Comments on: Eight Cool Uses for the iPhone Timer http://www.kadavy.net/blog/posts/eight-cool-uses-for-the-iphone-timer/ Get to know David Kadavy Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:29:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: winston http://www.kadavy.net/blog/posts/eight-cool-uses-for-the-iphone-timer/comment-page-1/#comment-28171 winston Sat, 14 May 2011 17:58:40 +0000 http://www.kadavy.net/?p=258#comment-28171 Agreed the timer is a really great tool. But, it seems like all the scenarios you describe involve repeated tasks that you track. Do you really want to set the timer every single time? Take a look at the Elapsed App (http://www.elapsedapp.com) which lets you track multiple timers concurrently, save frequently used timers as presets for easy reuse and triggers alerts even while the App is not running. You'll find it a significant upgrade from the default timer that ships with the iPhone. Agreed the timer is a really great tool. But, it seems like all the scenarios you describe involve repeated tasks that you track. Do you really want to set the timer every single time?

Take a look at the Elapsed App (http://www.elapsedapp.com) which lets you track multiple timers concurrently, save frequently used timers as presets for easy reuse and triggers alerts even while the App is not running. You’ll find it a significant upgrade from the default timer that ships with the iPhone.

]]> By: Mario http://www.kadavy.net/blog/posts/eight-cool-uses-for-the-iphone-timer/comment-page-1/#comment-1147 Mario Sun, 19 Jul 2009 05:45:43 +0000 http://www.kadavy.net/?p=258#comment-1147 The timer is one of the few apps on the iPhone that continues to run even if you close out the app and are working in another app. This feature is especially beneficial to me as I am a professional speaker. As I'm being introduced I start the timer then switch over to Docs to Go where my notes are stored. The timer discretely lets me know when my time is about up. Perfect! All I need for my speaking gigs is my iPhone! The timer is one of the few apps on the iPhone that continues to run even if you close out the app and are working in another app. This feature is especially beneficial to me as I am a professional speaker. As I’m being introduced I start the timer then switch over to Docs to Go where my notes are stored. The timer discretely lets me know when my time is about up. Perfect! All I need for my speaking gigs is my iPhone!

]]> By: Steve Greenley http://www.kadavy.net/blog/posts/eight-cool-uses-for-the-iphone-timer/comment-page-1/#comment-1068 Steve Greenley Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:51:56 +0000 http://www.kadavy.net/?p=258#comment-1068 You might like to try my talking countdown timer for the iPhone, VoiceCount. It makes spoken announcements during the countdown which means that you don't have to keep looking at it to tell how much time is left. Just search for VoiceCount in the iTunes App Store or follow this link. You might like to try my talking countdown timer for the iPhone, VoiceCount. It makes spoken announcements during the countdown which means that you don’t have to keep looking at it to tell how much time is left. Just search for VoiceCount in the iTunes App Store or follow this link.

]]> By: kadavy http://www.kadavy.net/blog/posts/eight-cool-uses-for-the-iphone-timer/comment-page-1/#comment-738 kadavy Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:09:45 +0000 http://www.kadavy.net/?p=258#comment-738 Wow, Matt - that's ingenious! The same idea could be used to get out of all sorts of pointless meetings :) Wow, Matt – that’s ingenious! The same idea could be used to get out of all sorts of pointless meetings :)

]]> By: Matt http://www.kadavy.net/blog/posts/eight-cool-uses-for-the-iphone-timer/comment-page-1/#comment-737 Matt Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:05:43 +0000 http://www.kadavy.net/?p=258#comment-737 I also use the iPhone timer to get out of dates. I set the timer for 30 minutes into the date and set the alarm to my ringtone. If the date is going well, just ignore with "Oh, I'm sorry, should've put it on vibrate. How rude of me." If the date is going badly, turn that baby up on high whilst it's in your pocket (or purse, I guess) and let the acting begin. "I'm sorry, I told my friend to call me if she found out anything about her cat, etc." Love it! I also use the iPhone timer to get out of dates. I set the timer for 30 minutes into the date and set the alarm to my ringtone. If the date is going well, just ignore with “Oh, I’m sorry, should’ve put it on vibrate. How rude of me.” If the date is going badly, turn that baby up on high whilst it’s in your pocket (or purse, I guess) and let the acting begin. “I’m sorry, I told my friend to call me if she found out anything about her cat, etc.”

Love it!

]]> By: Mary http://www.kadavy.net/blog/posts/eight-cool-uses-for-the-iphone-timer/comment-page-1/#comment-732 Mary Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:14:24 +0000 http://www.kadavy.net/?p=258#comment-732 Well, Mister State-of-the-Art Techno Hoity-Toity-Miniaturized-Gadget Guy, I guess those of us who don't HAVE iPhones, who can't AFFORD iPhones, who just found out what an iPhone IS about a month ago, will either have to resign ourselves to burned brownies, jogging in deserts, having our aircraft take off without us, etc., OR will have to go to Walgreen's and spend $3.99 for a watch that is black and plastic and ugly but DOES have a timer and, as a bonus, is WATERPROOF, PLUS its name has the logical, traditional arrangement of upper- and lower-case letters and thus it is not spelled uGly wAtch. Well, Mister State-of-the-Art Techno Hoity-Toity-Miniaturized-Gadget Guy, I guess those of us who don’t HAVE iPhones, who can’t AFFORD iPhones, who just found out what an iPhone IS about a month ago, will either have to resign ourselves to burned brownies, jogging in deserts, having our aircraft take off without us, etc., OR will have to go to Walgreen’s and spend $3.99 for a watch that is black and plastic and ugly but DOES have a timer and, as a bonus, is WATERPROOF, PLUS its name has the logical, traditional arrangement of upper- and lower-case letters and thus it is not spelled uGly wAtch.

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