Comments for WorkingCogs http://www.workingcogs.com Cognitive science applied to productivity Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:25:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Behold… the interruptron! by sthender http://www.workingcogs.com/2007/behold-the-interruptron/#comment-15 sthender Thu, 01 May 2008 22:17:08 +0000 http://www.workingcogs.com/2007/behold-the-interruptron/#comment-15 Love the idea of interruptron and used it yesterday.One basic question, though, I see that the program can be closed (and thus removed from the screen), but once i close it, i can't find it again. So the only way I can figure to reopen it is to reload the application. Is there some way to close it (or hide it) and not have to redownload the application and lose my previous day's data. Thanks for putting together a great program. Love the idea of interruptron and used it yesterday.One basic question, though, I see that the program can be
closed (and thus removed from the screen), but once i close it, i can’t find it again. So the only way I can figure to reopen it is to reload the application.

Is there some way to close it (or hide it) and not have to redownload the application and lose my previous day’s data. Thanks for putting together a great program.

]]> Comment on Behold… the interruptron! by rick http://www.workingcogs.com/2007/behold-the-interruptron/#comment-14 rick Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:15:47 +0000 http://www.workingcogs.com/2007/behold-the-interruptron/#comment-14 This looks great! Is there a version for mac osx? Will there be one soon? This looks great! Is there a version for mac osx? Will there be one soon?

]]> Comment on Information overload will be the Problem of the Year in 2008 by Nicolas http://www.workingcogs.com/2008/information-overload-will-be-the-problem-of-the-year-in-2008/#comment-13 Nicolas Sun, 09 Mar 2008 08:46:45 +0000 http://www.workingcogs.com/2008/information-overload-will-be-the-problem-of-the-year-in-2008/#comment-13 Yes, information overload is a huge problem - I think that the Basex estimate might still be too low though: http://www.managingio.com/2008/02/17/the-real-cost-of-information-overload/ Comments are welcome! Nicolas Yes, information overload is a huge problem - I think that the Basex estimate might still be too low though: http://www.managingio.com/2008/02/17/the-real-cost-of-information-overload/

Comments are welcome!

Nicolas

]]> Comment on Behold… the interruptron! by admin http://www.workingcogs.com/2007/behold-the-interruptron/#comment-12 admin Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:48:47 +0000 http://www.workingcogs.com/2007/behold-the-interruptron/#comment-12 8.- Yes. There's an easy fix. Just go to options > automation and uncheck the box "automatically stop work timer and chalk it up as interruption [...]". (Yes, I have noted the mispelling). The problem is that the current method of checking which application has focus is CPU intensive. We tried different ones, and are still investigating on this issue. 8.- Yes. There’s an easy fix. Just go to options > automation and uncheck the box “automatically stop work timer and chalk it up as interruption [...]“. (Yes, I have noted the mispelling).

The problem is that the current method of checking which application has focus is CPU intensive. We tried different ones, and are still investigating on this issue.

]]> Comment on Behold… the interruptron! by SleepTracks http://www.workingcogs.com/2007/behold-the-interruptron/#comment-11 SleepTracks Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:48:33 +0000 http://www.workingcogs.com/2007/behold-the-interruptron/#comment-11 I started using this tool and liked it pretty much... until I realized that every time the timer is set to "On", it uses 70% of my CPU! Consequently I had to interrupt my work to try to fix this and then write you :( Let me know if you find a way to change that... Thanks! I started using this tool and liked it pretty much… until I realized that every time the timer is set to “On”, it uses 70% of my CPU!

Consequently I had to interrupt my work to try to fix this and then write you :(

Let me know if you find a way to change that… Thanks!

]]> Comment on Behold… the interruptron! by erol http://www.workingcogs.com/2007/behold-the-interruptron/#comment-10 erol Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:53:50 +0000 http://www.workingcogs.com/2007/behold-the-interruptron/#comment-10 I just downloaded and started playing around with interrupton, it's awesome. However, I do see where it could help me more if I could list applications that are work oriented. If I get distracted in configuring/tweaking my linux, I would be using various configuration tools. I could list all these tools, but it would be more helpful to me if I could list just the applications that I should be getting my attention. Also, if don't have any activity on my work application for some time, I could be having a conversation with the guy in the next cube, how about an option to turn the stop work timer if there is no activity for some interval of time? I do like where I can go back to the work time with a hot key even though I'm using IE, sometimes it is work oriented. erol I just downloaded and started playing around with interrupton, it’s awesome. However, I do see where it could help me more if I could list applications that are work oriented. If I get distracted in configuring/tweaking my linux, I would be using various configuration tools. I could list all these tools, but it would be more helpful to me if I could list just the applications that I should be getting my attention. Also, if don’t have any activity on my work application for some time, I could be having a conversation with the guy in the next cube, how about an option to turn the stop work timer if there is no activity for some interval of time? I do like where I can go back to the work time with a hot key even though I’m using IE, sometimes it is work oriented.

