Timing of PC usage


  1. robocop
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    Timing of PC usage


    Hi

    Sometimes I get carried away with my PC activity, and forget to take breaks as often as I know would be good for me. I'm pretty sure there is nothing built in to Win 10 that can do this?? but I would like to be able to set an alert using a script/app/utility which measures my keyboard/mouse activity, and after xx minutes of continued activity, give me a pop up or alert to remind me xx minutes has passed - i.e. time to look up from the screen/take a break etc.

    I previously posted about recording PC usage time Timing/recording Windows 10 usage and was recommended ActivTrak, which has been great. One of it's features is that it can monitor a specific app (e.g. Outlook) and provide a pop up after xx minutes. ActivTrak is good at providing keyboard/mouse activity for a day but there is no option to provide an alert for continuous keyboard/mouse activity across entire Windows/multiple apps.

    Please does anyone know of any tool that can do this?

    Thank you
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  3. hsehestedt
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    Four Simple Timers That Remind You to Take Breaks from Your Computer
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  4. robocop
    Posts : 51
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    thank you very much for the suggestion. the link had some good ideas and lead me to do further investigation on the Pomodoro method - which, had I found an app I liked would be great. From that little investigation I found a few apps which appealed, but then found they were discontinued/not under recent support.

    I hope to find a script/tool/app/utility that monitors and alerts on Windows 10 keyboard & mouse usage.

    Cheers
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