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October 30, 2008

Lost Time Clock MTS Registration Codes

Time Clock MTS users, for whatever reason, whether it be change of staff, lost emails or just simply time passing can sometimes lose their Time Clock MTS registration codes. In some other cases the automatic emails we send out containing registration codes can go astray (perhaps caught up by spam filters or ignored by accident). Either way you need your license code if you need to re-install the software on new PC or keep using it after your trial has expired.

Typically people email me asking for their license code, and unfortunately sometimes this email consists of nothing more than 'I've lost my license code, please send it to me again'. And that's it. No company name, no transaction reference, no nothing. In these cases I either need to go back and do a manual search of our systems looking for a sale made to that email address or I have to reply asking for more information. Of course this is fine, but it leads to delays that are a waste of time and money. So to avoid these delays did you know you can retrieve your own Time Clock MTS registration codes? And it's a very easy thing to do!

All you need is your original purchase transaction reference from your receipt or invoice that was generated when you purchased Time Clock MTS. Then you can go to our Retrieve Time Clock MTS Registration Code page. Here you can just enter your transaction reference and your registration code will be emailed automatically to the email address you used when you purchased Time Clock MTS.

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October 20, 2008

Time Clock Software Security

Even though it's been mentioned here several times before it's well worth mentioning the security features of Time Clock MTS designed to prevent employee fraud. Here's an email I received recently:

"We have found that our employees are able to manipulate their time by simply changing the computer time. Once they change the time on the computer it changes the time on the MTS time clock thus allowing them to clock out early and leave but yet the timesheet is showing them out at a later time. How is it this software allows that? Is there a way to stop it?"

This can of course be addressed by Time Clock MTS. The possible solutions in order of preference are:

  1. Turn on the internet time synchronization feature. This way the clock in and out times are completely un-related to the PC system clock.
  2. If 1. is not possible setup the PC with a system policy requiring Windows Administrator permissions to change the system time.
  3. If 1. and 2. are not possible then turn on the 'admin password required on software startup' feature and check the 'do not allow system clock changes' checkbox. In this case, users cannot change the system clock while Time Clock MTS is running, and while they can stop the software they cannot re-start it without the admin password. The administrator can then check the PC system time before allowing Time Clock MTS to re-start.

If you want to learn about more of the security features within Time Clock MTS take a look at the Security Features of Time Clock MTS weblog post or at the security features help topic in our online help file.

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Time Clock MTS Version 2.1.6 Released

A minor release today fixing up a few problems and improving the way that paid holidays function.

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October 13, 2008

Time Clock MTS Version 2.1.5 Released

A new release today containing some improvements to the new error reporting started in version 2.1.4. The release also contains some fixes and improvements to reports and some other minor changes.

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October 9, 2008

Time Clock MTS Version 2.1.4 Released

A minor release today containing one small fix, some error checking, and improvements to the software to make it easier to use with touchscreens. The list of changes includes:

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October 3, 2008

Time Clock MTS Version 2.1.3 Released

Version 2.1.3 of Time Clock MTS was released today containing fixes to several reports and some other minor fixes to rarely occurring bugs. Today's release includes the following changes:

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Free Time Attendance Software

I've mentioned it several times before (here, here , and here) but it's worth mentioning again because I still get people asking where the free version of Time Clock MTS is.

The free version of Time Clock MTS is just the normal version of Time Clock MTS subject to a few restrictions. Firstly, you can install it on one computer only. This means no clients, and it means collecting information from one location only and administering the software from the same location. The second restriction is that you can only track three employees while using the software in free mode. If you're a bit unclear about the difference between employees and clients try taking a look here.

So, if you're a small business, perhaps just starting up and want some time attendance software to track yours and your employee's time....why not give the free version of Time Clock MTS a go? It's easy to use, produces the reports you need and can grow with your business.

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October 1, 2008

On Clients and Employees

One of the more common things people get confused with Time Clock MTS is the difference between Employees and Clients. For example, a common misconception is that if you want to track 20 employees then you'll need 20 clients. In most situations this is not the case.

A Client is simply a PC that has the Time Clock MTS Client software installed on it. A client can be used to collect time and attendance information and store it in the central Time Clock MTS Database.

An Employee is the core piece of data that is tracked within Time Clock MTS. Generally any Time Clock MTS Client can be used to track information for any employee that happens to be in the database.

OK so given that, what exactly does, for example, a 10 Client License of Time Clock MTS give you as a user? Well, it allows you to install the Time Clock MTS Administrator program on one PC so that you can administer the software and run reports from it. It also allows you to install the Time Clock MTS Client on up to 10 other computers so you can collect time and attendance information from them. Finally, it allows you to track and manage up to 75 Employees in the Time Clock MTS database.

I hope that helps to clear up this misconception!

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