TimeLeft is a big improvement on the Windows system clock, but it’s more than that; it includes a countdown, stopwatch, alarm clock, timer, and time synchronizer. It comes in several versions, including a Free edition that leaves out some features and limits users to one of each feature at a time, and a Deluxe version that has lifetime support and upgrades and unlimited features. But the Deluxe version is free to try for 30 days, which is plenty of time to see if this timekeeper is a keeper. We tried TimeLeft Deluxe in both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows. We think anyone who tries TimeLeft and uses it every day (or nearly so) will value the Deluxe version’s advantages.

Setting up TimeLeft involves choosing a few options. For instance, the program can replace the built-in Windows Tray Clock, but only in 32-bit Windows editions. We declined the Auction Watch browser add-on, which works with an optional feature that can keep track of your online auctions with help from a wizard that also packs a cool tool for exporting countdowns to Web sites. Some of TimeLeft’s add-ons, such as the skins pack, cost extra; that’s OK, because some users don’t want to pay for extras (like skins) that they don’t want or need and won’t use, and choice is good. Speaking of choices, TimeLeft has plenty of them, starting with the New Year Countdown and Clock windows it displayed when the installer finished. These are compact, but can be resized; colorful, but can be reskinned; and legible, but can be configured to display any time or date format, number sequence, layout, and action you like. Clicking the program’s System Tray icon opens the Main Window, an efficient utility for configuring TimeLeft’s features. Right-clicking the tray icon opens TimeLeft’s main menu, which accesses its primary features: My Reminders, My Countdowns, My Clocks, My Stopwatches, My Timers, and My Stickers. Right-clicking any clock or display accesses its own menu with options like Edit Countdown and Zoom.

What else? Customizable sounds, personal reminders, sticky notes (the Sticker feature) and still more. If it’s about time, TimeLeft Deluxe has it covered.

Editors’ note: This is a review of the trial version of TimeLeft 3.59.

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Keeping careful track of your time is critical if you’re paid by the hour — even more so if you’re both the boss and the workforce. WorkTime 5 is a robust time-tracking tool that’s easy to use, especially when it’s time to create reports for billing clients. It monitors and reports your time and activities while you’re at your computer, so anyone who needs to keep track of time spent on the computer can use it. WorkTime is shareware that’s free to try for 30 days.

When WorkTime’s installer finished, a pop-up nag appeared with information about our trial, including a notice that registration removes the nag. We continued our trial and turned to WorkTime’s compact user interface, a small square in the lower right corner of our screen. It’s a simple tool: just Start and Stop buttons and three editable, browse-able drop-down lists labeled User, Client, and Project. Using WorkTime basically entails three steps: Configuring your User, Client, and Project data; tracking time spent working; and creating a detailed report, including graphs, that you can email or print and send to clients and project managers. WorkTime imported our Windows User name into the User field and displayed Client 1 and Project 1 in the other fields. It started tracking our time as soon as we opened it, displaying counters for each category we were following. Clicking Stop froze the count; clicking Start set the timer running again. The Quick Task option produces tiny widget-like versions of the interface that we could park anywhere. WorkTime has a good Help file, too.

WorkTime’s everyday controls are as simple and compact as they can be, which we appreciate, but it’s not lacking in features and options. For example, clicking Reports on the View menu produced a sophisticated, customizable tool for creating reports. The Tools menu let us add Notes (only while tracking time, though) and add times manually. Options include client-server and offline modes. Registration comes with free technical support for one year. Contractors, consultants, and professionals who bill by the hour (or minute) will appreciate WorkTime’s simple everyday operation and clear, easy-to-generate reports.

Editors’ note: This is a review of the trial version of WorkTime 5.21.

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