Black Alarm Clock 2.0

• License:

  Free to try; $3.00 to buy

• Editor's Rating:

  3.0 stars

• Average User Rating:

  3.5 stars (out of 5 votes) Rate it!

• Downloads:

  16,833

• Operating Systems:

  Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98

• Additional Requirements:

  Windows 98/2000/XP/2003 Server, Windows Media Format 9 Runtime, Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1

• Limitations:

  30-day trial

• Date Added:

  March 26, 2004

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Publisher's description of Black Alarm Clock

From JD Solutions:

Black Alarm Clock is a simple, black-colored alarm clock that will beep, play a WAV file, play an MP3 file, or play a CD. It also can run a program, log off, reboot, shut down, or power off. This version has been rewritten from scratch using the Microsoft .NET Framework, and can lock out the user, allows the user to change the background color, and can synchronize the system clock with Internet time (it pings tick.usno.navy.mil). A large font makes the time easy to see from a distance. The black color (which is customizable) makes it suitable for taking a nap at your desk. The clock comes to the top of all open applications when the alarm goes off, and the snooze-button-like Alarm Off button makes it easy to stop the alarm by simply hitting the spacebar.

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Editor's review of Black Alarm Clock

• 3.0 stars

• "Black Alarm Clock"

• Reviewed by: CNET Staff
• Version reviewed: Black Alarm Clock 2.0

This alarm clock handles its main job well enough, despite offering little beyond its real-world brethren. Though some folks may like Black Alarm Clock's dark color scheme, we wished the developer had included skins for altering its appearance. You won't find many customization features here, though you can change the clock display's font, size, and color if you don't like the defaults. The utility can alert you by playing an audio file or a CD, launching a program, shutting down your PC, and, of course, using the traditional beep. However, we wish the clock would let you set more than one alarm at once. So long as you don't expect anything special, Black Alarm Clock works well enough.

User reviews

• Average user rating: 3.9 stars out of 5 votes
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• 3 stars

  Version: Black Alarm Clock 2.0

  "handy device"

  by lhartery on February 9, 2007

  Pros: easy to use

  Cons: it keeps prompting for registration but the link to do this is invalid.A pain every time to want to star it!

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• 5 stars

  Version: Black Alarm Clock 2.0

  "Produced by a very ingenious guy.Works great,as long....."

  by davidlewis7 on August 5, 2006

  Pros: ..as the user has their power setting customized as I do,my personal customized AlwaysOn2,with the three settings all as Never.

  Cons: I can only say that, if you have a total crash, when you get the program again later, you are once again asked to register,if you could.?.?...Black Alarm Clock would be well worth 3 dollars A YEAR to keep!

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• 1 stars

  Version: Black Alarm Clock 2.0

  "UNRELIABLE!!!"

  on September 21, 2004

  Summary: Do not EVER rely on this program as an alarm (hm, but wait, it IS an alarm) it is completely unreliable. It only runs when it feels like it. Whoever came up with the idea to put a new face to alarm clock 1.0 didn't think that the programming neede... read more >>

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• 5 stars

  Version: Black Alarm Clock 2.0

  "Works great, good features."

  by CDBA on May 18, 2004

  Summary: The only thing this needs is a gradule volume increase when the beep or WAV kicks in. It could also use a snooze feature, but other than that it works great. You can choose a WAV, MP3, CD, default beep, or choose an action like shutdown or logoff.... read more >>

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