Hamilton 1.1 Released
April 22, 2008
After a brief private beta and just under a month after Hamilton 1.0 shipped, I’m happy to release Hamilton 1.1 today. Thanks to everyone who downloaded, tried out 1.0, and sent me their feedback. I wasn’t able to get everyone’s feature suggestions in for this release but will try to include as many as I can in 1.2 this summer.
Here’s what’s new in 1.1:
- Support for E Bonds
Hamilton now supports the E series of US Savings Bonds that were issued between 1941 and 1980. Many of these have already reached maturity the bonds issued in the late 70s are still earning interest. - Search
I added a toolbar to the application window that has a new search field to let you quickly search by serial number. If you’re looking for a specific bond or a few bonds with similar serial numbers, finding them just got a lot easier. - HTML Import & Export
Hamilton can now import HTML files generated by the US Treasury’s online Savings Bond Calculator, and can also export a HTML file that let’s you load your bonds back into the Savings Bond Calculator. It’s your data, use it where you like it! - More CSV!
When exporting to CSV more information about your bonds is exported than just the Serial Number and Issue Date. - Improved Error Handling
When importing CSV, HTML, or creating bonds by hand - errors with serial numbers and issue dates are handled much more gracefully. - Printing
You can now print a basic report of your savings bonds (or just the selected group) and their information and value - Better Groups:
You can now create a new group simply by dragging a selection of bonds to the list of groups. When groups are created their name is automatically selected for editing so you don’t have to double-click them right away to rename them either. - More Clear Value Label
The total value label in the lower right-hand corner of the application window now only shows the total value of the bonds in the selected group. It no longer shows the total of the selected bonds, some people found this confusing and it wasn’t always easy to tell what the value was representing.