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Timer Minutes To Go Puts A Countdown Timer On Your iPhone Home Screen

One annoying issue with iOS is its lack of home screen widgets, forcing you to launch an app to get simple tidbits of information. Timer Minutes to Go is a free app that solves that problem by placing the minutes remaining in your timer in the badge on its home screen icon.

July 15, 2011
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Sleep Timer For Android Turns Off Your Media Player After You Fall Asleep

Android: Sleep Timer will automatically pause the media player on your Android phone after a set period of time so you can go to sleep listening to music or a podcast without fear you’ll wake up to a dead battery and an empty playlist.

July 11, 2011
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Synchronise Your Windows Clock With An Alternative Time Server To Increase Accuracy

The clock on many Windows PCs in homes and small businesses can be off by a few minutes; by default it only updates intermittently on the time.windows.com server. To digitally record TV shows, not miss meeting times, or help with other situations that involve precise timing, you should consider pointing your clock an alternate time server.

July 7, 2011
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Tomighty Is A Simple Pomodoro Timer For Boosting Productivity

Windows, Mac, Linux: Fans of the Pomodoro technique for productivity work in focused, timed bursts. Tomighty is an easy to use, pretty desktop timer to help you organise your tasks with this method.

May 17, 2011
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Stand Or Die! Tracks Your Time Spent In Front Of A Standing Desk

Following hot on the heels of the previously mentioned “Sitting is Killing You” infographic, the Stand or Die! standing clock is meant to get people spending more time out of their chairs, and tracking their hours spent upright.

May 2, 2011
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Timer Tab Combines Alarm Clock, Timer And Stopwatch

Chrome: Timer Tab is a free extension for Google Chrome that combines the functions of a countdown timer, alarm clock, and stopwatch, and has the ability to notify the user when an alarm goes off.

April 29, 2011
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Use Chrome And Tomatoi.st To Track Pomodoro Breaks

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The Pomodoro technique is a popular approach to improving productivity by working on tasks for a fixed length of time. Lifehacker reader (and frequent commenter) Jess shares a neat trick for timing your Pomodoro breaks in Chrome.

March 18, 2011
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Shush Is A Clever Android App That Puts A Timer On Your Mute

Android: When installed, the Shush! Ring Restorer app monitors your phone’s volume, and when you mute your phone, automatically prompts you to set how long you’d like it to remain silent — so, for example, you don’t forget to turn your ring back on and miss important calls.

January 31, 2011
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Five Best Windows Timer Applications

Whether you’re timing the perfect cup of tea or counting down to your next break, a good timer application is invaluable. Here’s a look at the five most popular Windows timer applications.

December 27, 2010
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Tick! Is A Super Simple Timer App For Android Phones

Android: If you’re looking for a snappy timer application that doesn’t require a lot of fine motor skills and tweaking to use, Tick! is a super simple timer app with an easy to use rotary-style interface.

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