- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/NT
- Date added: March 20, 2007
- Total Downloads: 5,304
- Downloads last week: 25
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 8 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
This program lets you set reminders and sync your clock with atomic timeservers, but its spotty performance is a huge deterrent. Banshee Screamer Alarm places a skinnable digital clock on your desktop and lets you schedule as many alarms as you want on a one-time or daily basis.
Creating alarms is simple, and you can accompany reminders with the default beep or a WAV or MP3 file of your choice. In addition, you'll find options to shut down Windows or run a user-specified program, document, or URL when the alarm expires. We like that users can assign separate sounds and actions to each alarm, as well as synchronize the system clock with atomic timeservers.
Unfortunately, Banshee Screamer Alarm took a while to connect and eventually failed to synchronize our clock. Timers and countdown timers also are included in the package, though we didn't find an option to stop user-specified actions when countdown expires. During testing, for example, we set Banshee Screamer Alarm to launch a file after countdown elapsed. But upon expiration, it kept launching the file until we're forced to use the Task Manager to stop it. This freeware is suitable for users of all skill levels, but with the plethora of better applications on the market, this one is not recommended.
Publisher's description
From Hanov Solutions :Banshee Screamer Alarm is a free, snoozeable alarm clock designed to wake you up. Play MP3s, execute programs, or shut down your computer at the time you set. Automatically synchronize your time with the Internet. Fully skinnable; import over 500 skins from other clock programs. Multilingual.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 4.6 stars out of 8 votes
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Version: Banshee Screamer Alarm 2.55
"Perfectly annoying enough to wake my sorry butt up!"
Pros: I am a heavy sleeper when I havn't gotten much sleep. The Banshee Screamer Alarm is the only one that wakes me up and prevents astral projection and sleepwalking.
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Version: Banshee Screamer Alarm 2.55
"I think it changed some settings on my computer"
Pros: Easy to set up multiple reminder alarms and set them to play different wav files or music, and to set reminder messages. I guess the snooze feature is handy, although I didn't really need it.
Cons: I would have liked the alarm reminder message to be more obvious since that's the main reason I use a program like this. I would also like an hourly chime option, just because I got used to that with the old program I used before.
Summary: Seems like an okay program, but I stopped using it because It seems to have changed the power settings on my computer so it wouldn't go into standby or sleep mode (not absolutely certain it was because of this program, but they got changed somehow a... read more >>
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Version: Banshee Screamer Alarm 2.55
"Great Alarm Wakes Me with an OPERA or BIG BEN"
Pros: Just drop in an mp3 file and there is your alarm sound. Automatic activation sets alarm only for the days of the week you need it. Always on top with tiny size won't distract you from your work or ruin your page view. Multiple alarm setting possible.
Cons: Typing in alarm times.
Summary: What a good old alarm clock for your PC. It seems like I have used this forever. That is what a good timepiece is all about. Service and longevity.
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Version: Banshee Screamer Alarm 2.55
Pros: Loud and annoying alarm tone wakes me up when I need it to. It's simple and easy to use.
Cons: Gets stuck on timer
Summary: Older Version was better and less buggy
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Version: Banshee Screamer Alarm 2.55
Pros: The Banshee works as advertised. I have several recurrent alarms set to different specs with different alerts and never fail.
Cons: More skins and sizing options would be a plus.
Summary: The alarms are easy to set and customize.
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