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Keeping track of time typed - sm

Posted: Aug 16, 2011

Is there such a thing available that keeps track of "at the keyboard" typing time? I am one that gets up and down frequently throughout my work day and its hard to keep track of exactly how many actual hours I am typing. I want something automatic that I don't have to remember to click on/off because if I could remember to do that, I could remember to write it down :) Anyone know of something like this?

couple ideas - Ayn

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I use the program I work in, which keeps track of how many hours/minutes of dictation I have done, how many jobs I've done, and how many hours/minutes I have actually been in jobs (i.e., how many hours I worked).

If the program you are using does not do this, I also heard a good suggestion once -- use a time clock like the ones used in chess matches (I've seen them for sale on Amazon). You start the clock and then it has buttons for you to stop it whenever you get up and restart it when you go back to work. (similar to a stopwatch, only it goes for hours rather than seconds/minutes...)

Actually, the program does not log all the time we work as an MT. - IAMT

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It does not record the time we spend logging in, printing and studying new specifics, phone calls, conference calls, wading through work emails, training if not paid, etc.

I personally just have a calendar used just for my MT work, write down the time I actually do start work in any capacity, am very honest about my breaks and when I am not actually at my desk for work purposes. I worked for a company once that would not give me information on what they considered their work week, "We pay by CPL," would only give us the average lines they required or figured for an 8-hour period, allowed us to work to keep up a new account forever, and by golly ya never know when that doggone log may be needed for the Labor Department reporting for overtime;-)

I was just looking for "time typed" but thanks.nm - OP

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My MT job does not involve all that - Ayn

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Okay, logging in/out takes maybe 2 minutes of my day. I don't have anything to print - not even allowed to have a printer connected to my work machine. I only have the one account that I work on - I quit my previous job when it started bouncing me around multiple accounts. What phone calls?? We have the occasional work-related conference call (1 or 2 a year max) - which I am paid for that time. Training time was paid for when I started. And fortunately I only receive an average of 2 emails a day from work which generally are informational, do not require a response, and take seconds to read. There is maybe 5-10 minutes out of my day spent doing the things you mention.

I'm more thankful for my job now though, hearing all the "extra" some MTs do.

Toggle desktop will work. - FlaMT

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https://www.toggl.com/public/widgets
Use the desktop widget for free. You don't have to get the pro plan in order to use it. Using autopilot tracks mouse/keyboard movement.

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