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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows XP/Vista/7
- Date added: April 19, 2009
- Total Downloads: 11,102
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 13 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET staff on March 20, 2009
Simple and reliable, this free desktop alarm is one of the better ones we've seen. Users of all levels will appreciate the useful features that it brings to the table.
Alarm 3.5.5 offers a basic, digital-style display. The program comes with a large selection of themes that really only change the color-scheme. Drop-down menus let you quickly set the hour and minutes for the alarm, but the minutes can only be set in 15-minute increments. If you don't feel like going through the trouble of manually setting the alarm, the Quick Alarm feature lets you set it using preset time increments. Once you set the alarm, the current time is replaced by the alarm time. The default alarm sound is rather harsh, but we were able to quickly and easily add our own MP3 files to replace the sound. If you are a fan of the snooze button, the program lets you adjust the snooze time, as well as the number of allowed hits. We especially liked that you can set multiple timers at once, which appear as a new window on your desktop.
The program doesn't offer any real help, but we doubt you'll need it thanks to its intuitive interface. If you're looking for a straightforward alarm clock with useful functions, Alarm 3.5.5 is the one for you.
Publisher's description
From Russell Patterson :Alarm is a program for Windows which turns your computer into a fully functional alarm clock. Features include configurable snooze time, auto snooze, MP3/WMA playback, playlist with randomize option, music fade-in, quick alarm, theming support, and morning reminder. Also, Alarm automatically stays up to date with automatic update checks (configurable).
Version 3.5.7 fixed a regression introduced in 3.5.6.
What's new in this version:
Version 3.5.7 fixed a regression introduced in 3.5.6.
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Version: Russell Patterson Alarm 3.5.7
Pros: The ability to accumulate several audio files that can playback either randomly or in sequence is what highlights this product.
Cons: Old school face with ho hum skins brought this clock down a star. Large time read-out of clock gets replaced by alarm when time set.
Summary: I've gathered several clock/timers and (except for one) their all almost alike.. This one stands out from those others with the multi play list editor and the ability to play both mp3 and wma. (the latter that few others offer).. Also the quick alar... read more >>
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