Re: [Linux-users] Time recording software...
Why not use Emacs for this. Emacs is free and open source. I have written a file called d-time.el that operates a countdown timer for telling you when something needs to be done. On 29 May 2014 20:37, Steve Holdoway st...@greengecko.co.nz wrote: Does anyone have any recommendations for a decent time recording software - open source of course - that I can use to replace the old exercise book approach??? Cheers, Steve -- Steve Holdoway BSc(Hons) MIITP http://www.greengecko.co.nz Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/steveholdoway Skype: sholdowa ___ Linux-users mailing list Linux-users@lists.canterbury.ac.nz http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users -- Sincerely and kindest regards, Davin. Davin Pearsonhttp://www.davinpearson.com ___ Linux-users mailing list Linux-users@lists.canterbury.ac.nz http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: [Linux-users] Time recording software...
Eeeuw (: I am using kimai now thanks. http://www.kimai.org/ Seems to be working OK so far, although not perfect. Cheers, Steve On Tue, 2014-06-10 at 23:53 +, Davin Pearson wrote: Why not use Emacs for this. Emacs is free and open source. I have written a file called d-time.el that operates a countdown timer for telling you when something needs to be done. On 29 May 2014 20:37, Steve Holdoway st...@greengecko.co.nz wrote: Does anyone have any recommendations for a decent time recording software - open source of course - that I can use to replace the old exercise book approach??? Cheers, Steve -- Steve Holdoway BSc(Hons) MIITP http://www.greengecko.co.nz Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/steveholdoway Skype: sholdowa ___ Linux-users mailing list Linux-users@lists.canterbury.ac.nz http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users -- Sincerely and kindest regards, Davin. Davin Pearsonhttp://www.davinpearson.com ___ Linux-users mailing list Linux-users@lists.canterbury.ac.nz http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users -- Steve Holdoway BSc(Hons) MIITP http://www.greengecko.co.nz Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/steveholdoway Skype: sholdowa ___ Linux-users mailing list Linux-users@lists.canterbury.ac.nz http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: [Linux-users] Time recording software...
'Urro, In a total co-incidence of sorts as I'm currently self-unemployed and needed a time collection tool as well. :-) I installed a copy of Kimai on a cloud box and have found it's excellent for tracking time against customers/projects/tasks.. I'm generating manual invoices anyway, so didn't need any of the budget/rate/invoicing stuff but it appears to work as advertised as well. Cheers, Chris H. On 11/06/14 11:53, Davin Pearson wrote: Why not use Emacs for this. Emacs is free and open source. I have written a file called d-time.el that operates a countdown timer for telling you when something needs to be done. On 29 May 2014 20:37, Steve Holdoway st...@greengecko.co.nz mailto:st...@greengecko.co.nz wrote: Does anyone have any recommendations for a decent time recording software - open source of course - that I can use to replace the old exercise book approach??? Cheers, Steve -- Steve Holdoway BSc(Hons) MIITP http://www.greengecko.co.nz Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/steveholdoway Skype: sholdowa ___ Linux-users mailing list Linux-users@lists.canterbury.ac.nz mailto:Linux-users@lists.canterbury.ac.nz http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users -- Sincerely and kindest regards, Davin. Davin Pearson http://www.davinpearson.com ___ Linux-users mailing list Linux-users@lists.canterbury.ac.nz http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users ___ Linux-users mailing list Linux-users@lists.canterbury.ac.nz http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
Re: [Linux-users] Time recording software...
