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Old December 5th 17, 12:48 AM posted to alt.comp.freeware,alt.comp.os.windows10,alt.windows7.general
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Default Simple Windows timer app

Sometimes I forget I have stuff to do in 10 or 15 minutes while I'm on the
computer.

Is there a good ten-minute free desktop timer app for Windows that you
already use and like?

Googling finds these
http://freetimersoftware.com/
http://www.ilovefreesoftware.com/13/...-timerpro.html
https://support.toggl.com/toggl-desktop-for-windows/
https://chris.dziemborowicz.com/apps/hourglass/
http://download.cnet.com/Free-Countd...-75330413.html
http://www.howto-connect.com/windows...-in-alarm-app/
https://dan.hersam.com/software/snaptimer/

Rather than test every one, have you ALREADY done that search and found a
timer to your liking?

Which one do you use and like best?
  #2  
Old December 5th 17, 01:51 AM posted to alt.comp.freeware,alt.comp.os.windows10,alt.windows7.general
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Default Simple Windows timer app

In message , June Bug
writes:
Sometimes I forget I have stuff to do in 10 or 15 minutes while I'm on the
computer.

Is there a good ten-minute free desktop timer app for Windows that you
already use and like?

Googling finds these

[snip]
Rather than test every one, have you ALREADY done that search and found a
timer to your liking?

Which one do you use and like best?


I believe there's something built into Windows itself (Task Scheduler or
something like that)? However, I use System Scheduler
(https://www.splinterware.com/products/scheduler.html).

Like my answer to many such questions, I can't say it's the best - just
that it does what I want well enough that I've seen no reason to seek
further ones. It does pop-up reminders (what I use it most for), but can
also run things. The pop-up reminders have a snooze button (defaults to
five minutes but the time can be selected from a dropdown). Runs on XP
and 7 that I've tried, probably others too.
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Old December 5th 17, 07:55 PM posted to alt.comp.freeware,alt.comp.os.windows10,alt.windows7.general
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Default Simple Windows timer app

On 12/4/2017 6:48 PM, June Bug wrote:

Sometimes I forget I have stuff to do in 10 or 15 minutes while I'm on the
computer.

Is there a good ten-minute free desktop timer app for Windows that you
already use and like?

snip

Tried - don't need/use it but suggest

Program: Egg Timer
Company: BTT Software
Windows "all"
Wa (Donationware) (free)
http://www.bttsoftware.co.uk/

http://www.bttsoftware.co.uk/eggtimer.html
"What is there to say, it's a simple digital timer, on the egg timer
principle, counting down from a maximum of 100 hours, showing hours,
minutes and seconds. Options are provided to change the colour of the
display, and to force Egg Timer to remain on top of all other
applications. Egg Timer can also be minimized, shutdown Windows when the
time has expired, play a user defined WAV file or display a user defined
message.

Due to popular demand, Eggtimer now supports command line parameters,
which include the ability to start the countdown immediately, and preset
the required time period. For full command line details, refer to the
readme file present in the zip file.

Download Egg Timer v2.12 (10K zip file) "
http://www.bttsoftware.co.uk/download/eggtimer.zip

"No install is necessary to run Egg Timer, just download, unzip and run. "

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Old December 6th 17, 03:36 AM posted to alt.comp.freeware,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general
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Default Simple Windows timer app

The date is 05/12/2017 10:55
She who is Susan Bugher said on Tue, 05 Dec 2017 13:55:28 -0500:

Download Egg Timer v2.12 (10K zip file) "
http://www.bttsoftware.co.uk/download/eggtimer.zip


Thanks Susan,

The high price of freeware is the expensive effort finding the good ones!

To give back to the team, as always, here's my write up in my readme that
accompanies each software download that passes my initial test.

1. Download http://www.bttsoftware.co.uk/download/eggtimer.zip
and archive into C:\software\hardware\alarm\eggtimer\eggtimer.zip
2. Extract to C:\apps\hardware\alarm\eggtimer\EggTimer.exe
3. Add shortcut in Start Apps Alarm EggTimer.lnk

The software does not appear to phone home (I didn't check with Wireshark,
but nothing popped up).

