Offline access from your Windows Mobile device
March 4th, 2008 by Shashank
We just released a brand new mobile interface for Buxfer, which provides offline access to your data with the help of Google Gears for mobile. So you can access Buxfer from your mobile device even when you are not connected to the internet! If you are always on the go, and hate to go online just to check your bank balance, then this is just what you have been looking for. Just point your browser to:
http://m.buxfer.com
Google Gears is an open source browser extension that enables web applications to provide offline functionality. Today, Google released a version of Google Gears for the Windows Mobile platform, and we are glad to launch our offline mobile app in collaboration with Google. Support for more mobile platforms is in the works.
In online mode, the mobile interface lets you access your bank account balances, transactions, and analysis charts. You can add/edit accounts, transactions or tags. You can even synchronize your bank accounts right from your cellphone! More features should be coming your way shortly …
In offline mode, you can access all the above features in a read-only mode. You won’t be able to add new transactions or edit your tags, but you can still view your account balances, recent transactions and analysis charts.
March 4th, 2008 at 2:17 am
Cool! Isn’t it possible to add this functionality for Desktops, with Google Gears?
March 4th, 2008 at 2:36 am
[...] Take Zoho and Buxfer, for example: Zoho is a powerful suite of web-based productivity applications, while Buxfer is an innovative personal finance web application that helps you track your money. With Google Gears for mobile integrated into mobile Zoho and Buxfer, you can now access these web applications even when your phone is disconnected from the mobile web. Stuck on a plane? No problem — you can still read your docs on your mobile with Zoho Writer Mobile offline. Want to buy that new plasma TV, but can’t remember how much is in your account? Check your balance with Buxfer’s mobile web application, even if there is no cell phone signal. Try them out on your Windows Mobile 6 device by going to m.buxfer.com or mobile.zoho.com. [...]
March 4th, 2008 at 2:49 am
[...] The first two apps taking advantage of Gears Mobile are Buxfer a finance tracking application and Zoho Writer. [...]
March 4th, 2008 at 3:02 am
Jeenu,
Our offline mobile app supports only read-only access to your financial data. Which makes sense in the context of a mobile app, since you are out somewhere and want to have a quick look at your balance, budget, or some recent transaction. For a desktop app, would an offline but read-only version suit your needs? What is the principal reason you want to to access Buxfer offline from your Desktop, and what are the top set of features you want to access in that mode?
Thanks a ton for your feedback! :)
March 4th, 2008 at 3:14 am
[...] Google official Blogs are also having this announcement - Google Mobile Blog and Google Code Blog with examples of Zoho Writer (already shown above) and Buxfer - a personal finance web based application. [...]
March 4th, 2008 at 4:32 am
[...] By touting integration with services such as Zoho and Buxfer, Google is clearly happy to help competitors enter this arena as well. Or perhaps this is simply a maneuver to combat Microsoft’s recent moves into the online world (our coverage). Either way, look for things to change by the time Google’s mobile platform Android is released. [...]
March 4th, 2008 at 6:26 am
[...] Already, there are two major Windows Mobile web applications that use Google Gears for Mobile, such as the social payment service Buxfer and online Office suite provider Zoho which can be accessed from your Pocket PC browser by going to m.buxfer.com or mobile.zoho.com respectively. [...]
March 4th, 2008 at 8:44 am
[...] Twee partners die er al mee beginnen zijn Zoho en Buxfer. Buxfer is een online applicatie om je financiën te beheren. (voornamelijk in de VS van toepassing) Zoho is een online productiviteitssuite (tekstverwerking, spreadsheet etc.) die volledig in de browser draait. Vanaf nu kan je dus ook je tekstverwerkingsdocumenten op je GSM raadplegen in de browser, zonder internetverbinding. [...]
March 4th, 2008 at 9:29 am
[...] Take Zoho and Buxfer, for example: Zoho is a powerful suite of web-based productivity applications, while Buxfer is an innovative personal finance web application that helps you track your money. With Google Gears for mobile integrated into mobile Zoho and Buxfer, you can now access these web applications even when your phone is disconnected from the mobile web. Stuck on a plane? No problem — you can still read your docs on your mobile with Zoho Writer Mobile offline. Want to buy that new plasma TV, but can’t remember how much is in your account? Check your balance with Buxfer’s mobile web application, even if there is no cell phone signal. Try them out on your Windows Mobile 6 device by going to m.buxfer.com or mobile.zoho.com. [...]
March 4th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
[...] Take Zoho and Buxfer, for example: Zoho is a powerful suite of web-based productivity applications, while Buxfer is an innovative personal finance web application that helps you track your money. With Google Gears for mobile integrated into mobile Zoho and Buxfer, you can now access these web applications even when your phone is disconnected from the mobile web. Stuck on a plane? No problem — you can still read your docs on your mobile with Zoho Writer Mobile offline. Want to buy that new plasma TV, but can’t remember how much is in your account? Check your balance with Buxfer’s mobile web application, even if there is no cell phone signal. Try them out on your Windows Mobile 6 device by going to m.buxfer.com or mobile.zoho.com. [...]
March 4th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
Congrats on the release!
Best,
Brad Neuberg
Google Gears
http://codinginparadise.org
March 4th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
Thanks Brad! :)
March 4th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
[...] Developers can use this technology to develop offline capability into mobile web applications. 2 major apps that currently use Google Gears are Zoho (mobile.zoho.com), an office suite and Buxfer (m.buxfer.com), a social payment service. The Zoho suite using Google Gear for desktop has been available for few months. [...]
