Comments on: Web 2.0 Time Tracker: 14Dayz

By: Confernceing Web » Comment on Web 2.0 Time Tracker: 14Dayz by David N. Welton

Sat, 24 Feb 2007 13:19:56 +0000

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By: David N. Welton

David N. Welton — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 11:49:22 +0000

Perhaps it’s a little bit late to the game, and is still in beta, but it’s something I put together for use at work with the chief requirement being that it be very simple and to keep out of the way. Take a look, at http://stufftodo.dedasys.com/

By: Myles Eftos

Myles Eftos — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 17:21:41 +0000

Just to add another into the realm — 88 Miles takes a similar approach by focussing on time tracking. What make 88 miles different is the focus on recording time quickly, you punch-in then you punch out. Although a number of products that have been mentioned in the post and the other comments use this method, it seems to be an after thought that has been tacked on. It really is simple time tracking.

88 miles also supports WAP, making time tracking for people out on the road a breeze.

By: Derek Organ

Derek Organ — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 13:27:16 +0000

1time is time tracking application in the same space and its really easy to use as well. The main feature is daily reminders for employees on working days so managers don’t have to micro manage collecting timesheets. The reporting is really flexible as well. Check it out its free for the next two months before the pricing kicks in similar to the packages above. Each app above may suit one type of client better than another it depends what way you use it. 1time will defo fit a lot of people’s process.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 12 May 2006 07:37:54 +0000

I’ve taken the time to evaluate both, and here’s what I found.

Overall, both are very flid in their workflow, and set up is extremely easy. I was all for sticking with Harvest until I tried 14dayz which filled in some gaps for me.

With 14dayz, the customization and labeling of categories/sub categories is brilliant and the best move they could’ve made. Until now I had been using a small software program called Complete-Time-Tracking by Backslash which works this way, and this method customizes to almost anybody’s tracking requirements. So basically, you could customize categories and re-label them to multiple degress and report time by Client > Customer > Project > Task > Sub Task. Harvest cannot do that. Here has been my experience after a couple days of regular use:

o Set-up was fairly easy (just like Harvest)
o The site runs smoothly and seems intuitive (like Harvest)
o The interface is clean, although a couple images used are a little cliché
o The ability to configure & label categories, & configure billing rates makes it more flexible than Harvest.
o I like that I can set up Admin users and “Workers”, apply different default rates to each, and alter rates as necessary by Project or Category (or what I’ve now re-labeled, Client and Project).

Delray man… take a pill and chill. There’s a certain elegance that Ajax brings to making online web applications more fluid and call more attention to usability. Until now, I used a local software program because I found waiting around for web pages to load my entires to be incredibly annoying, as I HATE anything that keeps me from doing the core of my work. (Administration) I think that’s why we’re seeing so many online applications coming out that do that for us.

By: Delray

Delray — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 02:14:47 +0000

So first there was TimeSlips, then there was ClickTime, which put timesheets on the web. You think just adding AJAX goodness is going to displace solid, incredibly reliable players who already own this market? How about uptime? Tell me about integration!! Don’t hype something that was already solved ten years ago!

By: BrainBlog

BrainBlog — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 22:21:16 +0000

Navigate…

Interest in 14Dayz has been booming beyond our wildest beliefs. We felt there was a market for an easy to use get out of my face time tracker, but this is insane. Over a thousand people have signed up……

By: BlueAce » Oogst je uren nu ook met 14dayz

BlueAce » Oogst je uren nu ook met 14dayz — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:09:27 +0000

[…] Soms heb je als blogger van die momenten: “dit nieuwtje laat ik nog wel even voor morgen liggen”, en ja hoor: de volgende dag ben je je scoop kwijt. Meestal heb ik hier de Nederlandse primeurs te pakken van web2.0 projecten, maar 14dayz gleed er helaas net langs. Emerce loopt er dus mee weg vandaag, gelukkig Anyway… 14dayz is een urenregistratie tool met de nadruk op het simpel beheren van je tijd. Frequente lezers zullen daarin gelijk Harvest herkennen, maar de nadruk ligt hier niet op uitbundige features maar om de basic behoeftes. Tenminste: volgens eigen zeggen, want tot nu toe heb ik nog geen beta account kunnen bemachtigen. Voor een echt oordeel zullen we dus nog even moeten wachten, maar in de tussentijd valt er op Techcrunch genoeg over te lezen. Meld je dus aan voor een beta, en check ook hun blog voor wat impressies. […]

By: Craig

Craig — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 21:32:14 +0000

Simplybill (http://www.simplybill.com) is an invoicing app we’re currently running in beta - and we’ve done the exact opposite of what Mike suggested - we’ve put time tracking into an invoice service.

