Idea: Time clock with bell.
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From: Antares 531 on 27 Oct 2009 19:53 On Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:01:46 +0100, "Skybuck Flying" <BloodyShame(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >Hello, > >There is a story on the internet/www about pilots losing track of time... >something that has happened to me quite often as well when being busy with a >computer. > >A solution might be to include a "jingle or bell" at fixed time intervals... >Like old clocks do... > >So for example windows could play a "jingle or bell" each hour... > >Or maybe user specified... > >Bye, > Skybuck. > In the olden days pirates got along quite well with a talking parrot on their shoulder. Would this work for you? Of course there is that problem of parrot excrement. Maybe computer viruses aren't so nasty, after all??? Gordon
From: biermanoski on 28 Oct 2009 06:05 It must be just Me...I find myself looking down to the right (System Tray) every 15 minutes or so. Unfortunately, it still doesn't help my computer addiction :((( Maybe, I need one of those rubber mallets, to hit Me in the head every 15 minutes instead. hehehe Jean "Tom Willett" wrote: > > How about plain common sense? > Pilots should know better. > > "Skybuck Flying" <BloodyShame(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:6170c$4ae767b0$d53372a9$21784(a)cache5.tilbu1.nb.home.nl... > : Yes but now I run the risk of spyware and viruses... and would have to > : install this on any other computer I might be at ;) > : > : I was also thinking about maybe a voice which says: > : > : "It's now 4 o clock" > : > : or > : > : "It's now 4 o clock and 5 minutes" ;) > : > : Bye, > : Skybuck. > : > : "Bob I" <birelan(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > : news:uuHhhH0VKHA.4360(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > : > Pick the one you fancy > : > > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=software+alarm+clock&aq=0&oq=Software+alarm&aqi=g2g-m8 > : > > : > Skybuck Flying wrote: > : >> Hello, > : >> > : >> There is a story on the internet/www about pilots losing track of > time... > : >> something that has happened to me quite often as well when being busy > : >> with a computer. > : >> > : >> A solution might be to include a "jingle or bell" at fixed time > : >> intervals... Like old clocks do... > : >> > : >> So for example windows could play a "jingle or bell" each hour... > : >> > : >> Or maybe user specified... > : >> > : >> Bye, > : >> Skybuck. > : > > : > : > > > . >
From: Bob I on 28 Oct 2009 08:15 Then you should forget the clock business, and get your PC security up to par first! ;-) Skybuck Flying wrote: > Yes but now I run the risk of spyware and viruses... and would have to > install this on any other computer I might be at ;) > > I was also thinking about maybe a voice which says: > > "It's now 4 o clock" > > or > > "It's now 4 o clock and 5 minutes" ;) > > Bye, > Skybuck. > > "Bob I" <birelan(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:uuHhhH0VKHA.4360(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > >>Pick the one you fancy >>http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=software+alarm+clock&aq=0&oq=Software+alarm&aqi=g2g-m8 >> >>Skybuck Flying wrote: >> >>>Hello, >>> >>>There is a story on the internet/www about pilots losing track of time... >>>something that has happened to me quite often as well when being busy >>>with a computer. >>> >>>A solution might be to include a "jingle or bell" at fixed time >>>intervals... Like old clocks do... >>> >>>So for example windows could play a "jingle or bell" each hour... >>> >>>Or maybe user specified... >>> >>>Bye, >>> Skybuck. >> > >
From: Gary Mount on 28 Oct 2009 08:32 I think there are Windows Vista and Windows 7 desktop or sidebar gadgets that do this kind of thing. "Skybuck Flying" <BloodyShame(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:4d55c$4ae7519c$d53372a9$32371(a)cache4.tilbu1.nb.home.nl... > Hello, > > There is a story on the internet/www about pilots losing track of time... > something that has happened to me quite often as well when being busy with > a computer. > > A solution might be to include a "jingle or bell" at fixed time > intervals... Like old clocks do... > > So for example windows could play a "jingle or bell" each hour... > > Or maybe user specified... > > Bye, > Skybuck. >
From: Bernd on 28 Oct 2009 10:35 -------- Original-Nachricht -------- > Hello, > > There is a story on the internet/www about pilots losing track of time... > something that has happened to me quite often as well when being busy with a > computer. > > A solution might be to include a "jingle or bell" at fixed time intervals... > Like old clocks do... > > So for example windows could play a "jingle or bell" each hour... > > Or maybe user specified... > > Bye, > Skybuck. > > How about a daily task at the same time, created with starting an mp3 file by Windows Task Scheduler ? Bernd
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