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TimeTagger: Open-Source Time Tracker

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Re: TimeTagger: Open-Source Time Tracker

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Post by whelton »

specialist wrote: post #21

Tangent: I also want a coach & nudge app. I have chemobrain (and other stuff, TMI). So my mind wanders. I need nudges to get back on track. Like a reverse pomodomo. I used to have a remarkable internal clock (always know time of day, track elapsed time, without looking at watch). Well, no more. Example 1: An inactivity timer. Like the builtin reminder to standup and stretch. Once or twice a day, I just have to sit do…

May or may not be of interest, but I’ve been working on a platform for behavior management. It’s data, graph and rules based, which you define habits and objectives on top of (along with your reminders and likes). It has time tracking baked in (one of several data types). Web and app, API coming shortly along with Zapier support. Site is https://conjure.so with most progress updates and screenshots being posted on Twitter https://twitter.com/ConjureSo

Re: TimeTagger: Open-Source Time Tracker

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Post by almarklein »

loxias wrote: post #56
almarklein wrote: post #10

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Hi, I'm the author of TimeTagger. Thanks for your feedback. Right now you can click the record button and since a description is optional, click start right away. Could you please elaborate how you would want this to be faster? A one click option, or perhaps a keyboard shortcut to start a timer? I'm eager to learn about potential workflows to make the experience more smooth :)

This is a very interesting project and I'm looking forward to diving in over the coming weeks. Why not immediately? Because I'm a happy user of ActivityWatch -- a fantastic similar tool, which, quoting the authors is " The best free and open-source automated time tracker. Cross-platform, extensible, privacy-focused." I encourage you to check it out, if you haven't already. The pluggable and diverse watchers that AW u…

Will check it out, and am looking forward to your writeup!

Re: TimeTagger: Open-Source Time Tracker

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Post by dreeves »

almarklein wrote: post #74
dreeves wrote: post #66

Nice work! I have no idea if this could fit into your roadmap (and this is probably the kind of feature request you should absolutely say no to) but my partner and I made a thing called TagTime that does time-tracking via random sampling (pinging you at random times) and I'm offering the domain tagtime.com to whoever subsumes the janky Perl-scripts-plus-Vim version we use and makes a proper TagTime-in-the-cloud. Ther…

Sounds like a cool project, but I think I'll focus on my Python scrips for now :)

To clarify, by "subsume the janky Perl version" I did not mean touching any Perl code!

Re: TimeTagger: Open-Source Time Tracker

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Post by specialist »

gsmo wrote: post #69
anoojb wrote: post #52

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Would you mind sharing what app you use?

You bet: It's called Timey 3. I got it off the ios app store. $3 USD! https://apps.apple.com/us/app/timey-3-menu-bar-timer/id14211...

Thank you! A talking clock hadn't occurred to me. Sounds obvious now that you've suggested it. I was all but certain that Apple's assistive technology stuff had these kinds of features, but now can't find any clues. Eager to try out your solution.

Re: TimeTagger: Open-Source Time Tracker

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Post by specialist »

vnxli wrote: post #45
specialist wrote: post #21

Tangent: I also want a coach & nudge app. I have chemobrain (and other stuff, TMI). So my mind wanders. I need nudges to get back on track. Like a reverse pomodomo. I used to have a remarkable internal clock (always know time of day, track elapsed time, without looking at watch). Well, no more. Example 1: An inactivity timer. Like the builtin reminder to standup and stretch. Once or twice a day, I just have to sit do…

This is overkill for your example 1, but the apple watch has an inactivity tracker. It reminds you to get up and stand for a minute every hour if it notices you aren't moving. I've found it useful when I'm sitting around or working at a computer for long stretches. For your time to stop alert, the only thing I've found that helps is throwing everything on my outlook calendar - it gives alerts 15 minutes in advance of…

Thank you. I'm doing something wrong. I've dug thru all the settings, yup everything's enabled, and I don't ever recall getting a notification to stand up. I'll keep digging.

Re: TimeTagger: Open-Source Time Tracker

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Post by specialist »

whelton wrote: post #81
specialist wrote: post #21

Tangent: I also want a coach & nudge app. I have chemobrain (and other stuff, TMI). So my mind wanders. I need nudges to get back on track. Like a reverse pomodomo. I used to have a remarkable internal clock (always know time of day, track elapsed time, without looking at watch). Well, no more. Example 1: An inactivity timer. Like the builtin reminder to standup and stretch. Once or twice a day, I just have to sit do…

May or may not be of interest, but I’ve been working on a platform for behavior management. It’s data, graph and rules based, which you define habits and objectives on top of (along with your reminders and likes). It has time tracking baked in (one of several data types). Web and app, API coming shortly along with Zapier support. Site is https://conjure.so with most progress updates and screenshots being posted on Tw…

Will mosdef check out. Thank you.

Meanwhile, FWIW, started monkeying with Siri Shortcuts. Now have voice transcription logger thingie, intending to keep a better daily journal. Now trying to figure out how to lash up Streaks.app reminders with Health.app's blood pressure data. (I know, I should just upgrade to a bluetooth enabled cuff. But I'm stubborn.)

I mention Shortcuts because I'm hoping it proves useful for the quantified self stuff.

Re: TimeTagger: Open-Source Time Tracker

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Post by prawn »

specialist wrote: post #87
whelton wrote: post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

May or may not be of interest, but I’ve been working on a platform for behavior management. It’s data, graph and rules based, which you define habits and objectives on top of (along with your reminders and likes). It has time tracking baked in (one of several data types). Web and app, API coming shortly along with Zapier support. Site is https://conjure.so with most progress updates and screenshots being posted on Tw…

Will mosdef check out. Thank you. Meanwhile, FWIW, started monkeying with Siri Shortcuts. Now have voice transcription logger thingie, intending to keep a better daily journal. Now trying to figure out how to lash up Streaks.app reminders with Health.app's blood pressure data. (I know, I should just upgrade to a bluetooth enabled cuff. But I'm stubborn.) I mention Shortcuts because I'm hoping it proves useful for the…

Have you tried timed tasks in Streaks for those chores you only want to do for a specific amount of time?
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