Freeware application starter tool?

Stky10

I'm looking for a freeware tool/application that will write to a log everytime a certain application is run, and if possible will also log how long the application is in use. Something like this, but for free...

http://www.softactivity.com/employee-monitoring.asp

Its not for monitoring employees for what they do online or anything, just to see which applications they're using and how long for. This doesn't need to be sent over a network or anything necessarily, its ok for it to sit on the machine itself.

It might be easier write one myself to do exactly what I want, but I just thought I'd check first rather than reinvent the wheel...

Anyone know of one?

r3nu4l

Try here

Most are for website monitoring but TracksRevealer seems to be for all files accessed.

Some of these applications are straightforward keyloggers, be aware that if you run keyloggers, then you are definitely monitoring everything employees type so maybe stay away from those for legal reasons and data protection etc. Also, most anti-vir will pick up these keyloggers unless you instruct them not to.

Capt'n Midnight

low tech

setup a batch file to run the app.exe - replace the shortcut with a short cut to the batch file
[php]
Echo starting App>>app.txt
Echo.|time>>app.txt
path\app.exe
echo.|time>>app.txt
[/php]
only useful if one app and you don't mind sorting though a text file.