Keeping skills fresh, and time tracking

Not sure if this is the right place to post, but I'll give it a shot. I have 2 general questions.
1. I work as a designer/production artist for a small marketing department and have worked with the Creative Suite for over 6 years now. I attend meetings of the NY InDesign Users Group, and often post forum questions. I am looking for tools to expand my skills as designer, and my familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite (I don't have latest versions at the office, and can't afford my own). How do you folks keep your skills fresh? Suggestions?
2. I want to better track the time spent on different projects in the office. Can I install a program that will run in the background and give me reports on how long specific applications/files were open on my computer? Up until now I have been using an Excel spread sheet with estimated times. What types of tools do you folks use to track your time spent?
Thanks,
Elliott

Hi Elliot/Others,
Recommend checking out WorkflowMax --a leading all-in-one job management software that makes it easy to capture leads, create quotes, manage jobs, track time, create purchase orders and invoices for Creative Agencies -- released a Adobe Extension that allows designers to track their time within Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign itself. Check out the quick 50-second video below or Dowload the Extension here.
Disclaimer - I work for WfM.

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