On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 08:37:26AM +1200, Steve Holdoway wrote: Does anyone have any recommendations for a decent time recording software - open source of course - that I can use to replace the old exercise book approach??? I use Hamster http://projecthamster.wordpress.com/ It's in the Debian repos as hamster-applet. --Slosh signature.asc Description: Digital signature ___ Linux-users mailing list Linux-users@lists.canterbury.ac.nz http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
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-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Slosh wrote, On 30/05/14 09:12: On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 08:37:26AM +1200, Steve Holdoway wrote: Does anyone have any recommendations for a decent time recording software - open source of course - that I can use to replace the old exercise book approach??? I use Hamster http://projecthamster.wordpress.com/ It's in the Debian repos as hamster-applet. I second hamster. - -- CF -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1 Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJTh7dMAAoJECbdzcaY+4CpStYIAIUgy958PfuSbdHSrLpCe+VY 7gyp6UlRRgc/sgHawmqPBlYjN9EADBF1ut+LuEsnyQoZ3ckcm4Qt4opC9MXchxq3 tx2mkXm1Ohxr8qnhDf9S0T/A4MuXI60UegFqoX/E9de8V7EU+ZrwXBBAZHBgjXd/ uwf281nSGdbemCnoFTJgyrluASzr8nB5iJIYVVgq10VF6fJR4aBLkVIw3h0QO2/B wIzajuItQs1YTE2GH3XZ3NnbbPmo2dR03xUHscZU3gbPJgWifGOsbBHq4JzyNgVD 8/ibSjdkRpQS37KbGSl3GPk5iVJrZ5IyoO3ToCobxJdkUyTQ+gLl9l18rI5+Pq4= =j14+ -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ Linux-users mailing list Linux-users@lists.canterbury.ac.nz http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
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Bah, requires gtk3, and that ain't going to run on CentOS 6 ): On Fri, 2014-05-30 at 10:40 +1200, C. Falconer wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Slosh wrote, On 30/05/14 09:12: On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 08:37:26AM +1200, Steve Holdoway wrote: Does anyone have any recommendations for a decent time recording software - open source of course - that I can use to replace the old exercise book approach??? I use Hamster http://projecthamster.wordpress.com/ It's in the Debian repos as hamster-applet. I second hamster. - -- CF -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1 Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJTh7dMAAoJECbdzcaY+4CpStYIAIUgy958PfuSbdHSrLpCe+VY 7gyp6UlRRgc/sgHawmqPBlYjN9EADBF1ut+LuEsnyQoZ3ckcm4Qt4opC9MXchxq3 tx2mkXm1Ohxr8qnhDf9S0T/A4MuXI60UegFqoX/E9de8V7EU+ZrwXBBAZHBgjXd/ uwf281nSGdbemCnoFTJgyrluASzr8nB5iJIYVVgq10VF6fJR4aBLkVIw3h0QO2/B wIzajuItQs1YTE2GH3XZ3NnbbPmo2dR03xUHscZU3gbPJgWifGOsbBHq4JzyNgVD 8/ibSjdkRpQS37KbGSl3GPk5iVJrZ5IyoO3ToCobxJdkUyTQ+gLl9l18rI5+Pq4= =j14+ -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ Linux-users mailing list Linux-users@lists.canterbury.ac.nz http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users -- Steve Holdoway BSc(Hons) MIITP http://www.greengecko.co.nz Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/steveholdoway Skype: sholdowa ___ Linux-users mailing list Linux-users@lists.canterbury.ac.nz http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
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On Fri, 2014-05-30 at 12:25 +1200, Volker Kuhlmann wrote: On Fri 30 May 2014 10:50:47 NZST +1200, Steve Holdoway wrote: Bah, requires gtk3, and that ain't going to run on CentOS 6 ): Wt?!??? Why not? gtk3 is hardly new. It's FOSS, and should just be a compiler away. Volker Even more specifically it requires v. 3.10 or higher, and that's not going to happen on my work machines. I'm looking at http://www.kimai.org/ ... requirements PHP 5.2 or higher, Mysql, web server. Nothing even remotely bleeding edge there. Steve -- Steve Holdoway BSc(Hons) MIITP http://www.greengecko.co.nz Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/steveholdoway Skype: sholdowa ___ Linux-users mailing list Linux-users@lists.canterbury.ac.nz http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
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On Fri 30 May 2014 12:36:04 NZST +1200, Steve Holdoway wrote: Even more specifically it requires v. 3.10 or higher, and that's not going to happen on my work machines. I'm curious as to why. It's an application you use on your desktop. Or in any case, you'd be the only one using it so access restrictions should be easy. Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann http://volker.top.geek.nz/ Please do not CC list postings to me. ___ Linux-users mailing list Linux-users@lists.canterbury.ac.nz http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
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On Fri, 2014-05-30 at 13:32 +1200, Volker Kuhlmann wrote: On Fri 30 May 2014 12:36:04 NZST +1200, Steve Holdoway wrote: Even more specifically it requires v. 3.10 or higher, and that's not going to happen on my work machines. I'm curious as to why. It's an application you use on your desktop. Or in any case, you'd be the only one using it so access restrictions should be easy. Volker Because my workstation is exactly that, and is built with a close approximation of the same packages to the servers I manage. Sure it's got a GUI - the standard CentOS GUI - but it also runs the same versions of MySQL, nginx, PHP, Redis... as the servers I support. IMO bleeding edge has no place in the production environment. Steve -- Steve Holdoway BSc(Hons) MIITP http://www.greengecko.co.nz Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/steveholdoway Skype: sholdowa ___ Linux-users mailing list Linux-users@lists.canterbury.ac.nz http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
