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Hello,

This forum is mainly for suggestions, but feel free to post a question here if you'd like.  otherwise, you can post any questions to the General questions Forum.  Or you can also email our support at support@worktimestudio.com.

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This forum is for posting any questions you may have about Work Time Studio, or if you feel a particular feature isn't working like it should.
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Hi there, I dont know if I am writing in a proper board but I have got a problem with activation, link i receive in email is not working... http://worktimestudio.com/?3ab941817e2bda371f01dde0068,

Hello Mitchel,

Thanks a lot for your very early reply.

I am downloading the latest version right now, will test it over the next few days and provide you with my feeback. 

H

[WorkItem Types]

Hello H,

Thanks for your comments and suggestions.  
Regarding the issue with limited accounts, we believe we have that issue fixed in our latest version (1.4.0).  The problem with earlier versions is that the default user database folder was in the application folder, which limited users do not have access to.  In version 1.4.0 (and later versions) the default user database path is in 'My Documents\Work Time Studio\Database', where all users, including limited users, have access to.  I'd encourage you to download the latest version and give it a try.  I think it'll resolve this issue.  You'll have a full 30 days of trial with the new version, regardless of the number of days you have been trying the previous version. 

You have a good list of features that you'd like to see in you're ideal tool.  I feel that in it's current state, Work Time Studio meets most of these criteria.  I'll discuss this below.

1. refine their tree structures by introducing more categories (like purpose, visions, goals, etc.)

Work Time Studio allows you to create your own WorkItem Types, which I think you refer to as categories.  As far as we know, Work Time Studio is the only software application in it's class to provide this feature.  The context help discusses WorkItem Types in much detail, and how you can create your own types for the specific nature of your work.

2. to sort each item in each level (Purposes, Visions, Goals, Projects, Tasks) by order of importance - from the most important at the top to the least important at the bottom, using drag and drop if possible (more ergonomic),

This is the purpose of the Prioritizer.  We wanted to give users this ability in a different window than the Activity Tree, as to not take away the purpose and hierarchal benefits of the Activity Tree.  We have recently added more functionality to the Prioritizer, since it's so important.  Now, you can drag and drop WorkItems listed in the Prioritizer right to the Activity Calendar, to schedule a time you wish to work on the specific WorkItem.

3. to assign to each item in each level a priority, using ABC123 or a scale with a clear specific index, using drag and drop if possible (more ergonomic).

This is currently possible in the Activity Tree, where WorkItems are entered.  Along with assigning a level of priority, you can also assign a level of difficulty, a status, and an estimated time for the WorkItem.  These properties are then used in the Prioritizer to sort the prioritized list based on the importance you give to each of the properties.

4. I would also need a feature enabling me to assign, on a daily, weekly, monthly or yearly basis, a specific amount of time per vision, per goal, per project, per value, per role, etc. In other words, I should, ideally speaking, devote a certain amount of time to making progress towards a certain vision, goal, project, value, role etc. WTS would then enable me to check whether the sum of time I am using on the tasks I have scheduled for the next day, week, month or year is less than, equals or is more than the amount of time I should ideally devote to a vision, a goal, etc.

Because of the hierarchal features built into the Activity Tree, Work Time Studio can allow you to track or limit your estimated, allocated, or actual time on tasks (leaf WorkItems) as well as projects or goals (branch WorkItems).  All WorkItems have a property called 'Collective Estimated Time' and 'Collective Actual Time'.  These properties show the total amount of time from all their descendants, so it's easy to see at a glance the overall picture and progress of a project or goal.  Plus, these properties are updated in real-time as you work on tasks that are descendants of those projects or goals.

5. I wish WTS could fully synchronize with Outlook, since most smartphones are designed to sync with it.

We hear you there.  We hope to have export and import capabilities, as well as synchronize capabilities added to Work Time Studio in the next couple releases.

If I mis-understood any of the ideas you had in any of the above, feel free to correct me.  I may not be visualizing the ideas you're presenting properly.  I appreciate your input!

Hello,

I haven't gone through Tom's numerous suggestions yet, so there may be duplicates in my input compared to his. If so, I apologize in advance.

My first impression of WTS should have been a negative one. I am working on a user account with limited rights and only log into the Administrator account to install or uninstall programs. My system is an up to date Windows XP Pro SP3. When I try to create a new database, WTS invariably crashes. It works fine under the Administrator account. I know how difficult and time consuming debugging can be and I am more than willing to comprehend and encourage you. As Tom puts it, this is a very promising piece of software.

Please find below the features I wish you can add.

I need a tool that enables me to apply my own mix of Stephen Covey's and David Allen's respective productivity enhancement methods.