erol

]]> Comment on Behold… the interruptron! by admin http://www.workingcogs.com/2007/behold-the-interruptron/#comment-9 admin Tue, 01 Jan 2008 15:41:13 +0000 http://www.workingcogs.com/2007/behold-the-interruptron/#comment-9 You don't need to pause to switch jobs. I think I understand what your misconception might be; you seem to think that the interruptron is job-oriented. It's not. (Many other software in this category is, so I would have thought the same too). The drop list will contain the jobs of the current session only (i.e., since you last fired the interruptron). No easy way to remember all jobs you entered. Is that what you meant? You don’t need to pause to switch jobs.

I think I understand what your misconception might be; you seem to think that the interruptron is job-oriented. It’s not. (Many other software in this category is, so I would have thought the same too).

The drop list will contain the jobs of the current session only (i.e., since you last fired the interruptron). No easy way to remember all jobs you entered.

Is that what you meant?

]]> Comment on Behold… the interruptron! by willwilliams http://www.workingcogs.com/2007/behold-the-interruptron/#comment-8 willwilliams Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:01:46 +0000 http://www.workingcogs.com/2007/behold-the-interruptron/#comment-8 I wrote: Yes, I can enter “Job 2″ and it will join the other jobs on the list. I meant that [No Task] Task Job 1 Job 2 etc can all show on the drop down list you get below the yellow ticker. But the log attributes all the time to the most recent job you enter I wrote:

Yes, I can enter “Job 2″ and it will join the other jobs on the list.

I meant that
[No Task]
Task
Job 1
Job 2

etc

can all show on the drop down list you get below the yellow ticker. But the log attributes all the time to the most recent job you enter

]]> Comment on Behold… the interruptron! by willwilliams http://www.workingcogs.com/2007/behold-the-interruptron/#comment-7 willwilliams Sat, 29 Dec 2007 23:59:18 +0000 http://www.workingcogs.com/2007/behold-the-interruptron/#comment-7 Just write the new job and press enter. No need to press any button. Thanks but I feel I have missed something fundamental. I start "Job 1". Just like you say, enter will get Job 1 to feature in the drop down list and on the log. I allow 60 mins for Job 1. I finish it with 12 mins to go. I stop Job 1 by pausing. But I cannot figure out how to tell the system that Job 1 is now concluded. Yes, I can enter "Job 2" and it will join the other jobs on the list. But I cannot start the timer for Job 2 at 60 mins. And if I restart the yellow ticker, all that's happened on the log is that the previous 48 mins run up for Job 1 disappear from the log (you get to see this happen momentarily), then all that time is attributed to Job 2. Job 2 substitutes for Job 1. Just write the new job and press enter. No need to press any button.

Thanks but I feel I have missed something fundamental.

I start “Job 1″. Just like you say, enter will get Job 1 to feature in the drop down list and on the log.

I allow 60 mins for Job 1. I finish it with 12 mins to go. I stop Job 1 by pausing. But I cannot figure out how to tell the system that Job 1 is now concluded.

Yes, I can enter “Job 2″ and it will join the other jobs on the list. But I cannot start the timer for Job 2 at 60 mins. And if I restart the yellow ticker, all that’s happened on the log is that the previous 48 mins run up for Job 1 disappear from the log (you get to see this happen momentarily), then all that time is attributed to Job 2. Job 2 substitutes for Job 1.

]]> Comment on Behold… the interruptron! by admin http://www.workingcogs.com/2007/behold-the-interruptron/#comment-6 admin Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:56:56 +0000 http://www.workingcogs.com/2007/behold-the-interruptron/#comment-6 Just write the new job and press enter. No need to press any button. Just write the new job and press enter. No need to press any button.

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