Lately I’ve been using the very handy Time Tracker to record how much time I spend on various projects. Here’s the description from the website:
“Track the time you spend on projects with this simple and easy-to-use application. Divide your work into projects, and split each into individual tasks. Stay honest, and not count those coffee breaks with the built-in idle time alerts. A menu bar icon reminds you at a glance whether the timer is running and allows you to easily stop and start the timer.”
This was exactly what I was looking for because it’s so easy to punch-in and punch-out.
It’s also a handy tool to have your research assistant(s) use for tracking their hours and the time spent on individual tasks (the next version is supposed to have data export, so it should be even more useful for this).
And if you have kids, they could use it to record time spent on chores, practicing an instrument, and doing homework – just keep in mind the entries are editable!
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ah, i wish there’s a version of this for pc’s! i’ve been using my low-tech excel method… i’ve tried some free programs before but they didn’t work that well, but maybe it’s time to do another search in case new ones are avaiable.
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yli: I still like using Excel for keeping track of my whole day. I wouldn’t want to create a task in Time Tracker for washing dishes, going to the bathroom, surfing the Net, etc., but it helps me stay on task to keep a record of everything, and I have a very simple template set up for this in Excel.
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