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The Spring semester has started, so blog posting will be sporadic for a while. I'll do my best to post at least once a week, but with a busy schedule I can't promise anything.

ShipTrack 4.1.4 Now Available

ShipTrack 4.1.4 accounts for the changes UPS made to their website around the New Year.

Download ShipTrack

AddIn Changes

The addin has a new license agreement, which you must accept before installing it. If you have any previous version of this addin, remove it and close Excel before installing this version. This addin is for personal, noncommercial use only.

For each carrier, the addin will return current delivery status and (if applicable) delivery date (where possible). Customization or support for this or any other of my addins are available; Contact me for details.

If you would like to download the source code for ShipTrack, the unlocked addin is available as donationware — you are free to download it and customize it yourself, with contributions accepted but not required. Contribute any amount you choose, or contribute nothing.

Download ShipTrack source code

Sorry Jimmy, I only donate to charity!

For those of you reading this who are running to download the latest version of ShipTrack, or have already done so, I'd like to remind you that this addin took many hours to develop and test. Supporting it takes even more time, because when it breaks, the carrier's website must be visited and the HTML code carefully parsed for differences.

I have received many requests for customization of this addin, and when it breaks, I get numerous emails and blog comments until it is fixed. And of course everyone wants the unlocked source code. But long-term support for this addin costs money and time, and so far ALL of it has been done for FREE.

Have you considered sending even a small contribution to show your appreciation for this addin and how much time it has saved you?

Yes I am referring to the hundreds of you who have already downloaded this addin and have requested customizations. Think about the value this addin is providing you and then ask yourself "how much is this worth to me?" How many trips to the UPS or FedEx website has this addin saved you? Or perhaps you've built a tracking worksheet model in Excel, and use the addin to conveniently track package shipments directly from within the model.

I don't expect newcomers to contribute something right away. Use the addin for a while, and if you like it, visit the donate page and give what YOU think is appropriate for an addin of this quality.

You might expect to pay $25, $50 or even $75 for an addin like this, but I offer it freely. In return all I ask is for you to consider giving something back, to reward hard-working people who offer Excel addins at no cost. Even a contribution of one dollar will support further development of this addin.

Your contribution means more support is available for this addin, so I can spend less time at my day job and more time making this addin even better.

Spread the Word!

I feel obligated to remind you that there are simple ways you can support this website every day, without parting with any money.

When you update the addin to include your local carrier, send the patch upstream so your peers may benefit.

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Those little "bookmark and share" icons at the top and bottom of every page are there to remind you to help "spread the word" about this site. I'd like to thank the anonymous folks out there who have shared links to this site during the last three years, and encourage others to do the same. You are helping this site get noticed by more people, and for that I thank you!

Questions? Suggestions? Comments?