GTimeLog

GTimeLog is a simple app for keeping track of time.

Here's how it works: every day, when you arrive to work, start up gtimelog and type "arrived **". Then start doing some activity (e.g. reading mail, or working on a task). Whenever you stop doing an activity (either when you have finished it, or when you switch to working on something else), type the name of the activity into the gtimelog prompt.

Try to use the same text if you make several entries for an activity. History helps here -- type a prefix and then use the PageUp/PageDown keys to choose the appropriate task.

They key principle here is to name the activity after you've stopped working on it, and not when you've started. Of course you can type the activity name upfront, and just delay pressing the Enter key until you're done.