Up pops a simple 2" by 1/2" tiny "00:00:00" GUI with four bottom buttons:
[Start] [Clear] [Exit] [Options]

And the ability to set hours, mins, and secs on the right.

The options can beep & pop up a message, shut down Windows, play a wav
file, or pop up a user-defined message.

The default bling & pop-up message is "The count down time has elapsed!"

It's "almost perfect".
What I love is that it's tiny, quick, easy, doesn't pollute the registry,
etc., and it has "enough" options like playing custom files and messages.

The only thing missing, which I admit, I didn't say in the beginning, and
which isn't critical, is that you can't just type "15" for 15 minutes.

You have to click 15 times on the minutes arrow.
No big deal because that is the *only* flaw in the otherwise GREAT choice!

Thanks!
  #5  
Old December 6th 17, 03:42 AM posted to alt.comp.freeware,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general
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The date is 05/12/2017 18:36

1. Download http://www.bttsoftware.co.uk/download/eggtimer.zip
and archive into C:\software\hardware\alarm\eggtimer\eggtimer.zip
2. Extract to C:\apps\hardware\alarm\eggtimer\EggTimer.exe
3. Add shortcut in Start Apps Alarm EggTimer.lnk


Typo in the shortcut hierarchy ... see below ... fixed.

Archive:
C:\software\hardware\alarm\eggtimer\eggtimer.zip

Install:
C:\apps\hardware\alarm\eggtimer\EggTimer.exe

Shortcut:
Start Hardware Alarm EggTimer.lnk

BTW: It doesn't matter what path you use, but all 3 should all be the same.

The actual organizational scheme doesn't matter; what matters is that the
archives, applications, and shortcuts on all machines you use make sense to
you and that the 3 locations are consistent (the least important one being
the installation hierarchy because you rarely interact with it - while you
often interact with the archive & shortcut hierarchies).

That way, you *always* know exactly where everything is on all machines,
and you *never* (in decades!) need to use a "search" button ever just to
find your own stuff!
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Old December 6th 17, 10:53 PM posted to alt.comp.freeware,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general
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Default Simple Windows timer app

You might try this one if you haven't found one yet.
https://compact-timer.en.uptodown.com/windows

File-new to define the timer(s) name and duration

Haven't used it in a long time but the copy I have works in win10.

I think you can even define the popup info when the timer runs out.

Once defined, then on the menu pick which timer and hit the start

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Old December 7th 17, 04:49 PM posted to alt.comp.freeware,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general
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Default Simple Windows timer app

On 12/5/2017 9:36 PM, June Bug wrote:
The date is 05/12/2017 10:55
She who is Susan Bugher said on Tue, 05 Dec 2017 13:55:28 -0500:

Download Egg Timer v2.12 (10K zip file) "
http://www.bttsoftware.co.uk/download/eggtimer.zip


Thanks Susan,

The high price of freeware is the expensive effort finding the good ones!

To give back to the team, as always, here's my write up in my readme that
accompanies each software download that passes my initial test.

1. Download http://www.bttsoftware.co.uk/download/eggtimer.zip
and archive into C:\software\hardware\alarm\eggtimer\eggtimer.zip
2. Extract to C:\apps\hardware\alarm\eggtimer\EggTimer.exe
3. Add shortcut in Start Apps Alarm EggTimer.lnk

The software does not appear to phone home (I didn't check with Wireshark,
but nothing popped up).

Up pops a simple 2" by 1/2" tiny "00:00:00" GUI with four bottom buttons:
[Start] [Clear] [Exit] [Options]

And the ability to set hours, mins, and secs on the right.

The options can beep & pop up a message, shut down Windows, play a wav
file, or pop up a user-defined message.

The default bling & pop-up message is "The count down time has elapsed!"

It's "almost perfect".
What I love is that it's tiny, quick, easy, doesn't pollute the registry,
etc., and it has "enough" options like playing custom files and messages.

The only thing missing, which I admit, I didn't say in the beginning, and
which isn't critical, is that you can't just type "15" for 15 minutes.

You have to click 15 times on the minutes arrow.
No big deal because that is the *only* flaw in the otherwise GREAT choice!

Thanks!

