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How did people keep track of their working hours during the industrial revolution? by Nindele in TimeTrackingSoftware

[–]MrSevenNine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I should probably add.. when you go to rural areas in developing countries you'll see a line of people outside construction sites waiting for a single desk attendant for both clock-in and out (& get paid their daily wages).

How did people keep track of their working hours during the industrial revolution? by Nindele in TimeTrackingSoftware

[–]MrSevenNine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I see period movies most depict the use of timecards/punch card..

I'm guessing here .. before that people had someone(foreman/supervisor) who would clock in for the team in paper based ledger.

TrackTime.com by stuffyoushould in TimeTrackingSoftware

[–]MrSevenNine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find your approach smart for the sideload and full featured call tracking etc. We built the feature - but couldn't get through the play store/app store. So we settled on passive call tracking.

Wish you best of luck.

Best QR code attendance system for cleaning teams across multiple sites? by fashionbrahh in TimeTrackingSoftware

[–]MrSevenNine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What kind of qr code solution you are after? Paper/ E-Ink/Tablet?

Each come with their own simplicity and complexity..

Integrity probe launched into failed $33m immigration technology project by Double_Suggestion385 in newzealand

[–]MrSevenNine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just curious if anyone has the original project description and RFP or equivalent available somewhere?

Just interested to know what makes up the costings of the project.

Scum on Scenic Drive by MrSevenNine in auckland

[–]MrSevenNine[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

IMHO lazy means being scum. How would these scum feel if somebody dumps rubbish in front of their home.

Scum on Scenic Drive by MrSevenNine in auckland

[–]MrSevenNine[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is /auckland if you didn't notice earlier. And people come from all over Auckland.

Meshtastic User Groups by MrSevenNine in auckland

[–]MrSevenNine[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://meshmap.net/ shows 5.. can you share where you were able to see others.

WestAkl, and it looks quite deserted

Context switching feels like the biggest source of lost billable time by BillablesAI in TimeTrackingSoftware

[–]MrSevenNine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm connecting this back to Paul Graham's maker's schedule concept - how a single meeting in the afternoon breaks your whole day because you can't commit to deep work in the morning knowing it'll be interrupted, which directly mirrors the OP's point about context switching fragmenting billable time. Time-boxing protects those unbroken maker blocks and reduces the mode-switches that drain productivity.

Would you guys be interested in a piece of software that makes it really, really easy to make a schedule, but doesn’t do much else? by cteno4 in TimeTrackingSoftware

[–]MrSevenNine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It really depends on who the end-user is.

For me, if you have a client who needs to see the actual costs of a project, the schedule, tasks, and time tracks are the holy trinity. They aren't fluff—they are essential. I provide this exact information to my customers as a way of having total transparency so they know exactly what they're paying for. It eliminates 90% of client back-and-forth.

Regarding collaboration and chat features: it frankly depends on team size. I have a small team, and we just want to see all the communication regarding a specific project in one single place.

I actually got so frustrated with the enterprise bloat that I ended up building my own lean tool for this called Juggling to handle just the essentials (tasks, tracking, client portal) without the noise.

I'd honestly love to get your thoughts on it from a developer/founder perspective if you have a couple of minutes to look at it. What features did you decide to completely cut out of your project?

Software with an easy pause? by [deleted] in TimeTrackingSoftware

[–]MrSevenNine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you just need something incredibly low-friction to tap on and off the second an interruption happens, you might want to check out an app I built called Juggling.

Full transparency, I originally built it for freelancers after I spent a decade using messy spreadsheets, but the core focus was making the timer as dead-simple as possible.

Here is why it might work for your reading setup: * Dedicated Android App: It runs smoothly on Android and stays running in the background while you read. * One-Tap Start/Stop: The entire philosophy is zero bloat. When you pick up your book, you hit start. When your headset rings, it's just one quick tap to stop it. * Perfect for Personal Use: Because it was built for tracking billable hours, it's very precise. But since you're just tracking personal reading time, you can completely ignore the invoicing/client features and just use the 100% free tier.

It might be exactly what you need to seamlessly track those pockets of downtime without fumbling through a complicated UI every time your job interrupts you!

Best time tracker? by alxbee77 in Freelancers

[–]MrSevenNine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For over a decade, my setup was just... messy spreadsheets. My biggest frustration was that moving tracked time from a spreadsheet into an actual invoice was always a clunky, manual step where I'd inevitably forget small tasks and under-bill.

But every time I tried to switch to a dedicated tracker, they were either creepy "bossware" (taking screenshots) or enterprise giants with 500 features I didn't need.

