Accurate Project Time Tracking?

Uhh-I-think-I'll-stay-anonymous-this-once asks: "I'm really rubbish at tracking the time I spend on things. That's bad for me, because I bill clients by the hour and almost always have to under-bill. I've tried a few bits of software for tracking, but none of them have suited me. What do you use? And why do you like it? If you've got suggestions, I'd love to hear them. I can't give a spec of what I want, but I can describe my habits and hardware. I use several computers, sometimes I don't use my own. I've got a short attention span when I'm not programming, and hop from task to task like an insane jack-rabbit. I'm not always on my network. I've got a couple of servers that could be used to run a web-based system. Mining my e-mail is often a good way of finding out what I've been working on. I'm rubbish at adhering to routines. I like OSS, but it's not an absolute-must-have. I'm comfortable with both Linux and Windows, but spend most my client life in Windows."

Comments

Doesn't suit you?

[Profane MuthaFucka]

I think that's absurd. You're a contractor. It's your JOB. Do you do your job? If so, then you record your time, and "suitability" of a little time tracker be damned.

Jesus, next we're going to hear about a writer who can't write, because all the little niggles in MS Word make it "unsuitable" to him, so he can't write anything with it.