MoneyWorks

The Apple Mac Mini with Apple Silicon makes a great, fast, efficient server for MoneyWorks Datacentre. However, there is one important thing to know about Mac desktop computers like the Mac Mini: By default, the Mac will go to sleep … Continue reading →

The MoneyWorks Timer app (as well as a Reports app) is included with every installation of MoneyWorks Datacentre and MoneyWorks Now. It allows the recording of time and materials used on jobs from any browser, and hence can be used … Continue reading →

Because MoneyWorks Datacentre runs as an unattended server, critical error conditions need to be brought to the attention of the server’s administrator. This is done by emailing the administrator. You do not need to configure outgoing email; the email will … Continue reading →

When MoneyWorks generates reports or forms, it queries the system’s printing system for localised page sizes. For this to work, there must be a printer driver available to provide that information. Usually, on Windows 10, even when there is no … Continue reading →

If you find that a window in MoneyWorks is opening with too large a size and does not fit within the MDI frame window (on Windows), or is extending off the screen, this may be due to customised column widths … Continue reading →

Google have deprecated and will eventually remove the ability to send email using their SMTP server with your normal Gmail password (it will work until June 2020 if allow insecure apps is turned on in your Google account settings). Going … Continue reading →

It is common to scan and attach invoices/receipts etc to transaction records in MoneyWorks to avoid having to keep paper copies. Unfortunately, scanners and cameras tend to create files are that are much much bigger than is necessary for a … Continue reading →

For the first time in over 30 years, the newest Mac system software comes with an all-new filesystem: APFS (replacing the venerable HFS/HFS+, which has been around since 1985). While it has some advantages, APFS drops support for certain filesystem … Continue reading →

MoneyWorks Now is MoneyWorks accounting hosted in the cloud. Cognito currently maintains several cloud servers in Auckland, New Zealand. You can have your data hosted on our server for a monthly fee without any other software costs. You still get … Continue reading →