FinanceToGo 1.6 is out in the wild and boasts several new features and improvements to the small business finance software for Mac OS X. The most visible improvements include the new interface, consisting of a sidebar and app-wide search to make navigation even easier. The quick transaction entry allows you to add new transactions even quicker than before, and the new graphs are easier to read. Lots more is to come as we aggressively update FinanceToGo during 2008. But for now, you can download FinanceToGo 1.6 for free and buy for only $44.95.

The upcoming FinanceToGo 1.6 includes lots of new features. Here’s just a few:

• Flag and check any important transactions.
• Search in the toolbar allows you to easily find any transaction within seconds.
• A new sidebar similar to those you’re familiar with in Mail and the Finder.
• A refined File Settings interface lets you easily change default accounts and more.
• New graphs allow you to easily analyse expenditure.
• Choose to view transactions from only a certain time period, for example one week.

We are aware of the issue regarding Compost under Leopard with the contextual menu, and version 1.9 is coming very shortly. Hang in there!

Bin-it 1.5 has been released. This new version is Leopard compatible and improves the interface. It also adds several options for the text label feature. Free for existing users, $12.50 for new users.

The exciting MacSanta event is on again, offering discounts on the best shareware for the Mac. Unfortunately, Fastforward couldn’t participate because MacSanta is popular and all the free slots got filled too quickly! However, we are going to run our own Christmas promotion shortly which will run for our entire product range including FinanceToGo, Meander, QuickSnap, Bin-it, Compost and Galder. Stay tuned!

Fastforward recently acquired Meander, a fun and easy-to-use mapping app for Mac OS X. This version is completely free for existing users, and $19.95 for new users.

This upcoming version of FinanceToGo streamlines the interface, providing users with a sidebar for easy access to transactions, accounts and categories. Many other areas of the double-entry accounting software have also been improved. Best of all, this version shall be free for existing users. Stay tuned for announcements on new features and more!

According to the folks at C-Command Software who develop SpamSieve (the best spam filter on the Mac), you shouldn’t be bouncing your spam. Lots of users think that using the bounce command in an email client will remove your email from spam lists, but this usually turns out to be false.

Galder is a unique and attractive puzzle board game.
Galder is a new fun, addictive and completely interactive puzzle board game. The player must remove gem stones as quickly as possible from the board. It is suitable for both quick and casual gamers. Using the circular board, gamers must turn segments of the board to align same-colored gem stones to successfully remove them.