Re: Quite a few queries...

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Quite a few queries...

Anonymous 06-29-2008, 13:58
I am curious about a few things regarding TimeSnapperPro

-Can we or will we be able to tag/categorize our applications differently? such as itunes for entertainment so we can see where our time is being spent. [I saw a thread that talks about productive versus unproductive being color coded differently, didn't know about tags/categories though]

-Does timesnapper only log active windows? If I have itunes running in the background, does that count against my productivity score?

-I have categorized firefox as a productive application (firefox.exe) and then put "mozilla firefox" under productive window keywords - Would that log firefox twice?

-Also, firefox's window titles change according to the websites I visit, so let's say I visit microsoft.com and if I have microsoft.com as a productive keyword, then does the productivity score get calculated as follows : mozilla firefox (productive keyword) + firefox.exe (application) + mozilla firefox (productive keyword)...if not how is that calculated?

-Is there an academic pricing model for TimeSnapperPro? - The reason I ask this is because I am a student and have only 1 laptop (refurbished:)), so having two licenses 1 for desktop and 1 for pc, is basically an additional license that I don't need.

Thank you very much for your time and attention to these queries!

Lit
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Re: Quite a few queries...

AtliB 06-29-2008, 15:25
Hello!

Anonymous wrote:

-Can we or will we be able to tag/categorize our applications differently? such as itunes for entertainment so we can see where our time is being spent. [I saw a thread that talks about productive versus unproductive being color coded differently, didn't know about tags/categories though]

Currently it's only possible to tag an application as productive/unproductive. However, tagging/categorization is something that we definitely are thinking of.

Anonymous wrote:

-Does timesnapper only log active windows?

Yes

Anonymous wrote:

If I have itunes running in the background, does that count against my productivity score?

Anonymous wrote:

-I have categorized firefox as a productive application (firefox.exe) and then put "mozilla firefox" under productive window keywords - Would that log firefox twice?

Nope, it works as expected.

Anonymous wrote:

-Also, firefox's window titles change according to the websites I visit, so let's say I visit microsoft.com and if I have microsoft.com as a productive keyword, then does the productivity score get calculated as follows : mozilla firefox (productive keyword) + firefox.exe (application) + mozilla firefox (productive keyword)...if not how is that calculated?

Currently the productivity score is calculated as following (although that might change later with a more complex algorithm):

1. If the "productive keyword" is found in the window title => that activity counts as productive and no more processing occurs. (1 point for productiveness, 0 points for non-productiveness)

2. else if the application is categorized as a productive one => that activity counts as productive and no more processing occurs. (1 point for productiveness, 0 points for non-productiveness)

3. else that activity is considered a waste of time! :) (0 point for productiveness, 1 points for non-productiveness)

Anonymous wrote:

-Is there an academic pricing model for TimeSnapperPro? - The reason I ask this is because I am a student and have only 1 laptop (refurbished:)), so having two licenses 1 for desktop and 1 for pc, is basically an additional license that I don't need.

Thank you very much for your time and attention to these queries!

Of course we support students :) Drop us line at support@timesnapper.com and we'll work it out.

Cheers
Atli

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Re: Quite a few queries...

Anonymous 06-30-2008, 19:25
Come to think of it, I love the idea of only counting productivity versus counting anything else. Because then one doesn't have to fret about calculating other things or bother with entering a bunch of tags.

Thank you for taking the time out to replying to each query individually.

What I figured is that instead of adding firefox.exe, I'm going to basically add in the websites as to which I visit.

One query / suggestion request though -

Can we at least know how much time we have spent by using timesnapper in terms of minutes and seconds because I am unable to track how much time I am actually spending on my computer!

I will say this though : GREAT PRODUCT!!! and excellent execution of such a program.

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Re: Quite a few queries...

AtliB 07-01-2008, 13:43
>What I figured is that instead of adding firefox.exe, I'm going to basically add in the websites as to which I visit.

This is exactly how I do it... we've already begun tracking the websites you are visiting and storing it although we don't let you (yet) specify them as productive.

>Can we at least know how much time we have spent by using timesnapper in terms of minutes and seconds because I am unable to track how much time I am actually spending on my computer!

Currently this is only possible by combining the results from 2 reports in TimeSnapper: "Time spent in front of computer" and "Program statistics". We working on a combined report though!

>I will say this though : GREAT PRODUCT!!! and excellent execution of such a program.

Thanks!

Best regards
Atli

Re: Quite a few queries...

Anonymous 07-22-2008, 13:11

Anonymous wrote:

-Can we or will we be able to tag/categorize our applications differently? such as itunes for entertainment so we can see where our time is being spent. [I saw a thread that talks about productive versus unproductive being color coded differently, didn't know about tags/categories though]

Tagging/categorizing beyond just "productivity" would be a huge benefit, I think. For example, I don't spend most of my time working when at home. It would be great to be able to see how much I spend on music, video games, finance, etc. etc.

Extending this to be able to replay an entire category or group of categories (like you can with productive/unproductive time) would also be nice.

Thanks!

Andrew