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Sure you can, but if you want to make a program that's actually worth using, and looks reasonably nice, it's more work than that, and you know it.
FYI: I have now completed the application, and it has taken me some 5 hours to get everything the way I wanted it, including making icons etc.
I could have told you EXACTLY how long it had taken, had I had an application I could start and stop in the system tray to record time spent on a certain project. But I didn't have that!
So there is 5 hours gone I could have spent on something else. And even if what you say is true (which it isn't), it would still have been 45 minutes spent unnecesarily had I been able to find such an application.
Furthermore, it's 5 hours I'm not going to get paid for, despite the fact that the program is going to be used for work management.
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant Anonymous
- The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine Winston Churchill, 1944
- Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference. Mark Twain
modified 19-Apr-21 11:22am.
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Johnny J. wrote: . And even if what you say is true (which it isn't) troll.
«One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.» Salvador Dali
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Please to share? I could use this myself.
To err is human to really elephant it up you need a computer
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rnbergren wrote: Please to share? Okay, I will post in the next week.
«One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.» Salvador Dali
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Seeing that it takes only 45 minutes, you should have posted it 4 hours ago!
Bet mine is better...
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant Anonymous
- The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine Winston Churchill, 1944
- Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference. Mark Twain
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Johnny J. wrote: I want to be able to start and stop it by clicking its icon in the system tray
I am going to guess that not many of these apps exist for good reason. I, personally, would forget to click the stop button all the time.
just track your time in a spread sheet and call it a day. google sheets if you don't already have Excel and want to go free and in the cloud.
I have been tracking my billable time for clients and projects in a spreadsheet for years, not including my employers project software (TFS, DevOps, etc.) but that is not related directly to billable timesheets.
good luck.
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Slacker007 wrote: I, personally, would forget to click the stop button all the time.
Well, not everybody are the same. You can't judge the rest of the world on the basis on how you do.
Slacker007 wrote: just track your time in a spread sheet and call it a day.
Didn't I just mention in the OP that that is how I'm doing today, and it's not working for me?
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant Anonymous
- The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine Winston Churchill, 1944
- Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference. Mark Twain
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best of luck in your quest.
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That is a very interesting concept. It wouldn't work for me, because I work on different projects using the same applications. But apart from that, I like the idea...
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant Anonymous
- The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine Winston Churchill, 1944
- Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference. Mark Twain
modified 20-Apr-21 4:55am.
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Yes, this is what I was afraid of - When they wanted to implement a similar software in our area, our SW guys said - "All fine, but I am only doing Visual Studio for different projects all day"
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... and the next one could be european soccer[^]. What a mindset ! "Let's make our own closed league because ... well, because we can !"
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Money rules the game, you know that.
And FIFA and UEFA are both as corrupt as each other - so why not form a new league (where you can cream off the bribes instead of them)?
Allegedly.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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I do so admire an accomplished cynic!
True, though.
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Hence, from an earlier post from not too long ago, you may see and agree with my disdain watching these ridiculously overpaid producers of nothing.
In a way, it's just as useless as the day-traders in the stock-market. Originally and investment medium, the stock market has since become a huge legal crap-shoot.
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"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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Rage wrote: and the next one could be european soccer[^]
One can only hope. If it's money that will kill it, I would gladly loan them a few grands.
GCS d--(d+) s-/++ a C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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I have flown with this airline a few times, even with the same planes shown in the following video. The old 707s, which are out of service by now. The first time was when I was 12, but after finishing school, the government forced me to work for them by law. As they did with my poor old father. Back then I would not have been happy if they had made me one of their stewardesses, even if I worked hard to bring light and warmth into cockpits. Hopping around the world and spending a few nights here and there actually does not seem so bad anymore. And I could swear that I saw the place where I used to live from the shaky view out the plane's window after taking off to fly home near the end.
Warning: The video is a bit longer, so you might skip over it a bit.
Flugbereitschaft BMVg mit der B707 übern Teich IAD Shuttle 1991 - YouTube[^]
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Quote: the government forced me to work for them by law. That sounds like you lived in the DDR
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Thank god not. Look at what's written in big letters on the side of the planes. It's 'Luftwaffe', not 'Lufthansa'. After school I had to spend 18 months in the military like everyone without boobs. They only laughed when I wanted to sail to sea and sent me to the flyboys. Could have been worse. Most are sent to the groundhogs.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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CodeWraith wrote: After school I had to spend 18 months in the military like everyone without boobs. I would use another part of the body... there are guys with boobs bigger than many women
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Nelek wrote: there are guys with boobs bigger than many women Please don't forget to mention this when your drill sergeant comes to introduce himself and asks about your personal preferences and wishes.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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I didn't say anything about me liking it. It was just an the exposition of an objective fact.
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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In that case the drill sergeant will also be happy to help his customers to get rid of them. It's part of the service.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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I started searching for Desktop as a Service (DaaS) options.
I figured since it was 2021 there'd be a lot of companies that allow me to:
1) spin up a win10 desktop
2) RDP to the desktop and do my work.
I've been using DigitalOcean which is a complete Linux (Debian) OS running as a service for about 8 years now (only $4.99 a month) so I figured, "Hey, this is 2021 and I'm sure there's something like this for win10 desktop." With DigitalOcean you can get one of these up and running following their wizard in about 5 minutes. It's amazing.
Boy was a I wrong about DaaS. Very few choices (Amazon Workspaces seems to be the best / cheapest).
Many of them require at least 5 seats (most require 25 or more).
Others are $150 month for 1cpu & 4GB ram.
Many of these won't even tell you pricing: just request quote option.
Yes, I am very naive.
Questions
Do you have any experience with DaaS? What have you found?
Was thinking about how I might help small businesses move to RDP solutions.
The Dream: If you could spin up DaaS and then give people Google Docs then a lot of Small Businesses would have everything they need.
EDIT
I've also used MacinCloud - Rent a Mac in the Cloud! - Mac in Cloud[^] and was amazed at how great it worked. But Win10 / PCs -- you just don't find something this simple, it seems.
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