For Immediate Release
September 21, 2006
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Productivity 1.0 (Mac OS X):
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Dreystone Software is pleased to announce the release of Productivity
1.0 for the Macintosh OS X operating system. Productivity is an
application to profile your interactions with your computer. Use this
utility to help you evaluate the productivity of your day, week,
month or even year.
Modern operating systems include software which tracks CPU and memory
for running applications, however this only presents a small snapshot
of what your computer is doing. These tools do not provide any useful
feedback about what you do during a typical work day... and that is
where Productivity comes in.
Here are just a few of the questions you can answer by using this
software:
- Which application did I use the most today?
- How much time do I spend with email and web browsing?
- Did I use "Software A" or "Software B" more often this year?
- What is the average CPU usage for each application?
- What is the total time today I spent in "Office" applications?
- Do I use the Mouse or the Keyboard more often?
- How much time did I actually spend working today?
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How does Productivity work?
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Productivity works in the background by keeping track of certain user
interactions. Every second, Productivity records the foreground
application (the one you are using right now), how long you have been
using it, and the average CPU usage. Then checks are performed on
the user interaction, including how often you use the Mouse,
Keyboard and other input devices. (Note: Productivity does not
record particular key input, only that the keyboard has been used).
Productivity is only aware of actions you perform within the
foreground application while the Productivity software is running.
For example, Productivity is not aware of the time you spend: on the
phone, discussing projects with co-workers or clients, reading a
passage in a reference book, thinking about a problem, running
errands or other important tasks that do not involve your computer.
Obviously this does not mean that you are not being productive; it
just means that you are not using the computer.
Productivity can not distinguish between the types or quality of
tasks you do within a particular application. For example, you might
be using your favorite web browser for business related research or
you might be using it to shop for the latest electronic gadget for
your home entertainment center — Productivity only records that you
were using the web browser.
The important point to remember is that Productivity is only a tool
to help you evaluate how productive you spent your day.
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Productivity Features:
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- Sort user activity by application or by timeline.
- Limit by various dates including daily, weekly, monthly and yearly.
- Find averages for a typical work day or week.
- Displays separate information for Mouse, Keyboard and Other
Input Devices.
- Displays average CPU usage for Application List and Timeline
- Organize applications into categories
- Filter results by Application name
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Pricing & Availability:
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Productivity 1.0 is available for Macintosh OS X 10.3 and higher, and
you can try Productivity with our full-featured 15-day demo. A
single user license is $15.00 available to purchase through the
dreystone.com website, and includes all upgrades for 18 months from
the date of purchase.
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Download Information:
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Productivity is available to download from the product info web page
below. Also available is a manual in PDF format:
http://dreystone.com/productivity.php
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About Dreystone:
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Founded in 2004, Dreystone is focused on providing tools, content and
technology for the publishing and graphic design industries. The
flagship product is our Royalty-Free Stock Photography Collection
which provides some of the least expensive and highest quality stock
photography on the internet.
For more information about our products and services, please contact
us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or our website at http://dreystone.com.
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