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Track task times in your Google Calendar with a Gadget
by Lee Mathews Feb 4th 2009 at 11:00AM
There aren't many gadgets on my Vista or Windows 7 desktops yet. I have a hard time finding any that are compelling enough to keep installed. This handy little one from Raneri Web Design, however, is firmly lodged in the sidebar of my workbench computer.
The gCalTasks gadget is a slick desktop timer that integrates with your Google Calendars. Enter your credential and choose the calendar to track your times on - I decided to set up a brand new one specifically for tracking.
Enter a tag line for your task, click start, and then click stop when you're done. Information is automatically sent to your calendar, where the agenda view provides a nice recap of your activities. It's a simple, low-resource way to keep tabs on your time.
Thanks, Ricardo!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Maurits said 11:24AM on 2-04-2009
For a long time I'm in search of a tool like this... for MS Outlook 2007. Anyone who could of be any help?
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brian said 11:44AM on 2-04-2009
I think you may need to wait for Windows 7 for this...or just switch to GMail :-)
Steve said 12:54PM on 2-04-2009
I love Remember The Milk. Its even better than G Cal where organization is concerned. And Remember The Task (AIR App) is really cool way to manage RTM. You guys should definitely review it !
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