I particularly relate to Covey's idea of mission/purpose in life, from which all your actions follow.

Users should be able to define  their Purpose(s)/Mission(s) in life: overall direction, which should ideally be described into an itemized "Mission statement"

which breaks down into

Visions / dreams : major, definite aim or future state that is 3-10 years away

which can be further broken down into

Goals - 1-3 year strategy (hich level description of how you plan to get there)

Then

Projects : You need to define projects (used to implement stragegies, plan the details and track progress) to reach your goals

Then

Tasks : you need to break down projects into Sub projects and tasks to complete them.

Beside the above mentioned planning steps, you may have

Values/principles : an important part of who you are: what is most important to you, they reflect your wisdom conscience and character

Roles you play and that are important in your life.

I adhere also to the concept of quadrant 2 in the importance / priority matrix.

I think WTS should enable users

1. refine their tree structures by introducing more categories (like purpose, visions, goals, etc.)

2. to sort each item in each level (Purposes, Visions, Goals, Projects, Tasks) by order of importance - from the most important at the top to the least important at the bottom, using drag and drop if possible (more ergonomic),

3. to assign to each item in each level a priority, using ABC123 or a scale with a clear specific index, using drag and drop if possible (more ergonomic).

Besides,

4. I would also need a feature enabling me to assign, on a daily, weekly, monthly or yearly basis, a specific amount of time per vision, per goal, per project, per value, per role, etc. In other words, I should, ideally speaking, devote a certain amount of time to making progress towards a certain vision, goal, project, value, role etc. WTS would then enable me to check whether the sum of time I am using on the tasks I have scheduled for the next day, week, month or year is less than, equals or is more than the amount of time I should ideally devote to a vision, a goal, etc.

5. I wish WTS could fully synchronize with Outlook, since most smartphones are designed to sync with it.

These are the first suggestions I can think of for the time being. If some of the features I just described are already built-in, then please please insctruct me on how to use them. I will post further if I can think of other areas of improvement.

Thank you in advance for your attention.

H

Version 1.3.2 of Work Time Studio has been released.

Although this is a minor update, it is a very important one.  This update adds the ability for users to set theirown date and time formats.  So, users are no longer limited to English date and time formats, and have a wide variety of date formats to select from.  Users also have the ability to specify whether you would like to use 12 hour or 24 hour time formats.

We feel this will allow users from all over the globe to take better advantage of Work Time Studio's features, and are exited about this version's release.

Version 1.3.0 of Work Time Studio has been released! This new version introduces an number of new features to Work Time Studio, and also fixes some minor issues. One of the main features introduced in this version is the ability to use tabbed toolbars for any of the primary or secondary panes. Tabbed toolbars take up much less room than their standard toolbar counterparts. Tabbed toolbars also organize the various toolbar button commands into logical groups (tabs).

Another added feature to version 1.3.0 is the ability to recursively expand any WorkItem branch, simply by holding the [Ctrl] key while expanding the branch. You can also hold down the [Shift] key while expanding a branch, to force the display of all children in the branch regardless of the hidden status types for that branch.

We have had many requests to enhance the tray icon for Work Time Studio, so we have included many enhancements to the tray icon, and added many operations to Worktime Studio while it’s in a minimized state. You can now specify the action to take when double clicking on the tray icon. You can also include handy menu commands to the tray icon menu, such as changing the clocked state of the current WorkItem, or toggling any of the primary or secondary panes on the desktop.

Event reminder popups now display the start time of the associated event, as well as the amount of time until the event’s start time. Event reminder handling also works better in this new version.

Work Time Studio now also provides a What’s New section in its context help. This allows you to quickly see what new features have been added to the latest version.

Version 1.1.0 of Work Time Studio is released.  This version fixes the few remaining issues with Windows 7, making Work Time Studio 100% compatible with this new operating system.   This version also has a couple of bug fixes and minor enhancements.  Thanks to Thomas Wagner for discovering some of the issues, and also some of the suggested enhancements which are included in this release.

Many thanks to Leib Moscovitz and Graham Rhind for discovering and reporting an issue with the trial version of Work Time Studio which affected Versions 1.08 and earlier, as well as a few other smaller issues.   This issue is now fixed in Version 1.09 of Work Time Studio.  If you're using version 1.08, you are encouraged to uninstall your current trial, and download and install the trial version of 1.09 or later from our download page.  When installing the trial version of 1.09 or later, your trial period will be reset, so you will have a full 30 days to review this version.

Since this was a very necessary update, the small issues related to Windows 7 will now be pushed back to Version 1.1.0, which is expected to be released by Dec 20th.