Tip #3418 - Be Punctual
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Be
Punctual
Does your computer
contain an alarm clock?
Can you set your computer
to remind you about something?
Does your computer
tell you what time it is after a certain amount of time has gone by?
If you answered no
to any of those questions, you should definitely take a look at this tip!
Today, I am going
to explain to you how you can get an alarm clock, a reminder and a human
voice time teller all on your computer.
Now, I know what you're
probably thinking; this has to be three different software programs and
I don't really want to mess with that. Well, that's just not the case!
All of the above can be obtained through just one software program. And
most importantly? It’s absolutely free!
The software I am
referring to is called Be Punctual 2.0. You can find
it by clicking here.
Go ahead and click on the Download link and let it run.
Once you have it downloaded
and installed, you will see an aircraft icon in your bottom system tray,
as shown below.
Right click on the
icon to get the following window:
This is the Time Teller
window where you can set up two different settings.
1.) Tell Time
After – Here you can set the number of minutes after which
you would like your computer to tell you the time. If you don’t
want it, you may uncheck the box before Enabled.
2.) Options
– Here you can set your preference to hear a male or female voice
by selecting the respective radio button. Also, you may check or uncheck
the box for "Tell time at Windows startup."
That one is up to you.
At the top, there
are reminder and alarm clock options. So, let's say you selected the reminder
window. You will then see the following:
Here you can enter
the message you want to be reminded with on a particular date, month or
time.
The exiting thing
is that you may select your own audio file to be played by clicking on
the Browse button. Once you do that, click Add
and your reminder will be added instantly.
There are also options
to modify or delete the existing reminders, if you ever want to do that.
Now, let's move on to the last tab, which is for the alarm clock. You
will see the following screen:
Here you can set different
alarms for each day of the week and even a standard alarm for every day
living. Of course, you may select your own audio file to be played as
your alarm as well.
Once you're done choosing
your settings, click on Send to Tray or just minimize
it to hide it in your system tray. All of the items you selected and chose
will stay put.
That’s it! You
now know how to use this wonderful and absolutely free program. I hope
you enjoy it as much as I do each and every day!
~ Vishal Gupta
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