This release focuses on the new customizable tool statuses. This allows libraries to setup and edit a list of custom “states” that items can be in, including specifying if an item is “for sale”, “in maintenance”, “sold” or even “recycled”. Items can be placed into one or more sates,a nd
Did you know that in Seattle you have access to cars, tools, workspaces, and even land without having to own them? Here at Local Tools we make sharing easier with the use of online, mobile and social media tools, but we also realize building a real community and culture around
New Features [LEND-739] – Inventory Report Bugs Fixed [LEND-679] – Can’t start cart for non-full-member when starting with an item [LEND-713] – NPE in weeklyCheckOutIn [LEND-717] – Admin stats are blank if there are no checkouts [LEND-718] – First data point in graphs is always 0 [LEND-736] – The Stats/Graphs
Version 1.8.1 of Local Tools, our lending library management system has been released. The biggest addition to this release is the ability to define and edit your own tool categories. In Local Tools, items are managed in a hierarchy (e.g. Hand Tools vs. Power Tools), and in a previous release
For those parents looking to save money this holiday season (or any time), “ShortCuts” Columnist for the NY Times, Alina Tugend, has an excellent article on renting or borrowing toys from places like BabyPlays.com: IF you want to avoid spending a lot of money this year on things that won’t last,
We’re excited to announced that on Wednesday, November 30th 2011 at 7pm we’ll be giving a workshop in Seattle on how to start a community tool lending library with the West Seattle Tool Library. The meeting will be held at the Ravenna Eckstein Community Center and we’ll be providing answers
This is potentially our last release before 1.8, which will provide us with a better platform for some bigger features and user experience improvements. The feedback we’ve been getting on the recent releases of Local Tools from some of the tool libraries we work with has been fabulous. Keep an
Local Tools 1.7 has been released with a brand new Admin Dashboard. The new dashboard brings all commons tasks to one start page for administrators. We’ll be adding additional reports and metrics, as well as simplifying the dashboard further. This release also brings the ability to categorize tools by “use”
The tool libraries we work with have an amazing assortment of tools. One of our favorites is the cider press at the West Seattle Tool Library: In West Seattle, there are an abundance of apple and pear trees. And every fall, each tree produces more fresh fruit than one house
This will be the last release in the 1.6.x series, and we’ll be moving on to 1.7 where we have some bigger changes planned. This release focuses on minor improvements, fixing Internet Explorer support for IE7 through IE9 and adding the start of email receipts for transactions (like check-in/check-out). We