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paul.domaskis
Outlook Journal entries each have timers that allow one to measure
time spent on the associated work. In a multitasking environment, one
could switch back and forth between journal entries, starting and
stopping the foreground entry's timer on each switch. However, it is
very easy to forget to switch off a timer for an entry when you've
turned your attention away from the associated work. When you finally
notice it, possibly much later, the timer has become a runaway timer.
The timer information for the entry will be completely lost, even
though it may have been carefully maintained up to the point where you
forgot to pause it i.e. up to that point, you may have properly
started and stopped it many times, at the right times, but resulting
timer information is still lost.
Is there a way to ensure that only one timer is running at once? That
is, when you hit the timer start button of any task, the timers of all
other open journal entries are automatically stopped (possibly with a
warning and confirmation first)?
I am using both Windows 2000 and WindowsXP, with somewhat limited user
rights (re. installing things and registry changes). A native
solution would help.
time spent on the associated work. In a multitasking environment, one
could switch back and forth between journal entries, starting and
stopping the foreground entry's timer on each switch. However, it is
very easy to forget to switch off a timer for an entry when you've
turned your attention away from the associated work. When you finally
notice it, possibly much later, the timer has become a runaway timer.
The timer information for the entry will be completely lost, even
though it may have been carefully maintained up to the point where you
forgot to pause it i.e. up to that point, you may have properly
started and stopped it many times, at the right times, but resulting
timer information is still lost.
Is there a way to ensure that only one timer is running at once? That
is, when you hit the timer start button of any task, the timers of all
other open journal entries are automatically stopped (possibly with a
warning and confirmation first)?
I am using both Windows 2000 and WindowsXP, with somewhat limited user
rights (re. installing things and registry changes). A native
solution would help.