Write your own batch program and run it from an icon START "" "path to
_MyTimer" or from within another batch.
1. Interval set by variable "SET _INT=x" where x= s(econds), m(inutes),
or h(ours)
2. Length set by variable "SET /A _LEN=xx"
3. If _INT="" or NOT s, m, or h then batch asks operator to input _INT
and _LEN
4. If _INT= s, m, or h and:
A. _LEN NOT 0 batch runs
B. _LEN=0 batch asks for input
NOTE: Run from icon = 3 and 4B above.
5. The batch uses TIMEOUT %seconds% for the timing and the makes a beep
or other sound or displays a message when time completes. During the
TIMEOUT it could display blinking "." or another symbol to show it is
running or add " NUL" for no display.

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Old December 6th 17, 04:37 AM posted to alt.comp.freeware,alt.comp.os.windows10,alt.windows7.general
Mike S[_4_]
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Default Simple Windows timer app

On 12/4/2017 3:48 PM, June Bug wrote:
Sometimes I forget I have stuff to do in 10 or 15 minutes while I'm on the
computer.

Is there a good ten-minute free desktop timer app for Windows that you
already use and like?

Googling finds these
http://freetimersoftware.com/
http://www.ilovefreesoftware.com/13/...-timerpro.html
https://support.toggl.com/toggl-desktop-for-windows/
https://chris.dziemborowicz.com/apps/hourglass/
http://download.cnet.com/Free-Countd...-75330413.html
http://www.howto-connect.com/windows...-in-alarm-app/
https://dan.hersam.com/software/snaptimer/

Rather than test every one, have you ALREADY done that search and found a
timer to your liking?

Which one do you use and like best?


Google made an in page javascript timer that I've used several times,
worked great.
https://www.google.com/search?q=google+timer

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Old December 6th 17, 04:51 PM posted to alt.comp.freeware,alt.comp.os.windows10,alt.windows7.general
Thip
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Default Simple Windows timer app

On 12/4/2017 6:48 PM, June Bug wrote:
Sometimes I forget I have stuff to do in 10 or 15 minutes while I'm on the
computer.

Is there a good ten-minute free desktop timer app for Windows that you
already use and like?

Googling finds these
http://freetimersoftware.com/
http://www.ilovefreesoftware.com/13/...-timerpro.html
https://support.toggl.com/toggl-desktop-for-windows/
https://chris.dziemborowicz.com/apps/hourglass/
http://download.cnet.com/Free-Countd...-75330413.html
http://www.howto-connect.com/windows...-in-alarm-app/
https://dan.hersam.com/software/snaptimer/

Rather than test every one, have you ALREADY done that search and found a
timer to your liking?

Which one do you use and like best?


I have a tiny and very basic one called AleJenJes Timer. Does the trick.

https://alejenjes-countdown-timer.en...wn.com/windows
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Old December 6th 17, 06:28 PM posted to alt.comp.freeware,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general
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Default Simple Windows timer app

The date is 06/12/2017 07:51

I have a tiny and very basic one called AleJenJes Timer. Does the trick.

https://alejenjes-countdown-timer.en...wn.com/windows


Thanks for that suggestion because the expense of freeware is the cost in
finding the good ones.

To save others that expense, here's my log file for AleJenJes Timer on
Windows 10.

1. Downloaded from:
https://alejenjes-countdown-timer.en...ndows/download
2. Downloaded to
C:\software\hardware\alarm\AleJenJes\alejenjestime r.zip (89KB)
3. Unzips to .\alejenjestimer\
4. Renamed folder & moved to C:\apps\hardware\alarm\alejenjes\
5. Created shortcut to C:\apps\hardware\alarm\alejenjes\Timer.exe
6. Renamed shortcut & moved to Start Hardware Alarm AleJenJes.lnk

ERROR:
The program can't start because MSVBVM50.DLL is missing from your computer.
Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem.

Since I already have a solution, this freeware failed the quick test
and was deleted.
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Old December 6th 17, 06:43 PM posted to alt.comp.freeware,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general
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Default Simple Windows timer app

On Wed, 6 Dec 2017 17:28:27 +0000 (UTC), June Bug
wrote:

The date is 06/12/2017 07:51

I have a tiny and very basic one called AleJenJes Timer. Does the trick.

https://alejenjes-countdown-timer.en...wn.com/windows


Thanks for that suggestion because the expense of freeware is the cost in
finding the good ones.

