Archive for September, 2011

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Version 2.1.1 of WatchMe Released

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1 year ago

A new version of Watchme (ver 2.1.1) has been released. This new version includes the following new features and fixes:

  • A new “Minutes” timer format that displays your time in minutes only.
  • New functionality to automatically check for new versions of WatchMe.
  • A fix for the “valid Date Time” error that would occur with different regional settings.
Make sure to visit the download page and get this latest version.

 

 
FireGuy

63 Ways to Stay Focused

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1 year ago

Check out this list of things you can do to help you stay focused while you work.
http://www.toiletpaperentrepreneur.com/managing-focus/how-to-stay-focused-63-very-focused-ways

 

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How Not to Multitask

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1 year ago

The work that I do requires me to spend longer periods of time focusing on a single task. The more focused I keep myself (i.e. avoiding distractions), the faster and better the work tends to be. My biggest problem tends to be distractions, either external (people coming to see me) or internal (me finding other shiny objects to look at like new email, small tasks that pop into my head, etc).

I read a short article a little while ago (http://zenhabits.net/how-not-to-multitask-work-simpler-and/) that talks just about this, and how multi-tasking can be a real productivity killer.

After reading this article and others like it, I decided to add the new “Focus Light” feature to WatchMe so that I can get feedback on how focused I actually am. I set my copy of WatchMe up so I allow 4 task switches every 60 minutes (some days I’ll even bump it down to 2 per hour when I want to try to stay really focused). I’ve been running this new feature for a couple of months on a beta copy and it has helped me quite a bit.

This feature certainly doesn’t stop the distractions (stopping distractions is a topic for another time) but it does indicate to me how things have been going, and when I reach for my WatchMe to switch to some other task and see that yellow or red light – it reminds me to try and stay on target.

Here’s to staying in the green…

 

FireGuy

Welcome to Our New Home

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1 year ago

Well it’s about time! I’ve finally gotten off my butt and set up a new home for Flamebrain Technologies and WatchMe. The old site was falling apart around the edges and getting difficult to manage – so time to step into the 2000s (is that how we refer to this century?) and have something a little more cleaner.

The main focus of this site is to keep you up to date on what’s going on with Flamebrain Technologies, which for the most part is the continued development of the WatchMe timer application. The WatchMe app has really helped me out in my day job, not only for keeping track of the hours I work for costing and billing purposes, but also in gaining a better understanding of how to stay focused. As I read and learn more about how to work efficiently, I will incorporate these various ideas into WatchMe and at the same time I’ll also try to post links to interesting articles on the subject here for you to enjoy.

Now get back to work and don’t forget to start your timer.

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