Any way to include the websites you are visiting and how long you are there?

On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 10:20 AM, Alexey Zinger <[email protected]>wrote:

> I can understand it.  I am a consultant and use a time tracker of my own
> creation.  Its data drives my higher level time sheets and invoices as well
> as my own overview of project and task time allocation.  For one, not every
> task can be represented with app usage and not every app represents a unique
> task.  If my tracker shows 5 hours spent in Firefox, does that mean I'm busy
> browsing Javadoc pertinent to the project, posting my resume, or goofing off
> on Facebook?
>
> Alexey
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Steven Herod <[email protected]>
> *To:* The Java Posse <[email protected]>
> *Sent:* Sun, November 8, 2009 10:27:01 PM
> *Subject:* [The Java Posse] Re: Java Posse #276 - Roundup 09 - Where Does
> Developer Time Go?
>
>
> This product is for windows.  It logs all your app usage and you can
> go thru it afterwards.
>
> http://www.sphericaltech.com/
>
> I liked it, the team I inflicted it on hated it, they liked doing it
> all manually.  I never understood that :)
>
> On Nov 9, 10:19 am, Andrew <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Obviously I'm a little bit behind in my Posse listening, as I only
> > listened to #276 yesterday. :-)  However, I found this a really
> > interesting discussion, particularly because I am in a small team and
> > my role encompasses both development and user support.
> >
> > One big issue I have is actually trying to track what I do each day,
> > so I can get a picture of what is going on with my time.  I've tried
> > numerous time trackers, but I generally tend to forget to switch them
> > when I change tasks.  The best two I have found is TimeCult (http://
> > timecult.sourceforge.net/) and TaskCoach (http://www.taskcoach.org/).
> > But it's the same issue with each - they require me to remember to
> > stop and start a timer.
> >
> > Does anyone know of any decent apps that will automatically log how
> > much time you spend in different apps?  Eg. if I could get a picture
> > of the amount of time I have eclipse open versus the amount of time I
> > have Outlook open, I'd get a reasonable picture of how much time I am
> > spending answering emails from customers or my team, and how much I am
> > actually in my IDE.  This would be very useful when it comes to sprint
> > planning and trying to estimate  how much time I have to allocate to
> > actual development each sprint.
> >
> > Andrew.
>
>
> >
>


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