What's new in MyStuff2

MyStuff2 is a major new version of My Stuff. While it is true that anyone that has purchased the original My Stuff will have to pay again for MyStuff2, I believe the following list of improvements more than justifies the cost (not to mention My Stuff has had free improvements for 2 1/2 years).

• Easy transfer of existing data from any installed version of My Stuff.
• Full iPad support.
• Barcode scanning
  • Add new items by scanning barcodes with the camera or existing images.
  • Add new items by manually entering barcode numbers.
  • Populate barcode attributes.
• Product search integrated with Amazon.
  • Scan a barcode and item information is filled in from Amazon.
  • Type in keywords and select matching products. New items will be created with product data.
  • Select multiple matches to quickly add related products.
• New attribute types:
  • Contact - Pick people from your Address Book.
  • Rating - Give items a rating. Configurable for 1 to 10 stars.
  • Barcode - Scan a barcode and have the resulting code stored in the attribute.
  • Term - Like Duration but values are in years, months, and/or days.
• Bulk editing supported from any item list screen.
  • Select any number of items in a list.
  • Apply the value of one or more attributes to all selected items.
  • Clear the value of one or more attributes from all selected items.
  • Change the category and/or group of all selected items.
  • Change the location of all selected items.
  • Apply one or more actions to all selected items.
  • Delete all selected items.
  • Export or summarize all selected items.
• Integration with 3rd party services:
  • iCloud
  • Dropbox
  • Google docs
• Several import/export improvements:
  • You can now include images and voice memos when importing or exporting CSV data.
  • You can now include images and voice memos when emailing item data.
  • Quickly create a new category while importing CSV data.
  • Export all categories at once. Creates a zip file with one entry per category.
  • Select which attributes are exported.
  • Exported data can now be sorted.
  • Item text in email export can now be in one of two formats.
  • Import items directly into a specific category group.
  • A progess bar now appears during a data import.
  • Long imports can now be canceled.
  • Exported data can now be in CSV or PDF format.
  • Specify date, time, and duration formats for values in CSV files.
  • Preview imported CSV data to ensure the correct options are selected.
  • Open exported CSV or PDF files in other apps installed on your iOS device.
  • Locations can now be shared in addition to categories, actions, and lookup lists.
  • Category, Location, Action, and Lookup List sharing can be done via email, computer, Dropbox, Google docs, iCloud, or other apps.
• Summary screen updates:
  • More granular selection of summarized data.
  • Displays more information for more attributes.
  • Apply or change the filter without returning to item list screen.
• More attribute configurations:
  • Mark an attribute as unique. No two items can have the same value.
  • Mark an attribute as required. Required values must be entered to save the item.
  • Specify capitalization and spell check behavior of Text and Note attributes.
  • Specify formatting of Date, Time, Duration, Integer, Count, Decimal, Rating, and Term attributes.
  • Calculated attributes can now reference other calculated attributes.
  • Calculated attributes may now have a result type of Time, Date, or Term.
  • Add or edit lookup lists from the Attribute Type selection screen.
  • Changed attribute autofill values can now be applied to existing items.
• Lookup list improvements:
  • Copy an existing lookup list.
  • Import/Export lookup list choices from/to CSV files.
  • Update lookup list choices from associated item values.
  • Specify capitalization and spell check behavior of Text lookups.
  • Specify formatting of Date, Time, Duration, Decimal, and Term lookups.
  • Improved data entry with long lookup lists.
  • Lookup detail screen shows list of category and action attributes using the lookup list.
• Item list improvements:
  • Browse all images just as in the Photos app. View item details by picking an image.
  • Browse all images just like "Cover Flow" in the iPod app. View item details by tapping an image.
  • Location item lists can now be emailed, filtered, and sorted.
  • Action item lists can now be emailed and summarized.
  • Sorting and filtering now supported when viewing "All Categories".
  • New spreadsheet report.
  • Bulk editing support (see above).
  • Print items using AirPrint.
• Item list searching updates:
  • Specify which attributes to search.
  • Now supports prefix and suffix searching in addition to the current 'contains' search.
• Item list filtering updates:
  • Multiple filters can be applied to an item list.
  • Filters can be more flexible by prompting the user for values when the filter is applied.
  • Filters on date or time attributes can be based on criteria such as "today", "yesterday", or "now".
  • Filter attribute values based on being unique or not.
• Item list sorting updates:
  • Sorting by a Time attribute now groups items together by hour.
  • Items can now be sorted using Location, Note, and Yes/No attributes.
  • Added ability to sort items by their last updated date.
  • User definable prefixes (a, an, the) are ignored in text attributes.
  • Section headers can be turned off for a given sort.
  • Item counts can be turned off for a given sort.
  • The automatic display of sort values can be turned off for a given sort.
• Item Display improvements:
  • Conditional item coloring based on item values.
  • Text can now be linked to an attribute for conditional display.
• Passcode improvements:
  • Support both simple (4-digit) and text passcodes.
  • Categories can now have their own passcode protection.
• New Settings:
  • User selectable date and time formats.
  • Select item list height size of tiny, small, normal, and large.
  • Option to display item images before or after attribute values.
  • Setting for Safe Item Viewing. When on you must tap Edit before item values can be changed.
  • Pick from three color schemes.
  • User definable word prefixes to ignore when sorting data.
  • Specify image sizes.
• Category improvements:
  • Emoji symbols can be used in place of category color dots.
  • Categories can now have their own passcode protection.
  • Categories can be marked as read-only preventing any changes to any items in the category.
  • Categories can now have a default location.
  • Categories can be grouped into collections to better organize large numbers of categories.
• Action improvements:
  • Actions can now have multiple phases each with its own set of attributes.
  • Actions can be applied to items any number of times (or define a per action limit).
  • Action history is now kept (example: See each time a book is lent and returned).
  • Action phases can remove items from category and/or location lists. View items from action item lists.
• Undo/redo support while editing an item.
• Context sensitive help available from any screen (double-tap screen title).
• Currency values can now be entered in an world currency.
• Support for quickly entering multiple items.
• Integration with TextExpander.
• Clear an item value using a swipe gesture.
• Locations can now be made containers of other locations.
• Containers can now be made into top level locations.
• Group and Container creating/editing user interface improved.
• Groups and Containers can now have images and notes.
• Data Transfer can now be done via iTunes and a USB cable, Dropbox, iCloud, Google docs, or the original WiFi method.
• Image viewing greatly improved including zooming and panning.
• The Yes/No attribute type now treats NO and "no selection" separately.
• Cut, Copy, and Paste item values.
• Delete all items from a category, group, location, or container.
• Changed "printable" pages of HTML report to be in a spreadsheet format for easier reading.
• Other minor user interface improvements.