I have been busy integrating Asterisk into NimbleBilling – take a look see and let me know what you think!

UPDATE : An online demo is available here!

As a sole proprietor and “freelancer” it is never easy wearing all of the hats, especially when I am knee deep in bugs and get a sales or support call.  One of the most troubling issues I have is with asking for money.  I never have a problem creating the invoice but it is that bloody send button that kills me.

Because of the above – I have decided to finally get organized and put together an automated invoicing application so I don’t have to worry about billing – the computer does for me.  Basically you point your browser to a web app and adda few items to a job list – then save.  Here’s a screencast that should demo it better than I can type it :

Here’s some of the functionality summed up in a brief list.

  • Add / Edit / Delete Clients
  • Add / Edit / Delete Invoices
  • Add / Edit / Delete Jobs
  • Add / Edit / Delete Taxes
  • Add / Edit / Delete Services / Products
  • Auto Email Invoice
  • Download PDF Invoice

It probably does a lot more but I am too excited to complete the PayPal module.

Be sure to check back for updates – a version will be available for you shortly!

This is a great technique for use with large forms with many values you need to save.  It can get in the way if you need individual validation for each value – however it can save a whole ton of time when submitting any number of form fields.

The video isn’t super high quality so I have attached the source here.

Two CodeIgniter developers will be joining us for July’s Screencast – A spectacular C++ also PHP master Mr. Weston and of course myself.  This month’s topic will be JQuery and Codeigniter which I assume will draw a crowd as it is a quickly emerging now that CI has really exploded in popularity.

We have room for 18 participants and would love to know what the audience (meaning you) wants to discuss specifically.

I shot this screen for those who are looking for an extremely simple explanation and demonstration for sending and receiving data asynchronously via jQuery Post and JSON.  About two years ago I really struggled with this concept so I figure there are probably others who will find this information useful. I would have been extremely happy to find something like this when I was learning (and frustrated).