Idle Time
Time-Aid has three mechanisms for logging the time that you are not on your computer.
#1 Computer Inactivity
If you do not use your keyboard or mouse for 5 minutes, the system sees this as computer idle time. So this shows up as a blank on your Planner View. It doesn't matter if you have email alerts popping up, or incoming Skype calls, etc. The system looks for mouse or keyboard activity to know that you are active on the machine.
#2 Idle Time Pop-up
You can configure Time-Aid to pop-up a box after the computer has been idle for a set period of time. This way, if you are away at a meeting, lunch, or on the phone for an extended duration, the system will prompt you to log that activity. This configuration is set under the ADMIN button at the bottom right of the main Time-Aid screen. You can also choose to turn this completely off.
#3 Manually Logging Away Time
Right click on the Time-Aid icon from the sys tray area at the bottom right of your Windows screen and click on the Manual Event option, or from inside the Time-Aid window, click the EVENT button at the bottom right, and you will get the manual event timer. Indicate your activity and leave it running. When you return to your computer, end the event, and the time is logged according to your description.
The idle time pop-up box.
- It can be turned off
- Users decide how long the system must be idle before it pops up.
To start a manual event, right-click the Time-Aid icon from down by your clock.
or click the Event button from the BlackTrack main screen
Free Download
- Track more hours with no effort
- Drag and Drop to do your timesheet
- 30 Day Trial of full version
Feedback
With Time-Aid I can now bill the properties for the computer and BlackBerry based work in about an hour, a savings of about 17 hours a month.
- Property Manager
Florida, USA
It unintentionally improved our productivity. Seeing where your time really goes is a real eye-opener.
- CPA Partner, Accounting Firm
NJ, USA
Why do I like Time-Aid? Simple - More hours get documented and billed.
- Operations Mgr, Management Consulting
Washington, USA
Our engineers swear by it now, and it saves our managers so much 'hassle' if you know what I mean.
- Administrator, Consulting Engineering
NSW, Australia
Our staff actually keep their timesheets up to date, with no effort from me! Its so simple and automatic that nobody minds doing their timesheet. Wow.
- Owner, PR Firm
NL, Canada
Excellent, simple technology.
- Wildlife consultant
NC, USA
It got rid of an admin chore that was always a problem in our dept.
- Corporate Council
NY, USA
The automatic logging is the key feature for me. The drag and drop just makes it easy. I worked a crazy week and Time-Aid / BlackTrack captured every minute. There is no way I could have manually logged all that.
- Partner, Accounting firm
NL, Canada
We have been able to increase our billings with Time-Aid, as we now capture the exact hours worked on a specific project.
- Production Mgr, Graphic Design
ON, Canada
I have a much better sense of exactly where my team is spending their time with the detailed and accurate reports that Time-Aid provides.
- PR Dept. Manager, Oil Sector
Tx, USA
Time-Aid has eliminated a lot of stress from my job by automating my weekly timesheet submission.
- Civil Litigation Lawyer
Chicago, USA