Comments on: Let me know when I’m wasting time (like right now) http://www.quirkey.com/blog/2006/09/25/let-me-know-when-im-wasting-time-like-right-now/ A Developer with too little time. Sat, 20 Feb 2010 06:35:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: innonate » “It’s four o’clock” - Time to get a drink of water http://www.quirkey.com/blog/2006/09/25/let-me-know-when-im-wasting-time-like-right-now/comment-page-1/#comment-1284 innonate » “It’s four o’clock” - Time to get a drink of water Wed, 13 Dec 2006 21:05:12 +0000 http://www.quirkey.com/blog/2006/09/25/let-me-know-when-im-wasting-time-like-right-now/#comment-1284 [...] A number of months ago, I read this post over at Quirkey, software developer Aaron Quint’s awesome blog. In his post, he talks about setting his computer to report the time to him every half-hour. On a Mac, you can do this in your prefs, and you can choose from among the dozen or so voices included in the operating system. The reason AQ had the time reported to him seemed simple and smart. He said, Having this friendly reminder every half-an-hour, not only reminds me of what I need to be doing, but lets me break up time into useful chunks. [...] [...] A number of months ago, I read this post over at Quirkey, software developer Aaron Quint’s awesome blog. In his post, he talks about setting his computer to report the time to him every half-hour. On a Mac, you can do this in your prefs, and you can choose from among the dozen or so voices included in the operating system. The reason AQ had the time reported to him seemed simple and smart. He said, Having this friendly reminder every half-an-hour, not only reminds me of what I need to be doing, but lets me break up time into useful chunks. [...]

]]> By: Nate http://www.quirkey.com/blog/2006/09/25/let-me-know-when-im-wasting-time-like-right-now/comment-page-1/#comment-616 Nate Tue, 24 Oct 2006 16:24:28 +0000 http://www.quirkey.com/blog/2006/09/25/let-me-know-when-im-wasting-time-like-right-now/#comment-616 I've been using this feature, but have found it's easier to go and get a drink of water when it tells me the time, then change tasks -- so I'm using it to remind me to be healthy, not "more productive." I’ve been using this feature, but have found it’s easier to go and get a drink of water when it tells me the time, then change tasks — so I’m using it to remind me to be healthy, not “more productive.”

]]> By: AQ http://www.quirkey.com/blog/2006/09/25/let-me-know-when-im-wasting-time-like-right-now/comment-page-1/#comment-496 AQ Thu, 28 Sep 2006 13:17:01 +0000 http://www.quirkey.com/blog/2006/09/25/let-me-know-when-im-wasting-time-like-right-now/#comment-496 That App looks awesome! Thanks, I'm tottally trying it out today. That App looks awesome! Thanks, I’m tottally trying it out today.

]]> By: Labrat http://www.quirkey.com/blog/2006/09/25/let-me-know-when-im-wasting-time-like-right-now/comment-page-1/#comment-495 Labrat Thu, 28 Sep 2006 08:21:10 +0000 http://www.quirkey.com/blog/2006/09/25/let-me-know-when-im-wasting-time-like-right-now/#comment-495 I agree. Sometimes it's hard to visualize how fast time flies when you're glued to the computer. I recently started using TimeDisc for the mac http://www.furrysoft.de/?page=timedisc The beauty of this app is you can show the 24/12 hours of a day as a pie. It's like a floating clock, but you can set it to ignore clicks and change transparency, colors, etc. And amazingly it's free. I agree. Sometimes it’s hard to visualize how fast time flies when you’re glued to the computer.

I recently started using TimeDisc for the mac
http://www.furrysoft.de/?page=timedisc

The beauty of this app is you can show the 24/12 hours of a day as a pie. It’s like a floating clock, but you can set it to ignore clicks and change transparency, colors, etc. And amazingly it’s free.

]]> By: AQ http://www.quirkey.com/blog/2006/09/25/let-me-know-when-im-wasting-time-like-right-now/comment-page-1/#comment-493 AQ Wed, 27 Sep 2006 20:01:14 +0000 http://www.quirkey.com/blog/2006/09/25/let-me-know-when-im-wasting-time-like-right-now/#comment-493 Newsfire is tottally worth it. David Watanabe is an excellent developer and all his applications look as good as they work. Newsfire is tottally worth it. David Watanabe is an excellent developer and all his applications look as good as they work.

]]> By: Nate http://www.quirkey.com/blog/2006/09/25/let-me-know-when-im-wasting-time-like-right-now/comment-page-1/#comment-491 Nate Tue, 26 Sep 2006 14:04:19 +0000 http://www.quirkey.com/blog/2006/09/25/let-me-know-when-im-wasting-time-like-right-now/#comment-491 So newsfirex is worth the $19 bucks? I'm using Vienna now, which is open source, but it looks like newfirex could kick my reader in the balls. So newsfirex is worth the $19 bucks? I’m using Vienna now, which is open source, but it looks like newfirex could kick my reader in the balls.

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