It’s a pretty simple time-tracker but you can run multiple projects and go straight to building an invoice from the timesheet.

We’re currently rolling out more features to the beta guys (this one isn’t under test yet but will be very soon).. we’d be happy to hear from anyone wanting a beta account - visit the site or email us (beta at simplybill dot com).

By: Wulff

Wulff — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 15:57:32 +0000

For people interested in Time Tracking:

A Danish company in the same vertical business category:
http://www.timelog.com/home/home.asp

It’s fairly high-end, 100% customizable, and very robust. From what I know it’s not that ajax’ed etc. It’s probably in the “expensive” category - but what the hell: “Time is Money!!!”. And my experience is that many companies do want to pay for security, scalability, up-time, 1:1 customization etc.

By: Let's talk business

Let's talk business — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 11:58:02 +0000

Why a lot of Web 2.0 sucks!…

Some of the whole Web 2.0 thing is great - the social media/networking part.. A lot of simply sucks. The fundamental flaw for me is assuming that people will want to or are able to do everything online. It might…

By: Melvin Ram

Melvin Ram — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 06:42:23 +0000

This new company seems like it does what TimeFox (http://www.functionfox.com/) has been doing very well for a few years now. Incredibly easy to use and bug-free. Their niche is graphic design firms but the software is functional across industies.

PS: i am user of timefox.

~ mel

By: Saul Weiner

Saul Weiner — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 05:09:49 +0000

My overall impression is that the space has a little wiggling room. They’re trying to monetize their offering, which is good. We’ll see whether they make headway before releasing it to the public. The big difference with services that charge is that they’re forced to remove the ‘beta’ tag failry quickly and consumers tend to place a premium on non-beta products.

By: BrainBlog

BrainBlog — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 01:07:46 +0000

Update…

14Dayz has only been in private beta testing for one weekend and already feedback is finding its way to fill up my mailbox. Thank you, thank you and thank you. I cannot say how much value this provides……

By: BlogReader

BlogReader — Sun, 19 Mar 2006 22:11:15 +0000

How is this better than / different from 37signal’s basecamp? Unless it offers something that they don’t why would anyone choose this webapp?

By: Jack Straw

Jack Straw — Sun, 19 Mar 2006 19:45:05 +0000

This harvest seems to certainly offer now what 14dayz plans to offer when they launch at much better prices.

What I’m wondering though is whatever happened to the powerful solutions that did a lot of things??? So many websites are launching doing something very simple like time tracking, or invoice, or calendaring, … all for some fairly high monthly fee.

What’s missing are the all powerful solutions that do all of the above and much more under one roof? Salesforce perhaps is one company that seems to offer a complete suite of packages as part of one solution. I don’t think users want to have to go to 5 separate sites to track various things, rather, they would like a comprehensive solution that covers all of these items.

By: Danny

Danny — Sun, 19 Mar 2006 18:05:12 +0000

New York City-based Iridesco, Inc. recently released a time tracking and reporting application aimed directly to simplify things in this space. The app, Harvest, is available for the public right now and is reasonably priced. It’s worth a look for any small business or team that needs a quick-to-set-up, no hassle, time-tracking solution.

By: web20guy

web20guy — Sun, 19 Mar 2006 17:17:28 +0000

I agree with Jack Straw. Maybe they must look at their pricing again.

By: Jack Straw

Jack Straw — Sun, 19 Mar 2006 17:03:54 +0000

These guys really think people will pay $99/month for a simple time tracking? They are probably watching old re-runs of Dallas and who shot J.R. and think people in the USA just have $$$ to burn and pay a Netherlands company $99/month.

By: Juan Luis

Juan Luis — Sun, 19 Mar 2006 12:01:38 +0000

Nothing that phprojekt,phpgroupware,Tutos,phpcollab and tens of similar OS projects do for free(and much better) for years.
Ok, they are not ASP applications and doesn´t use Ajax…

Apart from that, the tag is pretty silly: “Time tracking that is easy and fun to use”
Fun ?????

By: Blaze

Blaze — Sun, 19 Mar 2006 08:12:55 +0000

I really dont like that name at all. Maybe it’s just the “z” but it puts me off already.

This application could be useful for me but only if it is really good. (ie: if 37signals released this I know I’d take the time to actually look it over and see if it fits my needs)

You’re right about invoicing too, something for these guys to think about.

By: Zoli Erdos

Zoli Erdos — Sun, 19 Mar 2006 06:02:33 +0000

Wow, at $99 here’s real proof that time is money

By: Craig Baker

Craig Baker — Sun, 19 Mar 2006 05:34:38 +0000

There has been an opening in this space for some time. I have to say, I’ve used some terrible time tracking applications over the years. If FourteenDayz works as well as it looks, I expect it will do very well.