I sort of agree. Isn't it obvious? It doesn't seem too difficult to deduce the definition through the definitions of the two smaller words that make up "timeboxing."
Nicely done! Tried it out and will definitely be keeping it. I like the website as well, the utility of the app is obvious from one quick glance.
I think it'll be useful in convincing yourself to do that 15-60 min task that you've been putting off.. or just to get you motivated (I'll fix this bug quickly in 15 mins... and before you know it you've fixed a few).
Try converting this to a menu-bar app (see http://flexibits.com/fantastical). Let's face it - this is more of a utility that needs to get out of the way rather than "app" that sits there and takes up space. :-)
A quick "add time" button that pulls down with a 5,15,30,60,120 minute list might be awesome. This way you can quickly keep working on a task you didn't scope correctly.
Even if you aren't into language learning it is a very interesting (and practical) read.
"Anyway, the short answer is this: timeboxing is a technique where we place deliberate, prior, artificial limits on the time to perform a given task. Within reason, the tighter (shorter) the time limits, the better."
Sad to report that although the website for your apps look real good neither Zonebox or slap worked for me.
- Zonebox crashed on launch
- Slap doesnt let me add any websites.
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It helps you get things done by setting aside e.g. 20 minutes to fix bug #123.
I wanted to put this up on website originally, but then decided I just want to keep it simple: http://sht.tl/jJ0J6
Void_, what's the phone home actually doing?
ps. Nice, simple product. Are you going to build this out to include some of Zone's functionality?
I think it'll be useful in convincing yourself to do that 15-60 min task that you've been putting off.. or just to get you motivated (I'll fix this bug quickly in 15 mins... and before you know it you've fixed a few).
Process: launchd [1985] Path: /Applications/Zonebox.app/Contents/MacOS/Zonebox Identifier: rinik.Zonebox Version: ??? (???) Code Type: X86-64 (Native) Parent Process: launchd [138]
Date/Time: 2013-01-16 15:27:10.376 -0800 OS Version: Mac OS X 10.7.4 (11E53)
Crashed Thread: Unknown
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV) Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x00007fff5fc01028
https://gist.github.com/4553069
Thank you.
Try converting this to a menu-bar app (see http://flexibits.com/fantastical). Let's face it - this is more of a utility that needs to get out of the way rather than "app" that sits there and takes up space. :-)
Try having a all-screen notification when the time is up (see app "Timey" in App store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/timey/id414792604?mt=12)
Combine these two features and I'll happily pay for this app.
http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/timeboxing-trilogy...
Even if you aren't into language learning it is a very interesting (and practical) read.
"Anyway, the short answer is this: timeboxing is a technique where we place deliberate, prior, artificial limits on the time to perform a given task. Within reason, the tighter (shorter) the time limits, the better."
Would be great if I could delete a task (after adding a bunch of test tasks for example)
Would also be great to be able to enter "1h" - it switches it to 1m.
Is this somehow compatible to your App Store App "Zone"?