This program is lacking, in my opinion, a very important feature: showing the current task in the menu bar. Without this, you have to frequently switch to the main window just to make sure you're running the timer that you think you are running. This is probably the easiest and most common mistake to make when using task timers.

Showing the task in the menu bar is more important than showing the accumulated time. TimeCop gets this right.

Alternately (to save precious menu bar space, show a shortened task name or let the user enter another piece of text to display. For those who really want to see the accumulate time, put it in the preferences.

Also, the font used in the menu bar is a little weird (big yet hard to read) and showing an extra 0 (as in 00:15 to show 0 hours and 15 minutes) also wastes space and reduces readability-- show the extra digit only when greater than 10 hours.

Also, another neat trick that TimeCop does is to assign separate key shortcuts to different tasks, eliminating another time-consuming trip to the mouse and menu, or the app window itself.

Jog one: get some task-related text in the menu bar!

This is the most interesting fish to swim into this crowded pool in a long time. It has all the essential features for efficient job timing, but with none of the redundancy (invoicing etc) that is simply bloat if you don't need it.

myMacTime differs from most of the advanced work timers by keeping a separate document for each project. This has advantages and disadvantages. It makes the interface simpler in some ways, enables you to store the timing data in Finder project folders (or wherever you like), and makes concurrent timings across projects possible. Sessions and tasks can be organised and reorganised very easily in hierarchical lists in the LH pane of each project window. It does not however (yet) provide a centralised interface from which to control all your project timings-unless they are still in the Recents submenu.

The interface is very intuitive and Mac-like, most things can be controlled from the (optional) status item or using customisable shortcuts, and there is a useful option for the project windows to auto-hide, so that the app stays out of your way most of the time. There is even support for stopping and starting timings using the Apple remote.

There is exemplary implementation of drag and drop, within projects, between projects and even to external apps. One or two things are missing in version 1: the status item does not indicate whether or not a timing is running (though the dock icon does), iCal synch is only one-way (export from mMT) and there is no provision for adding expenses to the lists, but the developer is extremely responsive, and plans to add all these features, and more, in coming versions.

All in all, very well thought out and well designed app with a promising future.