Sunday, October 2, 2011

RescueTime is Slanderous

Okay so maybe my title is a little harsh... but it did say I was "less productive than 92% of people." I mean, that's a pretty severe statement to make about somebody! Overall I must say, it gives a dark picture of how productive people are on their computers. Not many people at all received high marks for their laptop usage, and it seemed this was due to the fact that people's homework wasn't all done on the computer.  While RescueTime reports that we (as a class) were not very well organized or good at scheduling our time, it failed to account for the fact that most of our work for school might not take place on the computer.
Other problems found were the way it only considers the top tab in internet browsing, so things going on in the background aren't counted even if they are running.

While it did exactly what it claimed to do, there are a few kinks and changes that could be made in order to make it run smoother and give a more accurate report. But hey, nobody's perfect.

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