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I'm an IT infrastructure nerd and during any one day I work on six tasks that need to be done last week as well as another twelve that  have to be done noooow . At the end of the day I often have made a bit of progress in a bunch of different stuff and go home with no real feeling of accomplishment to show for it.I tried keeping track of what I was doing in a notebook but I get so wrapped up in what I'm doing that that only lasted half a day. What I want is something that will run on my desktop, pop up every 15 minutes and ask me what I've been working on for the last 15 minutes, so that at the end of the day/week/month I can have a tally of all the stuff I've been doing and how long I spent on it. Requirements: - A PC app, not a mobile app - No bells or whistles like achievement badges, point systems, social network tie-in, or poo poo like that - Prepopulating the last handful of responses so that if I've worked on the same thing for four periods I can just click it and hit OK - Output to CSV or text file or something like that Does anyone have any recommendations?
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Jan 15, 2019 13:13
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Doesnt sound too hard to make yourself, writing to files etc is really easy. You could do it with python or java or something and have a basic app in less than a days worth of work. You work in IT so I figure you have atleast a lil bit of experience
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Jan 21, 2019 05:05
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I used to track time more accurately when I was in a corporate environment but I tend to charge for blocks of time so my tracking differs. However I have been looking at Ragic to database projects/time/documentation. Unfortunately I haven't gotten far due to being busy. Maybe it will have a template you could use or create yourself. Excel like interface but more database orientated. https://www.ragic.com/
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Jan 22, 2019 00:52
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We use a resource develooed by a company called Lautec. It is reasonably bespoke and caters more to tracking multiple work sites (in our case offshore vessels) which we can then import and reference using Power BI to analyse the inputs when it comes to payment of contractors or such. Very useful tool.
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May 27, 2019 12:55
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I'm in IT too so don't make fun of me but I actually use that dumbass StickyNotes app that comes with every version of windows. Every morning I add lines of something I need to accomplish over the course of the day and I delete it as I finish it. Its not meant for serious productivity tracking but I find it very useful since its always running there.
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Jun 11, 2019 20:30
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FateFree posted:I'm in IT too so don't make fun of me but I actually use that dumbass StickyNotes app that comes with every version of windows. Every morning I add lines of something I need to accomplish over the course of the day and I delete it as I finish it. Its not meant for serious productivity tracking but I find it very useful since its always running there.
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Jun 11, 2019 20:46
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Try a full focus planner or the cheaper amazon knockoff.
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Sep 29, 2019 05:00
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Sep 30, 2019 02:31
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I use Jira and OneNote at work, and Wekan and OneNote at home. I’ve used Jira for a couple months a year over the last ~3yrs for projects, and I’ve used it heavily for a project I’ve been leading for the last quarter. It works out pretty well. I changed positions last month and this train tracks all work with Jira, and it’s taking a little getting used to but it’s becoming second nature.
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Oct 1, 2019 15:56
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FateFree posted:I'm in IT too so don't make fun of me but I actually use that dumbass StickyNotes app that comes with every version of windows. Every morning I add lines of something I need to accomplish over the course of the day and I delete it as I finish it. Its not meant for serious productivity tracking but I find it very useful since its always running there. I use iOS reminder lists so I don't forget work or everyday things. Even as a reminder to play an interesting game. Trello for tracking tasks, work to invoice and when bills are due. They track productivity to an extent but for me it's more about reminding me of things to do that keeps me productive. I did have a look at using Rajic but I got too busy to incorporate it as a process. Probably something for next year.
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Oct 11, 2019 21:11
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