Guest post by Bill Dawson: OfficeTime runs great on linux when using Wine (I’m using Mint 19.3). It installs/runs in either a 32 bit or 64 bit Wine configuration. The only requirement seems to be that the Wine configuration needs to be set to Windows 10 (the default Windows 7 never worked for me)….
Surviving as a Solopreneur: 5 Hardest Things About Working Alone — and How to Conquer Them
By Laura Gayle, Business Woman Guide The world of the solopreneur — or freelancer, contractor, or any other solo worker who isn’t in a “traditional” employee situation — can be a rewarding one, but those who want to take the plunge have to reckon with how solitary that world is, in more ways than…
Avoid These 5 Productivity Killers in the Office
It’s easy to get distracted in the office. With emails, instant messages, cloud-based collaboration, noisy fax machines and chatty colleagues, finding the line between sanity and productivity can feel like walking a tightrope. In one survey, 70 percent of workers said they feel distracted when on the job. And 16 percent admitted to…
The thank you update!
As some of you may know, we’re hard at work on our huge, new Version 2 of OfficeTime. So why the heck should we keep polishing Version 1? Because it’s the right thing to do. It’s a thank you to our community that has helped us so much. We could hold back these updates…
Your home influences your productivity more than you think
Working from home is a very popular modern phenomenon. People lean towards the freedom and this desired feeling of independence from the office cubicles. For too many years people didn’t have any alternative to the usual office work and had to follow the dress code, come to work at 9 AM and leave around 6…
Do you choose your business or your customer?
When faced with a choice between what’s good for the company and what’s good for the customer, what do you choose? We recently faced this. We’ve got a big, fantastic (and paid) version 2 upgrade around the corner for OfficeTime. We’d love everyone to upgrade because it saves people time and, well, it makes us money. But…
Be Like Ike and improve productivity!
He commanded armed forces in WWII, served as president of the United States, and laid out systems which lead to the launch of the Interstate Highway System, the internet and NASA….all the while finding time to golf and oil paint. Dwight Eisenhower, a country boy from Kansas, managed to do it all. How? He…
3 Simple Ways to Avoid Burnout as a Small Business Owner
When you’re at the helm of a startup that’s only begun to find its footing, the urge to hustle and grind can leave you feeling stressed, exhausted, dispassionate and overworked. This adversely impacts both your mental and physical health, ultimately causing the business to suffer as well. You might assume that your 12-hour…
Not Reading Emails Can Improve Time Management
Whenever we have surveyed our OfficeTime users, we find that “Email” is always the biggest time waster. This Readers Digest article bears that truth out, along with strategies for improving your time management by not wasting so much time with managing your inbox. According to the article, constantly clearing that inbox wastes…
Tomatoes and Productivity
What does a tomato have to do with your productivity? Well, there’s a popular time management and productivity system named after the Italian word for tomato. It’s called the Pomodoro Technique and it aims to prevent procrastination and maximize productivity. Francesco Cirillo created the technique in the 1980s and named it after a tomato-shaped kitchen timer…