Comments on: Holiday Release – Customizable Dashboards, Custom Categories, Group Goals, and more! http://blog.rescuetime.com/2008/12/18/holiday-release-customizable-dashboards-group-goals-and-more/ Our official blog, where we discuss product updates, general productivity tips, and interesting tidbits from our hundreds of millions of hours of attention data. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:44:20 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Mark http://blog.rescuetime.com/2008/12/18/holiday-release-customizable-dashboards-group-goals-and-more/#comment-1100 Mark Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:50:05 +0000 http://blog.rescuetime.com/?p=112#comment-1100 As a FeedDemon user, I would love to be able to somehow break up my "blog reading" time into different sections. I read some for leisure, some for development, some for marketing, etc... As a uISV, I wear multiple hats and I would really like to see what I'm doing each day on dev, marketing, etc. Not sure if that will somehow be handled with the "documents" concept that you're talking about... I'm new to using RescueTime just this week. So far, I am very impressed with what you've done. The concept, the design, the usability is very well done. Congrats and I wish you much success. As a FeedDemon user, I would love to be able to somehow break up my “blog reading” time into different sections. I read some for leisure, some for development, some for marketing, etc… As a uISV, I wear multiple hats and I would really like to see what I’m doing each day on dev, marketing, etc.

Not sure if that will somehow be handled with the “documents” concept that you’re talking about…

I’m new to using RescueTime just this week. So far, I am very impressed with what you’ve done. The concept, the design, the usability is very well done. Congrats and I wish you much success.

]]> By: Bill Good http://blog.rescuetime.com/2008/12/18/holiday-release-customizable-dashboards-group-goals-and-more/#comment-1064 Bill Good Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:14:38 +0000 http://blog.rescuetime.com/?p=112#comment-1064 I have not used Rescue Time for a while but decided to review it after reading this email. Sadly, I cannot log in. Nor will it send me my PW. You have a great concept. Keep at it. Make it work. Please send me PW to this email address. Bill Good I have not used Rescue Time for a while but decided to review it after reading this email. Sadly, I cannot log in. Nor will it send me my PW.

You have a great concept. Keep at it. Make it work. Please send me PW to this email address.

Bill Good

]]> By: Benny Lewis http://blog.rescuetime.com/2008/12/18/holiday-release-customizable-dashboards-group-goals-and-more/#comment-1045 Benny Lewis Thu, 25 Dec 2008 11:34:02 +0000 http://blog.rescuetime.com/?p=112#comment-1045 Everyone else has given the feedback I'd say, so I'll just add Good Job!! Really enjoying Rescuetime! Hopefully the Linux app will get updated if you have any software updates. Merry Christmas from Ireland! Everyone else has given the feedback I’d say, so I’ll just add Good Job!! Really enjoying Rescuetime! Hopefully the Linux app will get updated if you have any software updates.
Merry Christmas from Ireland!

]]> By: Mike http://blog.rescuetime.com/2008/12/18/holiday-release-customizable-dashboards-group-goals-and-more/#comment-1040 Mike Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:48:50 +0000 http://blog.rescuetime.com/?p=112#comment-1040 It would be great to have a "Circadian" view of tasks. Individuals could then ask, "What is the typical hours on average during the weekday do I do email - or other activities?" It could be extremely insightful. Adding goals around these circadian views could be useful reminders to change behavior. "Message me if I have not done computer work during a particular time of day." or "Message me if I do more than x amount Facebook between this time of the day." It would be great to have a “Circadian” view of tasks. Individuals could then ask, “What is the typical hours on average during the weekday do I do email – or other activities?” It could be extremely insightful.

Adding goals around these circadian views could be useful reminders to change behavior. “Message me if I have not done computer work during a particular time of day.” or “Message me if I do more than x amount Facebook between this time of the day.”

]]> By: Radek Pilich http://blog.rescuetime.com/2008/12/18/holiday-release-customizable-dashboards-group-goals-and-more/#comment-1039 Radek Pilich Sat, 20 Dec 2008 11:22:58 +0000 http://blog.rescuetime.com/?p=112#comment-1039 @Luke Go to Widgets & Tools section and there you have it - "Logger for Phone & Meeting Time" (I have never tried it myself though). @Luke

Go to Widgets & Tools section and there you have it – “Logger for Phone & Meeting Time” (I have never tried it myself though).

]]> By: Luke http://blog.rescuetime.com/2008/12/18/holiday-release-customizable-dashboards-group-goals-and-more/#comment-1038 Luke Sat, 20 Dec 2008 05:54:59 +0000 http://blog.rescuetime.com/?p=112#comment-1038 Just started using the program and really like it. Would love to see the addition of non-computer task logging and a timer... for meetings, tasks in the office but away from the computer and still be able to use the goals feature. This could become a comprehensive logging tool for all aspects of work and even personal life (adding mobile phone access would be great to log against the timer and non-pc activity.) Just started using the program and really like it. Would love to see the addition of non-computer task logging and a timer… for meetings, tasks in the office but away from the computer and still be able to use the goals feature. This could become a comprehensive logging tool for all aspects of work and even personal life (adding mobile phone access would be great to log against the timer and non-pc activity.)

