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Focus Booster Changelog

What's new in Focus Booster 2.2.0

Nov 25, 2015
  • We made some major changes to how focus booster can be used and also how our plans and pricing work. These changes will enable us to deliver more value to our users, in providing an app that really encourages people to use the pomodoro technique and grow productivity.
  • Mandatory log in:
  • Like many other time tracking apps it is now manadatory for you to log in. We are essentially a cloud service, with the bonus of a desktop app, so as we offer new plaforms and services, log in is going to be important! It also gives us the ability to connect focus booster to other tools and products in the future, for those much requested integrations!
  • New free plan limits:
  • Previously the focus booster free plan was limited to 3 days data retention, but now we will be limiting our new Starter plan (which is free) to 20 session per month. Which is great because now you will have access to all your historical data!
  • Creating an account:
  • Please note because everyone using v2.2.0 will now have to sign in to use focus booster, you will need to create an account if you don't already have one.
  • Auto suggest labels:
  • No need to look back through your timesheets to find out what you labelled the last session, these auto suggest labels are also filterable in the session report.
  • Create clients in the timer:
  • New clients can now be created on the fly in the timer, no need to go to the client tab in the web app.
  • Turn clients and revenue off:
  • A great new feature for those not using focus booster with an hourly rate.
  • Clients and labels are no longer mandatory:
  • You can save sessions without assigning a client and/or a label for more flexibility.
  • New plans:
  • We have introduced three plan levels. The Professional plan for those who do a lot of sessions or use clients and revenue. The Individual plan for those doing less than 200 sessions per month. The Starter plan for those learning the pomodoro technique, this is our free plan offering with 20 sessions per month.
  • Extended free trial:
  • All new sign-ups will be receiving a free 30 day Professional Plan trial of focus booster so they can get to know the product and decide what level they need. If you would like to sign up for your free trial again you can do so by emailing your username. We will in turn delete your old account so you can have your free trial again!
  • Session timeouts:
  • We've greatly improved the workflow that follows when your session times out. We capture this, give you the ability to log in again and repeat your last request.
  • General improvements:
  • We have done quite a lot of general improvements and bug fixes from version 2.1 too.

New in Focus Booster 2.1.0 (Nov 25, 2015)

  • New design: Completely new look and feel. Much cleaner, and more simple. We've moved to a circle progress indicator, and the mini timer overall is smaller.
  • Desktop themes: You can now choose between a light theme and a dark theme.
  • Main window toggle
  • Clicking on the timer display in the mini window, will toggle the main window to minimize/restore.
  • New client selection control: Greatly improved with the ability to filter and select by keyboard only.
  • Record partial sessions: When you hit the 'stop' button half way through a session, you'll now be prompted to save the time to HQ.

New in Focus Booster 2.0.0 (Nov 25, 2015)

  • With the introduction of focus booster time tracking we had to rethink the desktop client. We needed something with a little more flexibility as we were moving away from being just a timer. As such, we have a completely new design, something fresh, clean and easy to use.
  • All version 1 timer features are in the desktop client timer. We are currently still in the process of adding all preferences into the web app timer. The biggest change is of course the additon of focus booster time tracking, which enables you to assign clients and labels to sessions, record them through automatic syncing to timesheets, manage client details, create reports and view great dashboards. It is a pomodoro time management system and we love it!

New in Focus Booster 1.3.2 (Feb 4, 2014)

  • Fixed the high CPU usage problem

New in Focus Booster 1.2 (Jul 25, 2011)

  • You can force reset focus booster's window position if you have issues in a multi-screen setup
  • focus booster window becomes opaque when dragging around the screen
  • focus booster will now restore to mini mode (if exited while in mini mode)
  • Fixed an issue in which preferences wouldn't always save in certain situations
  • focus booster can now handle time length change, while counting down

New in Focus Booster 1.1 (Jul 25, 2011)

  • You can now control if focus booster is always on top or not
  • A new mini-mode for those that want a small focus booster (progress bar included)
  • Refined close button and placement
  • A new minimize button (to minimize focus booster)

New in Focus Booster 1.0.2 (Jul 25, 2011)

  • Window position is now restored from the previous session

New in Focus Booster 1.0.1 (Jul 25, 2011)

  • Resolved an issue in which the session length would not always update

New in Focus Booster 1.0 (Jul 25, 2011)

  • Added a break counter (in between sessions)
  • Ticking sound preference is now live (i.e. starts/stops the ticking mid session)
  • A sound plays at the start of a new session (to get you focussed)
  • Added a gripper at the top of all windows (for easier dragging)
  • The interface now sports a close button
  • Most graphic elements have been refined
  • Pixel Bender effects for when a session is finished
  • The main window is now resizable