Sunday, July 3, 2011

How to have an alarm clock on a Mac

Bia Kunze wrote recently about the crisis in mind that the Internet provides. Among the tips of the columnist is to keep a timer that allows counting the minutes that the user is resting after a job with maximum concentration. These are her words:


"... Merge task in 50 minutes maximum concentration with 5 minutes of rest. If you are addicted to social networks, enjoy. Or taking a leisurely walk, drinking coffee, listening to music. Every three blocks of 50 minutes, take a break of 15 '. Connect a timer to not let the time out burst. "

If you are Mac OS user, I might have a little tool to help meet the recommendations of the girl wirelessly.


Timer Utility, as the name indicates, is an excellent utility that can turn your iMac or MacBook on a timer, from which you will be able to have more control of your time. The application is free, which - no doubt - makes it the best option for those who want a timer functional and practical to use.

Download and installation. To download the Timer Utility, click here. The. DMG is very small (2MB). Once it has downloaded, double click and open the Finder window. The next step is to click and drag the program icon to the Applications folder.


The coolest feature is the Utility Timer alarm clock or alarm. This means that at the time indicated, the application will drive the Mac's speakers and warn that the appointed hour arrived. To configure, just click the arrows up and down in the area of ​​Hour (time) and Minute (minutes).

When the way you want, click Start and see if the message is running Alarm clock (alarm working) is showing. In the Time to alarm (alarm time) show the hours, minutes and seconds remaining to an alarm clock into action.

Countdown


You put a bun in the oven and need to ensure that the preparation is going well in an hour? Piece of cake. Countdown (Countdown) Timer Utility works similarly to the alarm clock. Click the arrows to choose how many hours (Hours), minutes (Minutes) and seconds (seconds) you will be warned that the wait is over.

Stopwatch and clock
Timer Utility also has a timer, which you can mark the time it takes to perform some task, and a conventional clock. I honestly do not know why the application has a clock, since every operating system worth its salt also has a clock always available on screen. However, you probably have people use.

Choosing the music that will touch
To adjust the timer settings Uility, go to the menu bar and click Timer Utility> Preferences (Preferences). You will see a window like this:


Among the many configuration options in Timer Utility Sounds you can choose through a list, which sound the alarm or use the time to wake you up. If you prefer, you can still opt for one of your own music collection. In this case, click Sound file (sound file) and choose the music will be played. The play button next to Close (close) allows to test the audio playback and volume from the speakers.

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