]]> By: Morgan http://blog.rescuetime.com/2008/12/18/holiday-release-customizable-dashboards-group-goals-and-more/#comment-1037 Morgan Fri, 19 Dec 2008 23:10:14 +0000 http://blog.rescuetime.com/?p=112#comment-1037 Greetings, @Tiago - I fought with that for a while last night, also. This probably isn't what you're looking for, but it worked for me, as I had the same frustration. Log in and go to your dashboard, select 'Forever' as the time frame (this sets a cookie that is necessary for the next URL), then go to: http://www.rescuetime.com/chart/top_tags.xml?per_page=100 That'll show you up to 100 of your tags, in XML format, which was enough for me to recover all my tags. Now if only we could get the untagged apps/sites in XML also, we might be able to build something entirely independently that allowed tagging with all your tags, multiselecting, etc., and let the RescueTimers work on their real features like tracking and matching by window title and maybe machine profiles. Hope that helps! :) -- Morgan Greetings,
@Tiago – I fought with that for a while last night, also. This probably isn’t what you’re looking for, but it worked for me, as I had the same frustration. Log in and go to your dashboard, select ‘Forever’ as the time frame (this sets a cookie that is necessary for the next URL), then go to:

http://www.rescuetime.com/chart/top_tags.xml?per_page=100

That’ll show you up to 100 of your tags, in XML format, which was enough for me to recover all my tags. Now if only we could get the untagged apps/sites in XML also, we might be able to build something entirely independently that allowed tagging with all your tags, multiselecting, etc., and let the RescueTimers work on their real features like tracking and matching by window title and maybe machine profiles.

Hope that helps! :)

– Morgan

]]> By: Radek Pilich http://blog.rescuetime.com/2008/12/18/holiday-release-customizable-dashboards-group-goals-and-more/#comment-1035 Radek Pilich Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:58:30 +0000 http://blog.rescuetime.com/?p=112#comment-1035 Strong progress RescueTime! Once again, I would like to give you some feedback. It is great that we are now able to put various charts for individual metrics on the dashboard. What I expected when this was announced though and what I am still missing now is the ability to put several "Time Overview" charts on the dashboard that allows comparative view of two tags/categories. For me personally, this functionality is the biggest source of "insights" RescueTime offers. Strong progress RescueTime!

Once again, I would like to give you some feedback.

It is great that we are now able to put various charts for individual metrics on the dashboard. What I expected when this was announced though and what I am still missing now is the ability to put several “Time Overview” charts on the dashboard that allows comparative view of two tags/categories. For me personally, this functionality is the biggest source of “insights” RescueTime offers.

]]> By: Tiago http://blog.rescuetime.com/2008/12/18/holiday-release-customizable-dashboards-group-goals-and-more/#comment-1034 Tiago Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:06:44 +0000 http://blog.rescuetime.com/?p=112#comment-1034 With the new list view, when I am tagging I don't have access to all the tags, but only the favourite ones, and this makes it difficult to find the right tags. Is it possible to show all the tags again, or at least a link to the remaining tags? With the new list view, when I am tagging I don’t have access to all the tags, but only the favourite ones, and this makes it difficult to find the right tags. Is it possible to show all the tags again, or at least a link to the remaining tags?

]]> By: Morgan http://blog.rescuetime.com/2008/12/18/holiday-release-customizable-dashboards-group-goals-and-more/#comment-1033 Morgan Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:42:43 +0000 http://blog.rescuetime.com/?p=112#comment-1033 Greetings, Just a thought, but I think this: http://github.com/cyberfox/jbidwatcher/graphs/punch_card is excellent as a time/activity visualization. As for window titles, I'd _REALLY_ like this with SecureCRT and Terminal.app, so I can tag (for example) emacs in my terminal window as 'coding'. What ever happened to the 'suggested tags'? I haven't seen any suggested tags for my untagged sites other than 'work' and 'personal' in a while, which loses a bit of the value...and I've _got_ to figure that someone other than me goes to gettingreal.37signals.com for example. :) -- Morgan Greetings,
Just a thought, but I think this: http://github.com/cyberfox/jbidwatcher/graphs/punch_card is excellent as a time/activity visualization.

As for window titles, I’d _REALLY_ like this with SecureCRT and Terminal.app, so I can tag (for example) emacs in my terminal window as ‘coding’.

What ever happened to the ’suggested tags’? I haven’t seen any suggested tags for my untagged sites other than ‘work’ and ‘personal’ in a while, which loses a bit of the value…and I’ve _got_ to figure that someone other than me goes to gettingreal.37signals.com for example. :)

– Morgan

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