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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/Vista/NT
- Date added: August 02, 2009
- Total Downloads: 60,625
- Downloads last week: 872
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 15 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET staff on March 20, 2009
While this desktop alarm successfully alerted us at the specified time, it lacked many features commonly found in similar programs.
Alarm has a bland user interface, with the current time displayed in the 24-hour clock format, which you can't change, and it looks like a digital clock. Below the time display are arrows for setting the exact alarm hours, minutes, and seconds. As far as customization options, you can change the LED color and size, as well as the message that is displayed when the alarm sounds, but that's it. The alarm sound was disappointing. Regardless of whether you select the beep or the WAV file sound, it only sounds once, and briefly at that. The program does include the option of playing your own music file, but it produced an error when we tried to access it. Alarm does include a quick wake-up feature that lets you set the alarm time using preset increments. But the program does not include the option of setting multiple timers at once, or configuring alarm times for multiple days.
All-in-all, we were disappointed with what this desktop alarm had to offer us. If you're in the market for a functional and free desktop alarm, don't stop here.
Publisher's description
From BlueFive Software :Alarm application is a digital clock that you can set to display a message and play a sound at a time of your choice. It is meant to be of help when you want to be warned while you are working.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 4.2 stars out of 15 votes
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Version: Alarm 3.5.10
"Very easy to set-up and use."
Pros: I really like the way you can set the alarm to wake you with your own chosen sound.
Cons: Resetting each time is a bit annoying, but not too much of a problem as it only takes a few seconds.
Summary: Does pretty much everything you need without being complicated.
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Version: Alarm 3.5.10
Pros: simple format, not hard to figure out settings
Cons: It does not save a alarm time, it must be reset every time
Summary: Good little application, ease of use makes it a winner
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Version: Alarm 3.5.10
"Excellent, uncomplicated tool"
Pros: Easy, convenient, no-nonsense tool.
Cons: none noted
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Version: Alarm 3.5.10
"Better Than An Standard Alarm Clock"
Pros: the gui is simple and easy to figure out. after only a few seconds of playing with it anybody can uses this application to it's fullest. very nice app.
Cons: not to many features. i would have personaly liked it to have more but for what this program is for (basic alarm), no other cons except for that.
Summary: this is a grate application for anybody who wants to leave the same-old-same-old and try a new alram clock, i have sezuirs and have to take brakes from my computer every hour or so, this clock comes with a quick-set feture that lets you set a timer.... read more >>
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