There are a lot of programs out there that let you time one or multiple activities on a computer. Cherry Tomato does that for instance automatically by gathering information about the windows that are in the front of the screen. Other programs like Chronometask, Free Light Timer or Time ComX offer timing functionality as well. [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Chronometask, Windows Timer With Task Execution
I often forget to check the time when I’m working on the computer. Results are cold tee, missed phone calls or email reports that I just forgot to send while working. An alarm clock, or timer, aids in preventing situations like the one mentioned in the previous sentence. Chronometask is a timer / alarm clock [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Reminder Software Remind Me In
Remind Me In is a basic but lightweight reminder software program for the Windows operating system. It should be compatible with most editions and versions of Microsoft Windows including Windows XP and Windows Vista. An icon will be placed in the Windows system tray after installation which can be used configure the reminders. A right-click [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Time Management Software Timeleft
Timeleft is a very sophisticated time management software for the Windows operating system that provides access to a wide variety of different time related options. Among these the ability to create reminders, countdowns, stopwatches, auction watches and various others that make it one of the most complete applications in that field. The free version of [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Windows Timer
TimeComX is a portable software program for computers running a Windows operating system including Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 that can be used to put the operating system into different states at a specified time. The Windows timer can be configured to reset, shutdown, suspend or play an audio signal at a [...]
- Author: Daniel Pataki
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Set a Cooktimer on your laptop
As someone who spends most of the day in front of his laptop I frequently forget things like “Wake me in an hour please”, or “Can you tell me to come out of the bath in 20 minutes?”. Not that I forget, just if I’m enjoying my work time flies by. Cooktimer is a small [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Timer Application
Everyone has appointments or obligations from time to time, be it school, doctor’s appointments, meetings or language courses in the afternoon. Some people manage to keep all their appointments in their head while others have to rely on tools like calendars to remember them. One specialized tool is a timer application which counts down until [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Windows Timer
I normally use the Windows clock if I need to time something and it does not really matter if it is PC related or not. If it’s in the same room I use that clock. It’s not really precise up to the millisecond though and someone who wants to time something, whatever something is, exactly [...]