To save others that expense, here's my log file for AleJenJes Timer on
Windows 10.

1. Downloaded from:
https://alejenjes-countdown-timer.en...ndows/download
2. Downloaded to
C:\software\hardware\alarm\AleJenJes\alejenjestime r.zip (89KB)
3. Unzips to .\alejenjestimer\
4. Renamed folder & moved to C:\apps\hardware\alarm\alejenjes\
5. Created shortcut to C:\apps\hardware\alarm\alejenjes\Timer.exe
6. Renamed shortcut & moved to Start Hardware Alarm AleJenJes.lnk

ERROR:
The program can't start because MSVBVM50.DLL is missing from your computer.
Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem.

Since I already have a solution, this freeware failed the quick test
and was deleted.


You failed the test as well.

*plonk*

fricken idyot

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Old December 6th 17, 08:20 PM posted to alt.comp.freeware,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general
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The date is 07/12/2017 02:43

You failed the test as well.


May be true.

If it needs VB just to count a timer - it's a bona fide freeware fail.

However, software should just work when installed and run.

This did not.

Why do I fail the test when I did nothing wrong?

Apps this simple should not require extensive 3rd-party software.
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Old December 6th 17, 08:58 PM posted to alt.comp.freeware,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general
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In message , June Bug
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The date is 07/12/2017 02:43

You failed the test as well.


May be true.

If it needs VB just to count a timer - it's a bona fide freeware fail.


It also needs Windows. Does that make it a fail?
The author could have written his/her own versions of what VB does, but
why reinvent the wheel (and make the file bigger, and non-standard)?

However, software should just work when installed and run.

This did not.

Why do I fail the test when I did nothing wrong?

That's a matter of opinion. You failed to read the system requirements -
which are stated on the download page.

Apps this simple should not require extensive 3rd-party software.


"Extensive" is a matter of opinion. Many utilities of that vintage used
the VB5 .DLLs, for the reasons I've given above - saves coding time and
reduces code size.
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Old December 6th 17, 09:05 PM posted to alt.comp.freeware,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general
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Default Simple Windows timer app

On Wed, 6 Dec 2017 19:20:04 +0000 (UTC), June Bug
wrote:

The date is 07/12/2017 02:43

You failed the test as well.


May be true.

If it needs VB just to count a timer - it's a bona fide freeware fail.

However, software should just work when installed and run.

This did not.

Why do I fail the test when I did nothing wrong?

Apps this simple should not require extensive 3rd-party software.


There is no 'should', it's free. Somebody bothered to give it away. Your
sense of entitlement is misplaced and comments plain rude. It's actually
the first timer I've seen that matches my kitchen timer with a small
mod. [copy warning.wav to tick wav and alarm.wav] I've never found
anything quite as neat. I just used it to do some par boiled roasties.
Most excellent.

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Old December 6th 17, 07:23 PM posted to alt.comp.freeware,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.windows7.general
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Default Simple Windows timer app

On Wed, 6 Dec 2017 17:28:27 +0000 (UTC), June Bug
wrote:

The date is 06/12/2017 07:51

I have a tiny and very basic one called AleJenJes Timer. Does the trick.

https://alejenjes-countdown-timer.en...wn.com/windows


Thanks for that suggestion because the expense of freeware is the cost in
finding the good ones.

To save others that expense, here's my log file for AleJenJes Timer on
Windows 10.

1. Downloaded from:
https://alejenjes-countdown-timer.en...ndows/download
2. Downloaded to
C:\software\hardware\alarm\AleJenJes\alejenjestime r.zip (89KB)
3. Unzips to .\alejenjestimer\
4. Renamed folder & moved to C:\apps\hardware\alarm\alejenjes\
5. Created shortcut to C:\apps\hardware\alarm\alejenjes\Timer.exe
6. Renamed shortcut & moved to Start Hardware Alarm AleJenJes.lnk

ERROR:
The program can't start because MSVBVM50.DLL is missing from your computer.


Duh ....

Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem.

Since I already have a solution, this freeware failed the quick test
and was deleted.


You should have deleted the OS and kept the app.
Whatever ....
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