TimeCamp - clean, easy, painless task tracking
February 20, 2017
TimeCamp - clean, easy, painless task tracking
Score 6 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with TimeCamp
One of the biggest problems I face as a freelancer doing tech support is time tracking. I do a lot of "break-fix" stuff so I may have to drop what I'm doing and work on something completely different at any given moment. The biggest purpose of TimeCamp for me is the application tracking and particularly how it tracks titles and information within windows. TimeCamp enables me to know what I was doing, when I was doing it, and for how long I was doing it.
- It provides me an excellent method by which to not only see what I was working on but gives me insight into how much cumulative time I did so with a particular task via the method by which it tracks information with window titles.
- It allows me to see an overview of "wasted time", days when I spent too much time dwindling on Amazon, Facebook, Twitter, etc.
- It tracks **ALL** time spent on the computer, not just when I activate tracking. My computers are used for work and fun. I often switch gears instantly and this allows me to capture everything even without needing to remember to "switch tasks".
- TimeCamp **REALLY** needs a screenshot feature. It apparently may have had a beta feature at one point that tech support had to assist with enabling. When I contacted them, they said it was not available. They did not have a timeline for future availability.
- The net gain from time I "caught" that I forgot to log is absurdly high, higher than I'd want to admit haha. I'd say 10 to 20% of my logged time comes from things I missed or forgot to note that I caught after the fact using TimeCamp.
- Being able to look back and see "unproductive time" is extraordinarily helpful, it also helps me adjust accordingly to my billing to avoid charges clients for time I didn't realize I got distracted on Facebook.
TimeCamp has the absolute smallest impact on my PC's performance and that's a huge plus. I never even realize it's running. The "widget" is barely noticeable and is the least intrusive one that maintains a visible presence. Some apps, like ActivTrak have no visible indicator at all which I really don't like, I would rather KNOW it's running and logging data. Not to mention if someone else sits at my PC they are immediately aware that it's in use.