These options allow you to configure different timing parameters.
The Inactive Time setting allows you to alter the time that UserTime waits after keyboard and mouse activity stops before pausing the activity counters.
The shortest interval is one second while the longest is 3600 seconds (1 hour)
e.g. If you are using UserTime to monitor productivity you would set this to a short interval such as 5 seconds while if you want to get a picture of how many hours you spend on the computer then you should set this to a longer interval such as 60 seconds.
UserTime writes all the counter values to disk at regular intervals. This means if you close UserTime or your system crashes, when you restart UserTime it will restore the counters to their last saved values. If you are concerned with keeping the most accurate statistics then set this to a low value. Be aware of the fact that saving uses your computer processing power. If you set this value to a short period such as 1 second, your computer may appear to run slower due to the amount of time spent saving UserTime data. The default of 60 seconds should suit most applications.
This option lets you set how often the counters refresh their display. This setting defaults to 1 second so that you see a smooth counting motion on the screen as the counter counts. Setting this to a lower value will cause UserTime to only display results at the interval you specify. If you want to minimise the amount of computer resource UserTime requires then you can increase this value. If you set this value to be longer than one second then be aware that the timer will not be as accurate. The smallest amount of time the timers will measure is this value.
The Weekly counters will be reset at 12:00 AM on the chosen day.
If you check this option UserTime will make adjustments to the internal counters to try to keep them in sync with your system clock. On older computers the internal hardware timer can be inaccurate and may drift over time. This feature will regularly check the timers against the system "real time clock" on your computer. If they are out it will use a process called slewing to apply subtle adjustments to your counters so they keep in sync with your computer's clock. If you are running Windows® XP the internal timers will be more accurate than older operating systems and you will probably not need to have this option enabled.
Rather than making sudden adjustments to the counters, the adjustments are made by slowing down or speeding up the counters slightly so that the correction will be applied over a period of time. This way you should not notice sudden counter changes.
If adjustments have been made, the status box below the check box will indicate how much the counters have been adjusted.