Frequently Asked Questions

Does TimeCache 7.0 work with Microsoft Windows?
No. TimeCache is a Macintosh-only application.

Does TimeCache 7.0 work with multiple users?
Yes. TimeCache is a single-user application, but it has a range of features to allow workgroups to track their time on the same projects. Learn more about TimeCache 7.0's workgroup support on a page dedicated to that subject.

What's new in TimeCache 7.0?

• TimeCache 7.0 is now a Universal Binary application for native speed on both Intel and PPC Macs
• TimeCache 7.0 includes a new Analysis Chart feature to make it easier than ever to see how you're spending your time
• TimeCache 7.0 has improved reporting options
• TimeCache 7.0's cleaner new user interface lets you concentrate more on what's important to you
• TimeCache 7.0 lets you export each day's time entries to iCal for a graphic overview of your daily activity
• TimeCache 7.0 builds on improvements introduced in version 6.0:
  • TimeCache 7.0 offers the ability to spell-check descriptive notes for your billing entries
  • TimeCache 7.0 offers user activity logging to help you keep track of what you were doing, when
  • Default sets in the Daily Log make adding entries to the Daily Log a snap
  • Invoice improvements
  • There are more ways to track information about your projects, including options to record project descriptions, purchase order numbers and custom fields
  • Plus lots more!

What's the difference between the trial copy of TimeCache that I downloaded and the full version?
When you register your copy of TimeCache with The PandaWare Company, you receive a registration key that allows unlimited use for one person. It eliminates the 20-day limit on saving data. Otherwise, an unregistered copy is exactly the same as a registered one (so you can try out everything to your heart's content before purchasing a license).

How much does TimeCache cost?
The registration fee is $60.00 per user. If more than one person is going to be using TimeCache, please pay a separate registration fee for each person.

How do I register my copy of TimeCache 7.0?
You can register by credit card on the web or by sending a check directly to The PandaWare Company. Go to our Purchase page for details.

Can TimeCache 7.0 watch me as I work and automatically start timing a project when I open certain documents or applications on my Mac?
Sort of. You can set up TimeCache to launch an application, document or folder full of files when you being timing your work on a Project. Each Project can have a different "Launcher." TimeCache 7.0 can also be set to turn off its timer after a set period of idle time--any length of time you specify when there is no keyboard or mouse activity. TimeCache 7.0 also offers user activity logging, so you can easily see what applications and windows were active at any point in the day.

Can I use TimeCache to create invoices for billing my clients?
Of course! TimeCache 7.0 has a great invoice function that lets you create invoices, add adjustments and payments, and check on aging at a glance. TimeCache 7.0 lets you customize invoice layouts extensively so they reflect your business.

Can TimeCache produce reports on my billable activity?
Yes. TimeCache has a wide range of built-in report types that should be able to take care of just about any need. You can view activity in date view, date range, project, multi-project, summary and multi-project summary, client and client summary, and billing category reports. What you choose to include in reports, and how you lay them out, are extremely customizable.

If you want to include information that TimeCache 7.0 doesn't print out, you will probably want to use its exporting capabilities. TimeCache exports data in a tab-delimited format that can be opened in spreadsheet, database or even word processing applications where you can customize them to your heart's content or merge them with data from other applications. There is also a "FileMaker" export format that works with a FileMaker Pro report template ("TimeCache FM Template") that ships with TimeCache 7.0.

Once I've posted entries to Job Sheets, can I change them?
Yes. You can change just about anything on a Job Sheet (TimeCache 7.0's "permanent" information storage area for each project) by Option-clicking the item you want to change. There are also a number of ways to change the information that TimeCache keeps about the projects themselves. It's all explained in depth in the online help.