intend to take back my rightful position on the App Store!

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I wanted to let everyone know that JetSet 1.3 development is continuing. There was a hiatus caused by some personal events in my life. Now I am working toward a 1.3 release that has a number of new items.

 This update fully supports the v3 iPhone SDK and has built in email support. This means that you will no longer have to exit the application to email your expense reports. Also you will no longer need to copy and paste the expense report from the body of an email. Instead you will see an attachment with the expense report encoded in the CSV format. This should make importing easier. I am also going to give you the option to set the type of CSV file created--either tab or comma delimited. This should help some who have had problems with TAB characters being removed from the expense report.

 What about currency support? Well I have done a lot of the work but I may put that into 1.4 so that I can get 1.3 out faster. We will see. Things have gone well this last week with the 1.3 release. I am close to releasing the beta now to the internal testing group. If you are interested in being a tester (and you don't mind a crash or two while we get the bugs ironed out) send me an email to support.

 Thanks everyone for being patient. JetSet is far from dead.

BriteMac LLC Is please to announce the release of JetSet Expenses 1.2 now available on the iTunes App Store. We would like to thank the team of beta testers for their hard work during the many months of development. It is their input that guided the development of this release.

This is of course a free upgrade to current users of JetSet 1.1. To upgrade simply start iTunes and check for an application update. Download the update.

 Here is the list of features:
-Quick expense category selection with JetSet’s unique visual icons. 15 major expense categories and 100+ sub-expense categories allowing you to easily choose and classify expenses without typing.

- NEW: JetSet Expenses now supports up to 6 different customizable payment types. You can now mark your individual expense with the credit card of your choice.

- NEW:  Worried that you are losing money on your trip? JetSet keeps track of your personal balance based on the expenses you paid for versus what expenses are allowances to you.

- NEW: Ability to mark expenses as billable. Now if you travel for others you can keep track of expenses so you can easily bill your client later when you’re back at the office.

- NEW: Ability to mark expenses as reimbursable. The company often purchases expenses such as airline tickets for you. You need to track them as part of your expense report. JetSet Expenses makes this simple.

- NEW: Complete mileage support. You can set up allowances for business, medical, charity and one you define. You can use the build in mileage editor to easily track the odometer readings as required by tax authorities around the world.

- Detailed expense reporting capabilities providing expense category summaries and itemized detail for meals, mileage, entertainment and all other expense categories.

- NEW: Multiple reporting options are available as well. Options for a full reporting, summary reporting and payment type based reporting. Change the options to suit your need.

- NEW: Support for your iPhone international settings. JetSet Expenses now respects your local currency and local date formatting.

- Built in business calculator with percent key that can be used to record expense amounts and split expenses, and can be used as a stand-alone calculator within the program.

- Built in Airline, Hotel and Rental Car databases with one-touch connectivity via telephone or the web -- don’t worry these contacts won’t get merged into your address book!

- Built in one-touch camera feature for photographing receipts for individual expenses. Photos are stored with individual expenses and added to your photo gallery and will sync with your PC or Macintosh using iTunes or your favorite Windows program.

- Expense comments section provides one-touch access to the iPhone Address Book allowing user to select names associated with business expense receipts for all expense types.

- Smart Start/End Dates that change as you enter and delete expenses.

- NEW: Improved user interface with features that do not get in your way. You can enter as much or as little data as you need.

- Compatibility with Google Spreadsheet, Microsoft Excel and Numbers using a single cut and paste to copy data.  

- Complete support for uploading, sharing, and storing and editing expense reports using Goggle Spreadsheet.

- Complete support for emailing your expense reports using the built in iPhone mail client.

- Support for simultaneously tracking multiple expense reports including global views providing individual report totals.

Visit the Gallery to view screen shots.

Product is now available at the iTunes App Store for $9.99.

JetSet is unlike any other expense tracking and reporting software available for the iPhone. JetSet is full of features and fun and easy to use allowing you to enter expenses as they happen.
 
Features:

-Quick expense category selection with JetSet’s unique visual icons. 15 major expense categories and 100+ sub-expense categories allowing you to easily choose and classify expenses without typing.

- Intuitive user experience designed for easy expense data entry requiring minimal typing. No diving in and out of menus!

- Detailed expense reporting capabilities providing expense category summaries and itemized detail for meals, mileage and miscellaneous expenses.

- Built in business calculator with percent key that can be used to record expense amounts and split expenses, and can be used as a stand-alone calculator within the program.

- Built in Airline, Hotel and Rental Car databases with one-touch connectivity via telephone or the web -- don’t worry these contacts won’t get merged into your address book!

- Built in one-touch camera feature for photographing receipts for individual expenses. Photos are stored with individual expenses and added to your photo gallery and will sync with your PC or Macintosh.

- Expense comments section provides one-touch access to the iPhone Address Book allowing user to select names associated with business expense receipts for all expense types.

- Smart Start/End Dates that change as you enter and delete expenses.

- Compatibility with Google Spreadsheet and Microsoft Excel using a single cut and paste to copy data.  

- Complete support for uploading, sharing, and storing and editing expense reports using Goggle Spreadsheet.

- Complete support for emailing your expense reports using the built in iPhone mail client.

- Support for simultaneously tracking multiple expense reports including global views providing individual report totals.

There are a lot more exciting features to come--upgrade for free to 1.2 of Jetset now in development.
 

 Click here to get your copy of JetSet for $9.99 (this will open iTunes).

 Do not want to follow the link? Just search for JetSet in iTunes in the finance category.