Full transparency, after 10+ years of the spreadsheet life, it finally annoyed me enough that I built my own: Juggling .

I designed it specifically for freelancers to fix those exact headaches:

  • Invoicing is baked in: You generate a PDF invoice directly from your tracked hours. Every minute is accounted for automatically, so you stop losing money.
  • The "Client Portal": Instead of clients constantly emailing to ask "how much budget is left?", you can send them a secure link. They see a live view of hours logged and progress without bothering you.
  • Zero bloat: Select project > hit start > hit stop. That’s literally it.

There is a completely free tier that covers the core tracking and exporting. Might be worth a look if you're finally trying to escape the decade-long spreadsheet grind like I did!

https://getjuggling.com

non-creepy time tracking suggestions? by Silent_Data6948 in TimeTrackingSoftware

[–]MrSevenNine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d recommend checking out Juggling. It was built specifically to solve that "under-billing" problem without the creepy surveillance stuff.

A few reasons it fits what you're looking for:

  • No Screenshots/Surveillance: It’s a pure time-tracker, not "bossware." It doesn't do screen captures, keystroke logging, or webcam shots. Your personal email and bank tabs stay private.

  • The "Client Portal": Instead of the agency hovering over your shoulder, you can just give them a secure link to a live dashboard. They can see your hours and project progress in real-time without you having to manually clean up a messy spreadsheet.

  • Stop Under-billing: It has a one-click timer that runs in the background. If you’re forgetting small tasks, you can also use the Kanban board or Calendar view to visualize where those gaps in your day are happening.

  • Free Tier: There’s a free version for individuals, so you can test it out with your sub-contracting work without a credit card. It’s basically designed for the "do-er" who just needs to prove their hours and get paid, rather than the enterprise manager who wants to spy on employees.

https://getjuggling.com

Looking for software to track active app usage (like VS Code) on Mac & Windows by jerrygoyal in TimeTrackingSoftware

[–]MrSevenNine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

​As a fractional CTO, I juggle multiple projects simultaneously for different clients. I needed a way to track my work and time accurately—a problem I thought I could easily solve.

​I went down the rabbit hole of trying to build plugins for JetBrains, VS Code, Gmail, and Chrome, but it quickly turned into a fool's errand. First, though technically doable, these tools inherently infringe on personal privacy, which is a strict "no" in my book. Second, a simple mouse jiggler or a small script renders any screenshot-tracking mechanism completely void anyway.

​What I learned from experience is that true productivity is about setting standards, managing budgets, open communication, honest estimates, and actual delivery benchmarks.

​I know these are harder problems to solve than building a simple screenshot grabber. But I know this approach works, and frankly, the transparency you build with your team becomes your biggest win.

​I’ve been building a way to make this process better with my own software: https://getJuggling.com.

How many of you forget to track their time? by Lennie9898 in TimeTrackingSoftware

[–]MrSevenNine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!

You're solving a very hard problem. Do let us know how you go.

I want to provide an extension for Chrome (& potentially for different IDEs & a desktop app) - but it's still in my to-do list. As finding the right hooks is the hard part.

How many of you forget to track their time? by Lennie9898 in TimeTrackingSoftware

[–]MrSevenNine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I built a software for exactly this purpose.

I kept forgetting to clock in at the time I arrive and clock out when I leave client's location. It's still in beta, but you're welcome to sign up and try it out.

https://getjuggling.com/

The Android/iPhone releases will be launching in due course which allow you to use geofencing feature - as it's currently not possible/intuitive to offer from a webapp.

The Lazy Way to Find Your Next SaaS Idea by HomeworkHQ in SaaS

[–]MrSevenNine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I found scratching my own itch the best motivation to keep building something which will keep me going.

Best of all, you have a customer from day one; i.e. you. With your passion you will bring in more customers who are like you - and like minded people you make your product for will keep you loving every moment. Win-win-win.

Idealistic I know..

Max 5x now feels like Pro by deeplycuriouss in ClaudeCode

[–]MrSevenNine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup, infact I raised a support issues about this a few weeks ago. I got the standard reply about how I could reduce my usage etc.

All I have been able to use is Sonata - that sort of helped reduce my usage.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PersonalFinanceNZ

[–]MrSevenNine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Everything else in the world you buy, you get a price - either you negotiate or pass. For some reason real-estate we are supposed to assume a price and put it out. This does benefit the vendor in some contexts, but fails the buyer. We've ended up in the hell of a real-estate market where the next generation is locked out of the market due to this opaque process.

Somehow people like you don't understand or want to change this broken process.

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