Good Times!

This is a little PowerShell script that helps you track your working hours by analyzing your machine's uptime. It reads the required information from the system log and outputs it as a table.
The script does not store any data on your computer. It only uses the data that Windows automatically provides.

Usage

Use the batch files to get a first impression!

• Read and follow the instructions on PowerShell’s execution policy

then

• Start PowerShell
• Type .\goodTimes.ps1 <any parameters>

or

• Run powershell.exe -file goodTimes.ps1 <any parameters>

Command-Line Arguments

• install Installs a scheduler in Windows Task Scheduler to display a warning when the maximum allowed working hours has been reached (default parameters are used if no further parameters are specified).
• install_widget Installs a scheduler in Windows Task Scheduler to display a widget at logon (installation needs admin rights).
• uninstall Uninstalls the scheduler to display a warning when the maximum allowed number of working hours has been reached.
• uninstall_widget Uninstalls the scheduler to display a widget at logon (deinstallation needs admin rights).
• check Checks if the maximum allowed number of working hours has already been reached and displays a warning if necessary (normally only called internally by the scheduler).
• widget Launches a widget to display all relevant information about your working time.
• -historyLength (Alias -l) Number of days to show in uptime history. Defaults to 60.
• -workingHours (Alias -h) Working hours per day, used for overtime calculation. Defaults to 8.
• -breakfastBreak (Alias -b1) Length of breakfast break in hours per day. This will be added to your daily work time. Defaults to 0.25.
• -lunchBreak (Alias -b2) Length of lunch break in hours per day. This will be added to your daily work time. Defaults to 0.50.
• -precision (Alias -p) Rounding precision in percent, where 1 = round to the hour, 2 = round to 30 minutes, etc. Defaults to 60.
• -dateFormat (Alias -d) Date format according to the .NET reference. Defaults to ddd dd/MM/yyyy.
• -joinIntervals (Alias -j) Ignores the breaks between the intervals and combines only the start of the first interval and the end of the last interval (0 = switched off, 1 = switched on). Defaults to 1.
• -maxWorkingHours (Alias -m) Number of maximum allowed hours per day that can be worked. Defaults to 10.
• -showLogoff (Alias -i) Show logoff/login events and lockscreen on/off events (0 = switched off, 1 = switched on). Defaults to 1.

Script Settings

• $cultureInfo (Default de-DE) Can be set e.g. to en-GB or en-US.
• $breakDeduction1 (Default 3.0) After how many hours should the breakfastBreak be deducted.
• $breakDeduction2 (Default 6.0) After how many hours should the lunchBreak be deducted.

Example Pictures

i18n

Sorry, this version is in English only, so if you want some internationalization, you can easily edit the script.