Minco

The second installment is a major rewrite that I appreciate in every aspects. UI is revamped and looks just gorgeous on Yosemite. Still in beta and some tweaks here and there are needed, but is really usable and soo far I had no crashes or data loss. I guess the developer had to drop from Apple Store due to the many restrictions with the sandbox, but I prefer better in the old way. I wish I can have the same on mobile and tablet, that would be absolutely perfect.

Great product for easy time tracking! It's simple to use, interacs pretty well with iCal and let's you concentrate on your work. It is stable but since it is a very young app, a couple of sporadic bugs happen with the options at moment. And the interface doesn’t disappear fast enough, I have to clic the icon to fasten the process. It's now my everyday companion. I love it!

Looks nice at first but it has some flaws so I can't work with it (at the moment). Some problems I encountered: • Tasks are deleted after restart • iCal integration doesn't work properly, (and what if I don't want any iCal integration at all?) • Interface needs work: -> edit task: selection overlays TextField frame, -> making the task editing panel semi transparent isn't a very good idea, can't read anything with the "right" things in the background -> missing button for adding tasks, -> timer being shown in the menu bar is important Maybe it will evolve ...

I registered for MacUpdate just to write this review. Why? Because I've been using minco daily for over a year (I'm a professional IT consultant), and it 'just' integrates (seamlessly) with Things and iCal. Plus it's inconspicuously easy to use. I love this software for the same reason that I love Mac.

I use it everyday and I found it the only "non invasive" "mac style" app that "just works". About bugs/glitches, I believe, from another happy Apple Developer, that they are part of a regular path to find the perfection. Bravo again!

I have no idea what kind of problems Kcarter is having or is even talking and it's apparent neither does he. I have no crashing or any other problems he has described. This program works as advertised.

I have chosen not to purchase. App crashes. You can not revisit closed entries to edit, update time, or continue to track time. Labeling is buggy.

Everything about this program works great except for one big thing: The timer doesn't tick in the menu item. I can see it logging time properly when I look at the Get Info screen, and it displays the correct time when publishing completed items to iCal. But the menu item itself stays locked at 00:00:00. Are there any known conflicts with other menu items? Posting a screenshot to show what I use: http://grab.by/grabs/132467ef1f416692cb72e26894a6d7c2.png

If anyone is looking for a simple way to record and attach elapsed time in Things, there is an AppleScript that does that very thing. It is not pretty, but does everything a timer needs and records the time spent right there in the task's notes. http://culturedcode.com/things/wiki/index.php/AppleScript:Task_Timer

Well, I had high hopes for this little gem, but unfortunately, I don't think it is quite ready for the big time, yet. It has a lot of promise, but as of right now, it feels a little ... beta still. I am going to keep my eyes on this one. Unfortunately, it is not to the point where I can implement it into my workflow ... sham really. Pros: Price; Syncing with iCal is great, especially if you have another to do app like Things; Interface is out of the way; ability to edit task right there in their interface is great. Cons: Editing time is real buggy; interface design is a little overdone; task ordering changes even if you have not changed the ordering; there is no field to manually edit time, just the little clock interface which is not "to the point". Summary: I am waiting until a couple of more revisions until I implement this, but I will keep my eye on this little app. For the price though, it is a good deal.

Wow, I finally found the perfect task timer for my workflow. Then I get hit with "Requirements: OS 10.6 Snow Leopard." Son of a b*^ch, I just can't win!

This is a fantastic add-on for anyone already using an iCal-compatible task management system (such as Things.app) and missing a time tracking utility. It reads iCal data, so you don't have to enter anything - simply import the To Do items of your choice and start tracking time. Despite its minimal interface, Minco is highly customizable. Time records, for example, can be exported to several formats, and each of those formats allows for detailed settings of how and what to export. Added bonus: compared to most time tracking utilities (trust me, i've seen them all), it's using very little resources, which is nice for any app running almost all day. Minco is not entirely free of minor flaws - its panel may not always fade out when it should, and spotting the selected To Do in the dropdown list could be easier. And there is one feature i'd like to see added: the ability to add and edit time records manually within Minco. Considering it's currently in beta, i'm not going to let those lamentations taint my rating. Minco is next to perfect.