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A comment on the question "Can I use RescueTime to record non-computer tasks?" in RescueTime:

A comment/suggestion - if you could make the app track keyboard use as well as mouse use that would be great. I'm finding that it is regarding me as idle when I'm spending periods typing into Word and that risks the same time being counted twice, since RT will not see this as idle time. – Mark Posen, on August 21, 2008 12:45

A comment on the question "Can I use RescueTime to record non-computer tasks?" in RescueTime:

I just want to say that this is an excellent little app and makes using Rescuetime so much more useful. I hope that the folks at Rescuetime will work with Darren to incorporate this functionality into the official product ASAP. – Mark Posen, on August 21, 2008 09:47

A comment on the question "Can I use RescueTime to record non-computer tasks?" in RescueTime:

Thanks Travis. Obviously I must have been drunk over the past couple days to screw the link up this bad. I think it's corrected now but send me a comment if it's still screwy. – Darren, on August 19, 2008 17:06

A comment on the question "Can I use RescueTime to record non-computer tasks?" in RescueTime:

FYI, the URL to use is http://ddixon.castoracer.com/rescueidletime/rescueidletime.zip not http://ddixon.castoracer.com/rescueidletime/RescueIdleTime.zip Case *does* matter. – TravisM, on August 19, 2008 16:58

A comment on the question "Can I use RescueTime to record non-computer tasks?" in RescueTime:

Hehehe, I wish this thing could be cross platform but I simply don't know enough to do that. Hey, you could look at the source and adapt it for use under Mac OSX. The code is very simple. I'm actually hoping someone uses the code and really enhances the crap out of it since my code is really weak. – Darren, on August 19, 2008 16:54

A comment on the question "Can I use RescueTime to record non-computer tasks?" in RescueTime:

See the comment below for the correct link to the source code – Darren, on August 19, 2008 16:49

Darren replied on August 19, 2008 16:48 to the question "Can I use RescueTime to record non-computer tasks?" in RescueTime:

After several attempts I finally found the typo in the link and got the source code link corrected


Source Code Link

A comment on the question "Can I use RescueTime to record non-computer tasks?" in RescueTime:

I can't download the source. It looks like there is a typo in the URL. I also tried http://ddixon.castoracer.com/rescueidletime/RescueIdleTime.zip but that didn't work either (404 not found). – TravisM, on August 19, 2008 15:54

A comment on the question "Can I use RescueTime to record non-computer tasks?" in RescueTime:

NIce! To bad I'm on a mac (i don't say that very often...). – Leslie Chicoine, on August 18, 2008 21:03

Darren replied on August 18, 2008 20:09 to the question "Can I use RescueTime to record non-computer tasks?" in RescueTime:

I just realized the screenshot is old and needs an update

A comment on the question "Can I use RescueTime to record non-computer tasks?" in RescueTime:

**BRILLIANT** thank you! – Ed Rivis, on August 18, 2008 20:01

Darren replied on August 18, 2008 19:05 to the question "Can I use RescueTime to record non-computer tasks?" in RescueTime:

Hi All,

I have the same problem as every one here; recording times when I am not at my computer. Finally about two months ago, I threw together a windows application which tracks idle time. It's simple and not very complicated but works well. The program can be found at


http://ddixon.castoracer.com/rescueid...


If you want to enhance the program I am provided the source code at


http://ddixon.castoraceracer.com/resc...


The program is a very simplistic "VB express" application which tracks when the mouse is idle then prompts you when the mouse is no longer idle. It is configurable and sits in the system tray.

I really don't want to use this program but I am still waiting for RescueTime to put this functionality into the application. They are indicating it will be there soon but until then hopefully this program will help.
I've added a couple of screenshots so you can see the interface.


Enjoy!

A comment on the question "Can I use RescueTime to record non-computer tasks?" in RescueTime:

Love this idea! – Jody V., on August 18, 2008 17:45

toyrobots replied on August 09, 2008 00:28 to the question "Can I use RescueTime to record non-computer tasks?" in RescueTime:

I'd like to see an iphone application that lets you create your own tags and simply toggle them on or off. Then when you get back to your computer it could synch up with RescueTime. Doable?

Leslie Chicoine replied on July 21, 2008 18:57 to the question "Can I use RescueTime to record non-computer tasks?" in RescueTime:

Often times I run off from my computer to work on a white board, or go to a meeting. It would be awesome if there was a simple way for me to tell rescue time what I'm doing next.



Maybe even a simple entry field
"Starting now (and until I get back) I'm working on [text field]"
Then when I get back I can adjust the time of the thing I was just doing.

Mark replied on May 29, 2008 23:21 to the question "Can I use RescueTime to record non-computer tasks?" in RescueTime:

I spend way too much time in meetings. I would love to track my meeting time by subject.

bengels replied on May 14, 2008 08:47 to the question "Can I use RescueTime to record non-computer tasks?" in RescueTime:

I think it is a very good point to have the granulatity available to say, if the computer is not receiving any imput for longer than a certain period (ie long enough to have to scroll to the next document you are reading) it will count that time as away from computer .... or, if the time is already set aside in outlook for a meeting, will just put the meeting time in there.
On top of that you could also have the functionality of adding all the "idle minutes" of your pc and flag them as "computer not locked and idle" ie security hazard :)

So in other words, to make RT more useful for actual group monitoring usage we would need;

idle timer
automated (outlook) meeting sync
security allerts :)

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