I'm looking for computer application usage (time) tracking
applications that can help me understand how I am spending my time
each day.  I'm looking for a list of such apps that are:

a) are priced below $500
b) licensed for individual use (sold in single license increments)
c) are automated, preferably with MS Office integration.  
d) Run on Windows XP

I'm not looking for a timesheet app (clock in/clock out).  I'm also
not looking for "stopwatch" applications that allow you to tell it
what you are working on.  The perfect application would start when I
log in to my computer, log the "active window", stop logging when I
idle, and summarize how much time (and when) I use each application. 
For Microsoft office, the specific document break down would be nice.

I did this search myself last year, and came up with three vendors,
only one of which seemed to be a winner.  However, I was busy and
didn't get a chance to try it out.

Hello ehuddleston-ga,

I found a number of software programs that meet your requirements.



WorkTime 3.14.8 

?WorkTime is a versatile project tracker that surveys the time you
spend working on your PC. It launches when Windows starts up and
gathers statistics about the projects you work on, programs you run,
documents you open, Web sites you visit, and time spent on each task.
The various statistics include total working time, working time for a
period, and time spent running a program, document, or user-defined
program group (the Internet or games, for instance).?

License: Free to try; $30.00 to buy 

http://download.com.com/3000-2076-10238643.html?tag=lst-0-19


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Visual TimeAnalyzer 1.3

?Visual TimeAnalyzer monitors all computer activity, working time,
software and Internet use. It presents detailed, richly illustrated
reports. You learn which programs were used for how long, when, and by
whom.

?Visual TimeAnalyzer analyzes software and Internet usage at
individual computers or across the network. You can choose detailed
reports and analysis graphs for time tracking, time management,
project tracking, project management, project cost or attendance.
Select user and time period and see: Week statistics, hourly computer
exploitation, most used programs, online time, active working time,
pause times, opened documents, projects, day summary (diary), history
and visited Web pages (incl. most visited sites).?

License: Free to try; $39.00 to buy

http://download.com.com/3000-2076-10247542.html?tag=lst-0-16



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User Tracker 

?User Tracker is suitable and powerful time tracking and monitoring
software for you if you are:

- Individual user and would like to analyze, competently plan and
organize usage of your computer.

- company manager or system-administrator and would like to track
employees internet and computer usage at your company, to evaluate and
improve employee productivity.

- Internet-cafe owner and would like to find out most popular
applications your customers use and to track internet time usage.


User Tracker allows you to analyze computer usage, estimate project
time, track work time and analyze work process. It's easy way for
employees activity monitoring. To improve the productivity you should
find out who is the best and the laziest employee in your company, who
spends much time on web surfing and other internet activities or just
play games at their workplace.

Analyzing User Tracker reports you will know how much time employees
spend on a specific application and documents, whose productivity is
high and who is the best in using different applications.?
http://lastbit.com/usertracker/default.asp


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Time Hunter 2.8 
 
?Automatically track time spent by workgroup on app/docs, assess by 18
Excel charts for manager. Time Hunter is a manager's software to keep
track of employees spending time on the computer. Each installed
system builds a log of user's computer activities, capturing the user
ids, applications and documents in use. It gathers the data in the
background, without manual data entry. On the manager's side, this
time tracking system consolidates the data and generates reports. Data
may be extracted by user id, application, document, or date, to
concentrate attention on the areas of concern. When used for personal
purposes, Time Hunter offers durable and comprehensive parental
control and self-control. The program's data files are tamper-proof,
prohibiting employees or management from distorting the information.

?Time Hunter consolidates the raw data and generates management
reports. Data may be extracted by user id, application, document, or
date, allowing management to concentrate their attention on areas of
concern. Detailed reports tell the manager, in intricate detail, how
the computer has been utilized. Summary reports intelligently
consolidate and summarize the data in meaningful ways. Charts are
designed to demonstrate application usage, document handling, and
workload, graphically."
http://download.com.com/3000-2076-10181576.html?tag=lst-0-2


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Search Criteria: 
Time tracking and monitoring software
Time tracking applications software
Project management software


I hope you find this helpful!

Best regards,
Bobbie7

Very fast turn around with several applications I hadn't seen yet.