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During the pandemic we needed better tracking of student absence. I automated it with a script that downloads reports, processes the data and presents near-real-time stats on a webpage.
Since 2018 an iPad in my office door window has shown my real-time status — where I am, what I'm doing and what's next; inspired by the old "welcome-busy-come in" signs, it keeps me accessible.
This post shows how to automate tracking and analysis of your work time using your Google Calendar and a Python script, saving you time and frustration while giving real-time stats and visualizations.
If you, like me, run many sites and want to monitor uptime without paying for expensive services, build your own monitoring — I made a Python script that watches my sites and sends alerts.