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Re: Show HN: Automatic private time tracking for OS X

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Post by kentt » Thu, May 26, 2016, 10:00 PM UTC

Congratulation on shipping!

Re: Show HN: Automatic private time tracking for OS X

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Post by aantix » Thu, May 26, 2016, 10:10 PM UTC

I love the alerts. I setup an alert for when I have been distracted for more than 30 minutes.

Could you disable those distracting sites after 30 minutes? I'm only half-way kidding..

Still a fantastic app.

Re: Show HN: Automatic private time tracking for OS X

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Post by bronson » Thu, May 26, 2016, 10:15 PM UTC

theseanstewart wrote: post #85

ivm wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Added price to the site, thanks. It's 25% off currently, I'm going to raise the price in July.

Just something to consider. I wouldn't mention when you're planning on increasing the price. Just that the price is going to go up "soon". Now I know I have a whole month to put off buying it and may forget about it in that time period. That being said, I'll be buying it. It's a great app and well worth the price.

> price is going to go up "soon".

Ugh, smells like marketing tactics. Whenever I see leading yet vague language, I become a lot more likely to close the tab.

Re: Show HN: Automatic private time tracking for OS X

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Post by ambicapter » Thu, May 26, 2016, 10:37 PM UTC

ivm wrote: post #159

ambicapter wrote: post #144

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I added a category and it shows up in categories but not in the dropdown menu for a specific activity? OS X 10.10.5

There are actually 3 dropdown menus based on productivity selection. So if you've added a productive category, select "Productive" tab first and then it will appear in the dropdown. If it's missing from there then it's probably a bug.

Oh I get it. Is it supposed to be reading tabs in Safari? Because it really depends on the website whether or not I'm being 'productive'.

Re: Show HN: Automatic private time tracking for OS X

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Post by ivan_k » Thu, May 26, 2016, 10:39 PM UTC

Wonderful tool! I can see myself using it every single day.

Comment on usability: currently, different ports from the same domain name are recorded as different websites. I think it should be sufficient to group all the ports used with `localhost` as "productive".

Thanks for the great work!

Re: Show HN: Automatic private time tracking for OS X

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Post by ivm » Thu, May 26, 2016, 10:49 PM UTC

ambicapter wrote: post #174

ivm wrote: post #159

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are actually 3 dropdown menus based on productivity selection. So if you've added a productive category, select "Productive" tab first and then it will appear in the dropdown. If it's missing from there then it's probably a bug.

Oh I get it. Is it supposed to be reading tabs in Safari? Because it really depends on the website whether or not I'm being 'productive'.

Yes, it should show all the domains you used in Safari separately.

Re: Show HN: Automatic private time tracking for OS X

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Post by ivm » Thu, May 26, 2016, 10:53 PM UTC

ivan_k wrote: post #175

Wonderful tool! I can see myself using it every single day. Comment on usability: currently, different ports from the same domain name are recorded as different websites. I think it should be sufficient to group all the ports used with `localhost` as "productive". Thanks for the great work!

Thank you!

Yes, localhost special case would be a nice enhancement. Domains from different browsers probably will be grouped later by default.

Re: Show HN: Automatic private time tracking for OS X

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Post by primitivesuave » Thu, May 26, 2016, 11:09 PM UTC

ivm wrote: post #162

primitivesuave wrote: post #148

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This is a really nice app. I work with kids (age 8 - 18) and they seem to be the most unaware of the enormous amounts of computer time eaten up by games and trivial activities. I'll definitely be sharing this with them! I was able to figure out all the features simply by experimentation, but a tour might be helpful to guide through the process of adding a new category/website/app. There are obviously going to be nich…

Thank you! The top priorities (after fixing small issues) are custom window/URL matching and then data exporting.

Hadn't thought of exporting, that would actually be really cool because I'm sure there are many ways to analyze one's productivity and glean useful insights (e.g. what times of the day are most productive, which apps are the biggest distractions, etc)

Re: Show HN: Automatic private time tracking for OS X

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Post by adiabatty » Thu, May 26, 2016, 11:13 PM UTC

daemonk wrote: post #135

I really like the UI. Is it possible to implement keyboard/mouse movement activity tracking? I don't mean keylogging or anything, but something like key presses per minute while an app is focused or mouse movement in pixels per minute while an app in focused.

I second this. I'd like to know if my keypresses are going into a text editor (productive!) or IRC (unproductive!). As someone who's fighting off RSI, knowing where my keypresses are going is more important than tracking where the time goes.

Re: Show HN: Automatic private time tracking for OS X

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Post by spoinkaroo » Thu, May 26, 2016, 11:28 PM UTC

ivm wrote: post #2

I was not happy with features and UX of other productivity trackers. Most of the time tracking software is made for controlling employees or for billing clients and I just wanted an automated productivity measurement. I tried RescueTime before but it was too expensive for its functionality ($72-108/year) and also collected all my tracked data on their servers. There is standalone ManicTime on Windows but OS X standal…

Where do I find the student / 5 person discount? I am a student and interested in purchasing.