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Doesn't look very current any more unfortunately - certainly seemed to be the best fit. On Fri, 2014-05-30 at 09:23 +1200, Jim Cheetham wrote: Online, http://tracklr.com/ is developed run by NZ Chch people. When I cared about billing/time tracking, I used it successfully. -jim On 30 May 2014 08:37, Steve Holdoway st...@greengecko.co.nz wrote: Does anyone have any recommendations for a decent time recording software - open source of course - that I can use to replace the old exercise book approach??? Cheers, Steve -- Steve Holdoway BSc(Hons) MIITP http://www.greengecko.co.nz Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/steveholdoway Skype: sholdowa ___ Linux-users mailing list Linux-users@lists.canterbury.ac.nz http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users ___ Linux-users mailing list Linux-users@lists.canterbury.ac.nz http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users -- Steve Holdoway BSc(Hons) MIITP http://www.greengecko.co.nz Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/steveholdoway Skype: sholdowa ___ Linux-users mailing list Linux-users@lists.canterbury.ac.nz http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
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On Fri 30 May 2014 13:44:26 NZST +1200, Steve Holdoway wrote: Because my workstation is exactly that, and is built with a close approximation of the same packages to the servers I manage. OK. Other ways to achieve that, this is one. Sure it's got a GUI - the standard CentOS GUI - but it also runs the same versions of MySQL, nginx, PHP, Redis... as the servers I support. The software in question required gtk3, ao I assume it's a desktop application. How does installing a gtk3 library(!) on your desktop, for the exclusive use of one desktop application, affect your mysql, php, nginx, etc.? So far, your no-gtk3-on-my-desktop rule seems arbitrary and nonsensical, so I'm interesting in your resoning (which so far I fail to follow). IMO bleeding edge has no place in the production environment. That may be so, but your desktop is not a production environment. If you need a proper staging server, install one. Virtualbox is good. Running a stripped-down server as your desktop will give you headaches, as you're noticing. Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann http://volker.top.geek.nz/ Please do not CC list postings to me. ___ Linux-users mailing list Linux-users@lists.canterbury.ac.nz http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
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On Fri, 2014-05-30 at 14:55 +1200, Volker Kuhlmann wrote: On Fri 30 May 2014 13:44:26 NZST +1200, Steve Holdoway wrote: Because my workstation is exactly that, and is built with a close approximation of the same packages to the servers I manage. OK. Other ways to achieve that, this is one. Sure it's got a GUI - the standard CentOS GUI - but it also runs the same versions of MySQL, nginx, PHP, Redis... as the servers I support. The software in question required gtk3, ao I assume it's a desktop application. How does installing a gtk3 library(!) on your desktop, for the exclusive use of one desktop application, affect your mysql, php, nginx, etc.? So far, your no-gtk3-on-my-desktop rule seems arbitrary and nonsensical, so I'm interesting in your resoning (which so far I fail to follow). IMO bleeding edge has no place in the production environment. That may be so, but your desktop is not a production environment. If you need a proper staging server, install one. Virtualbox is good. Running a stripped-down server as your desktop will give you headaches, as you're noticing. Volker My desktop is *MY* window to my and my clients production environments. As such I treat it with the same level of care as the production servers themselves. Anything that could possibly compromise that ( like installing software from non-mainstream repos ) is an unacceptable risk. This workstation may be limited when it comes to ( for example multimedia ) functionality, but it does absolutely everything I require to function as a business, well and fast. And I have a radio. I run proper KVM if I want virtualisation ( and yes, I happily use them in production as well as development ), on multiple local and remote servers... none of Larry's software here thankyou very much ( and before you ask, I use Percona MySQL ). I have stated the reasons why I consider adding bleeding edge software to that to be a bad idea. Unlike you, this is my business, so my assessment of the risks involved will necessarily be different... all risks are subjective, so your and my view will always differ. One thing that a career in the IT industry has taught me is that if someone requires the latest and greatest version of something ( or if the documentation is complete crap ), then treat it as alpha software at best until proved otherwise. If I can find a time management solution that I consider safe, and even better if I can just bung it on one of my servers and have it automagically incorporated into my backup systems, then for me that's the best solution. Steve -- Steve Holdoway BSc(Hons) MIITP http://www.greengecko.co.nz Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/steveholdoway Skype: sholdowa ___ Linux-users mailing list Linux-users@lists.canterbury.ac.nz http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
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One thing that a career in the IT industry has taught me is that if someone requires the latest and greatest version of something ( or if the documentation is complete crap ), then treat it as alpha software at best until proved otherwise. Agreed. We differ on whether installing gtk3 interferes with your desktop. I assume it doesn't until tested and found otherwise. Package managers and new user IDs are for testing with back-out option at no risk. I could think of several other options. Or keep looking :-) Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann http://volker.top.geek.nz/ Please do not CC list postings to me. ___ Linux-users mailing list Linux-users@lists.canterbury.ac.nz http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