March 4th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
[...] Google has released a version of Google Gears that runs on Windows Mobile 5.0/6 devices. What does that mean? It means that you can access web applications like Zoho Writer or Buxfer on your mobile, even when you’re offline. You’ll need to go online at some point to synchronize your data, but once that’s done you can open and view your documents while you’re on the subway or on the ocean floor (the two places we’re pretty sure there’s on internet access available). [...]
March 7th, 2008 at 10:38 am
Is there a way to sync all accounts at once? On the mobile (iPhoen) it can be a bit of a hassle to go into every account and sync them manually.
March 7th, 2008 at 10:51 am
Paul,
Right now, its not possible. But we are working on it and hope to make this feature available soon.
March 8th, 2008 at 2:15 am
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I use buxfer almost daily. I’ve had times where I tried to lookup buxfer only to find that my internet connection is down. Recently were were hit by an under sea cable mishap, and I was out of internet for days. My thought was that, since buxfer is already making use of Google gears to provide read-only access to data, why don’t have it in Desktops as well. I would just like to see the feature in, if that’s not gonna take much :D
April 3rd, 2008 at 7:54 pm
[...] Google Gear is a plug-in for for Windows Mobile Internet Explorer browser that allows Web application using this technology to use offline capability. The 2 major apps that currently use Google Gears are Zoho (mobile.zoho.com), an office suite and Buxfer (m.buxfer.com), a social payment service. [...]
April 7th, 2008 at 7:05 am
[...] * Buxfer- personal finance manager- the Gears support was added in January 2008 and was extended to Windows Mobile in March- the application has the option to store the authentication information offline. “You will have the convenience of not needing to login into your financial institution repeatedly, as well as the peace of mind that your private information is secure and completely under your control!” [...]
April 15th, 2008 at 3:45 am
[...] * Buxfer- personal finance manager- the Gears support was added in January 2008 and was extended to Windows Mobile in March- the application has the option to store the authentication information offline. “You will have the convenience of not needing to login into your financial institution repeatedly, as well as the peace of mind that your private information is secure and completely under your control!” [...]
April 19th, 2008 at 9:59 am
[...] * Buxfer - personal finance manager - the Gears support was added in January 2008 and was extended to Windows Mobile in March - the application has the option to store the authentication information offline. “You will have the convenience of not needing to login into your financial institution repeatedly, as well as the peace of mind that your private information is secure and completely under your control!” [...]
May 24th, 2008 at 6:42 am
[...] Take Zoho and Buxfer, for example: Zoho is a powerful suite of web-based productivity applications, while Buxfer is an innovative personal finance web application that helps you track your money. With Google Gears for mobile integrated into mobile Zoho and Buxfer, you can now access these web applications even when your phone is disconnected from the mobile web. Stuck on a plane? No problem — you can still read your docs on your mobile with Zoho Writer Mobile offline. Want to buy that new plasma TV, but can’t remember how much is in your account? Check your balance with Buxfer’s mobile web application, even if there is no cell phone signal. Try them out on your Windows Mobile 6 device by going to m.buxfer.com or mobile.zoho.com. [...]
July 28th, 2008 at 11:42 am
[...] Zoho and Buxfer, for example: Zoho is a powerful suite of web-based productivity applications, while Buxfer is an [...]
September 10th, 2008 at 11:43 pm
This article is nice and highly informative.Google gears released a brand new mobile interface for Buxfer, which provides offline access to your data .You can access Buxfer from your mobile device even when you are not connected to the internet!.this is the great thing.
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nancy
mobile phone recycling
October 23rd, 2008 at 9:30 am
EPN…
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November 14th, 2008 at 7:43 am
[...] finance manager - the Gears support was added in January 2008 and was extended to Windows Mobile in March - the application has the option to store the authentication information offline. “You will [...]
February 1st, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Hello,
Shashank wrote:
“Our offline mobile app supports only read-only access to your financial data. Which makes sense in the context of a mobile app, since you are out somewhere and want to have a quick look at your balance, budget, or some recent transaction.”
From my point of view, the first time I read that buxfer, an accouncy web application, will use Google Gears for offline mode, I thought: “Finally ! I will be able to enter my transactions where and when I wish !” and I immediately created an account.
Then I read this blog describing that it is not possible to create a transaction in offline mode…
I was disappointed…
Is it a planned feature ? and if yes for when please ?
if it is not planned to add this feature to offline mode, can you explain why please ?
Thanks in advance
Christophe
February 22nd, 2009 at 10:20 pm
it will be a great improvent if Buxfer can be offline edit,especially on ipod
it’s a must-have feature
May 11th, 2009 at 5:38 am
For those of us without 24/7 access to internet year-round — because of travel, connection problems or whatever reason — it would be VERY useful to have an offline version of Buxfer. Read-only offline would be good, and I would use it; editable offline would be great and make this a killer app.
May 11th, 2009 at 5:40 am
…by the way, I’m thinking primarily of offline (read-only or editable) for desktop; offline editable for mobile phone would be great too.
October 6th, 2009 at 12:21 am
[...] Zoho and Buxfer, for example: Zoho is a powerful suite of web-based productivity applications, while Buxfer is an [...]
January 4th, 2010 at 12:30 am
Any progress on getting buxfer work offline as a desktop app as well as offline editable ??