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Ari replied on February 28, 2008 03:04 to the question "Can I break down Outlook work into "Window 1" versus "Window 2", or in any other way code for whether I was "playing" or "working" in Outlook?" in RescueTime:
Sounds great, Tony, but please pass on this intensive Outlook user's suggestion, consistent with 80/20 principles, that for many of us simply being able to log two different Outlook iterations as different activities (Iteration 1: Social. Iteration 2: Work) would be simpler AND better.
It actually would be MUCH more useful to me than being able to log how much time I spent composing, reading, scheduling, or even which person I spent how much time on.
I spend some time SOCIALLY with Brian, and some time working with Brian. I also sometimes compose SOCIAL emails. Sometimes I compose WORK emails. Etc. So, actually, NONE of the distinctions you mention would actually let me keep track of my work/play ratio in Outlook.
In sum, I suspet you guys could do a ton less programming, and wind up with a much niftier way to classify Outlook activity.
Just base it on which Outlook iteration was opened first/second on my desktop. First Outlook iteration = for work. Second Outlook iteration = for play.
That's ALL I'd need to be a happy camper...
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Ari replied on February 28, 2008 02:34 to the question "How do I fully uninstall RescueTime? It's not listed in my "uninstall" program list via control panel." in RescueTime:
Thanks, Tony. You people are great and I'm sure I'll be back, when you're out of beta, as a paying customer... or possibly sooner if you figure out how to make Outlook work/play activity separable (see my other question du jour). Ari -
Ari asked a question in RescueTime on February 28, 2008 02:17:
Can I break down Outlook work into "Window 1" versus "Window 2", or in any other way code for whether I was "playing" or "working" in Outlook?I spend gobs and gobs of time in Outlook. Some of this is idle email chatter.Some of it is good hard work.
It doesn't inform me at all to see in a histogram that I spend gobs and gobs of time in Outlook....Which is all I can get RescueTime to show me.
I know that Outlook can be opened in multiple windows at the same time, e.g., one window for appointments, one window for email. Is there any way to use that functionality with RescueTime, to at least show that I was working in "Outlook Window 1" or "OutlookWindow 2"?
Presuming not, what do you recommend as a workaround solution? I can't be the only hominid for whom this inability to even minimally break down my Outlook time expenditures (just "play" versus "work", by using separate windows for play and work)
is a real dealbreaker.
(Nope, using a web-based email system for either play or work is not a solution for me. Because it's only in Outlook that I have sufficient functionality, access to past emails, easy attachments and batch processing, etc. Switching to web-based email in order to log play vs. work time would definitely not be worth it, time-wise.)
Thanks!
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Ari asked a question in RescueTime on February 28, 2008 02:09:
How do I fully uninstall RescueTime? It's not listed in my "uninstall" program list via control panel.How do I fully uninstall RescueTime? It doesn't show up in my "uninstall" program list via control panel. Thank you. -
Ari replied on February 21, 2008 00:50 to the question "My time logged in Microsoft word is completely, utterly, uselessly, inaccurate" in RescueTime:
Hi Tony,
Thanks. I'll keep using it -- it's somewhat motivating even if there's a large margin of error. But precision would be so much MORE motivating. In a moment I'll email you the errors from the debugging window. There are a bunch. -
Ari replied on February 20, 2008 23:06 to the question "My time logged in Microsoft word is completely, utterly, uselessly, inaccurate" in RescueTime:
Sigh. Reading your reply, I'm afraid I'm not courageous enough to be a beta-tester after all. I can't spend much time to decode what you've said and implement it. It's all gobbledy-gook to me.
I'm glad to tell you what I know: Windows XP Professional running Word 2003 SP2. -
Ari asked a question in RescueTime on February 20, 2008 22:34:
My time logged in Microsoft word is completely, utterly, uselessly, inaccurateHi -- very disappointing first day on RescueTime. I've been working all afternoon in Microsoft Word. But my usage has not moved up from "37 minutes" over the past hour or so. Let me be clear that I've been actively typing, backspacing, formatting, etc. during many minutes since the "37 minutes" value first showed up. And I also checked on my Dashboard and it shows "last update [just a minute or two ago]". So there's no explanation I can generate except that the logging function is completely, unusably, inaccurate. Which, if true, would bum me out a lot. Because until I noticed how inaccurate it was, I was so happy about RescueTime that I really wanted to marry this program & have its babies...
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Ari marked one of Tony's replies in RescueTime as useful. Tony replied to the question "Will RescueTime require me to enable cookies from OTHER sites? I prefer not to accept cookies from almost any sites.".
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Ari asked a question in RescueTime on February 20, 2008 19:17:
