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When I read the article I was thinking there was actually something quite simple missing from it. I found that just measuring the number of productive hours per

When I read the article I was thinking there was actually something quite simple missing from it. I found that just measuring the number of productive hours per day was enough to be very helpful in breaking some bad habits, because it made me mindful of how I was spending my time. I was going to suggest the Qbserve tracker for this --- then I saw that that's actually your app! I guess you didn't want to plug it more, but anyway -- it's really good. I really missed it when I switched to Ubuntu.

Loic 9y ago
I have been using the Hamster time tracking application for the past 5 years (Ubuntu/Gnome3). It works very nicely, you can export everything as XML and you can query the database with Python. I am using the XML export to generate static work logs for my customers and the Python bindings (dbus) to generate some special efficiency stats for me.
mistersquid 9y ago
I've been using Timing, an amazing software with a very small memory and resource footprint. [0] If it matters, Timing's UX is very macOS-y both in my experience and in the opinion of Mac aficionado John Gruber. [1] I have no relation to product except that I'm a satisfied customer. [0] https://timingapp.com https://timingapp.com [1] (disclosure: advert) https://daringfireball.net/linked/2017/07/02/timing https://daringfireball.net/linked/2017/07/02/timing
- Lord_Zero 9y ago
  Anything like this good for Windows?
  - pdm55 9y ago
    https://www.manictime.com/ https://www.manictime.com/
- VonBeatsthoven 9y ago
  Am I missing something? It looks like it is actually a macOS app, not available for Linux?
ivm 9y ago
Thank you! I like to keep it subtle, especially considering that many readers are not Mac users. I think it's totally possible to measure everything with a start/stop kind of tracker. I heard good things about Selfspy for Linux: https://github.com/gurgeh/selfspy https://github.com/gurgeh/selfspy

Loic 9y ago

I have been using the Hamster time tracking application for the past 5 years (Ubuntu/Gnome3). It works very nicely, you can export everything as XML and you can query the database with Python. I am using the XML export to generate static work logs for my customers and the Python bindings (dbus) to generate some special efficiency stats for me.

mistersquid 9y ago

I've been using Timing, an amazing software with a very small memory and resource footprint. [0] If it matters, Timing's UX is very macOS-y both in my experience and in the opinion of Mac aficionado John Gruber. [1] I have no relation to product except that I'm a satisfied customer. [0] https://timingapp.com https://timingapp.com [1] (disclosure: advert) https://daringfireball.net/linked/2017/07/02/timing https://daringfireball.net/linked/2017/07/02/timing

Lord_Zero 9y ago
Anything like this good for Windows?
- pdm55 9y ago
  https://www.manictime.com/ https://www.manictime.com/
VonBeatsthoven 9y ago
Am I missing something? It looks like it is actually a macOS app, not available for Linux?

ivm 9y ago

Thank you! I like to keep it subtle, especially considering that many readers are not Mac users. I think it's totally possible to measure everything with a start/stop kind of tracker. I heard good things about Selfspy for Linux: https://github.com/gurgeh/selfspy https://github.com/gurgeh/selfspy