Posted by Richard White
Sun, 06 Aug 2006 19:36:58 GMT
You can now easily share multiple tasks by associating coworkers and reporters with a set of tags. Go to Manage Tasks and click on Share Multiple Tasks. The Share by Tags dialog will popup and The rest should be fairly obvious (If its not, of course let me know).
Adding this functionality took a lot longer than I expected it to, primarily due to the large amount of infrastructure code that needed to be changed. None of the upcoming features require major backend changes so I’m expecting the feature release cycle to accelerate from here.
Thanks for using SlimTimer.
Posted by Richard White
Fri, 28 Jul 2006 22:01:00 GMT
I just patched SlimTimer to fix a bug related to FireFox 1.0. If you saw the timer go to NaN.NaN then you know what I’m talking about. Anyways, it’s now safe to use SlimTimer with FireFox 1.0 or Bubbles with the Gecko engine option turned on.
Posted by Richard White
Mon, 24 Jul 2006 20:01:16 GMT
Based on a favorable TechCrunch review, rocketing to the front page of <a
href=”http://digg.com/tech_news/SlimTimer_makes_task_timing_easy”>Digg and lots of positive comments from new users, I declare the
href=”http://www.slimtimer.com”>SlimTimer release a success.
The number of helpful comments I’ve received users has been overwhelming and the forum is teeming good feature
ideas. I’ve been listening to all your feedback and have put together my development roadmap for SlimTimer. In the spirit of setting expectations and creating
transparency, what SlimTimer is all about, here are the improvements to watch for in the coming weeks:
This Week
SlimTimer
- Tags autocomplete
- Settings for minimum Time Entry duration (any entry less than this minimum would be discarded)
- Rewriting some of the backend code to be more robust
Tasks
- Tag based sharing. For example, you could specify coworkers and reports for all Tasks tagged ‘billable’.
- Sharing notifications will only be sent the first time you share a Task with someone, instead of being sent for every shared task as it is now.
- Coworker/Reporter autocomplete
Reporting
- Ability to choose your row and column types (time, users, tags, tasks) instead of being locked into predefined sets (users by time, etc)
- Settings for rounding (ex: 5, 15 or 30 minute increments) and time display formats (ex: 3:30 or 3.5).
- Filter Time Entries by Tags
API
- RESTful access to Time Entries and Tasks
On the Horizon
Edit Entries
- Overhaul: Edit a whole week of entries at a time. Mini-calendar to help with navigation.
Increased Browser Compatibility
- Opera 9
- Internet Explorer 7
SlimTimer
- Settings for whether to the timer should stop when closed or continue running until you open it back up again and stop it.
Integration
- Initial Backpack Integration (Tasks only)
Of course, I’ll let you know as these features roll out so stay tuned.
Posted by Richard White
Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:15:00 GMT
After many delays and a couple betas, I’m proud to announce that SlimTimer is open to the public. Also exciting is that it has already garnered a favorable TechCrunch review, w00t! The principles of SlimTimer are simple:
- Making time tracking easier by eliminating timesheets in favor of using a web based timer.
- Time tracking on an individual basis. You can set who your coworkers and stakeholders are on each specific task.
- Getting rid of rigid client > project > task hierarchies in lieu of using tagging to create a workflow that works best for you.
- Creating transparency between the people working on a project and those paying for it. Your clients can view time worked on their project in real time, avoiding any surprises when the invoice arrives.
I’m looking to constantly evolve SlimTimer based on user feedback. So give it a whirl and if you like it please tell your friends and your local online news outlets :)
Digg It: SlimTimer, TechCrunch Review
Posted by Richard White
Tue, 21 Feb 2006 01:05:00 GMT
The first version incarnation of SlimTimer just went to production. We’re currently taking emails of people that are interested in the service as we’ll be starting the beta sometime in the next few weeks. Stay tuned.
