Alternatively, open the link in Chrome on a PC for a similar experience. If you have an iPhone, you can see a live demo of the Task Timer app using Mobile Safari. While in editing mode, clicking the "No Entry Sign" exposes the task's delete button, and pressing the right-facing arrow reveals the Edit Task screen. You can access options for deleting, renaming, or resetting a task's times by clicking the button in the top-left corner, which will animate the screen in the familiar iOS way as it switches into editing mode. Tapping a row will activate a different task, and a new task can be added by pressing the button in the top right corner. The active task is identified with a pulsating orange/brown colour and its duration, on the right-hand side - in hours:minutes:seconds format - increases with every passing second that the task remains active. I use the app for recording how long I spend on each of my client's projects for billing purposes. For example, you could create a number of different tasks - Research, Development, Documentation, Marketing and Support - and choose the most suitable for each task you work on. This Task Timer app can be used to track how your time is spent throughout the day or week.
Introducing the Task Timer Appįor this article, I created a Task Timer utility to illustrate the type of app that can be built. In this article, I'll explore the process of building an app using the standard web technologies of HTML, CSS, jQuery and jQuery Mobile, developed on a PC running Windows. However, for a large class of apps, it is possible to take advantage of your existing knowledge and skills to easily create powerful, full-featured utilities that have a native look and feel. For developers whose skills and experience centre around Windows or Web-based development, building an iPhone app can seem like a daunting proposition involving learning new libraries, languages and tools, and buying new hardware.