Cons
popup window untill you register/pay
Pros
Everything's in Peter's Ultimate Alarm Clock. Every single configuration you can think of. Simply wonderful, especially if you're a student; the settings of an alarm call are sufficiently detailed. The first hour I used this alarm program, I thought Pete couldn't have thought of a better, more appropriate name for his ingenious program.
Cons
Cluttered interface, particularly the calendar view. That certainly needs work. But it just takes some getting use to. Don't know about you... I took 10 minutes :)
Pros
I am using version 3.3. I have used or tested it on both XP Pro and 2003 Server. It is stable on both systems. This little gem is worth it's weight in gold. I exclusively use it with a female "natural voice" to announce periodic reminders, tasks or appointments. My wife loves it too, though she never uses it first hand. Now she has relinguished the role of nagging to the computer, and now she just smiles everytime that voice announces another "to-do" that I need accomplish. Now we focus on more important things, mainly eachother. She is normally not impressed with technology toys, but with PUAC taking over the job she had, she has now assumed the role of "best friend" and "flirt". I have been blown over by her increased interest in the bedroom, since using Peter's Ultimate Alarm Clock with a female natural voice. Maybe my wife feels the need to compete for attention, now that there is another woman in our home to nag her husband through-out the day of all the little things that need to be done. It even reminds us when our favorite TV shows are starting. We love it.
Cons
Some of the "Periodic" options, and "Advance" options are still a little confusing, but this is still new for me and I am still learning how to exploit these features more each day. Also, my 12 year old son resents being reminded to do his homework or to take out the trash by a talking computer, or that he has to go to Scouts today at 4 o'clock.
Cons
If you decide that you don't want to be reminded with a small box every 15 - 20 minutes to register the product and decide instead to remove the program . . . good luck! It doesn't work. You'll continue to get windows upon windows piling up whenever you're not there to methodically erase each one.
Cons
Impossible to launch the program (error) with Windows XP Professional.
Summary
Simple, compact & it works! This program is really useful. Also, I love it's tray icon :)
Summary
I let time go by without notice and missed important programs on the net. This alarm clock does it all and really grabs my attention. It will even intrupt full windows games instead of hiding underneath until you close out of a game. The interupt is exactly what I needed. Great bells and whistles!
Summary
Before I installed the new version, my only complaint was that it didn't support MP3s. Now that it does, however, it does everything I need it to. Great product.
Summary
I've become dependent on this little program over the past 6 months or so. If you ask a lot from your programs, you'll like this one. I've used the free version so far, and recently became a tester for the beta version (downloaded 5/12/04 3.2.9999). The free version has the basics that you need and whatever I wanted to achieve, I was able to. If you're like me and have too much to remember all the time and are always absorbed, sitting at your computer, this is invaluable. With the newer version, you get the bells and whistles and the GUI is much slicker. Still haven't explored all the features of it, but looks good so far. I run xp pro and had no problem at all with installing.
Summary
PUAC 3.22 has an unlimited number of alarms, is simple to use, and the cost is low.
You will or may need to download "comdlg32.ocx" to place in the directory where the program is located to get it to function. That file is easy to find, and is the likely reason why someone might not be able to get the program up and running.
I recommend that you download version 3.22 now ( 5/5/04 ) before it is gone. The next version may or may not be as good.
Updated on Aug 14, 2009
8/14/09:
PUAC is now at version 3.4 and is better still.
I like configuring it to the 'old view' in options.
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