May 21, 2012
Sometimes, the regular clock apps that come with Android just aren’t enough. They’re fine for simple things, and features like Smart Alarm make them decent, but that’s all it can do. In any case, if you’re not happy with the stock alarm clock, there’s only one thing you can do – get a new one. However, there are plenty of alarm clocks out there. So what’s the best one?
May 12, 2012
If there is one thing that I constantly struggle with in my life, it’s waking up. I’ve tried everything from putting my alarm clock across the room, to using alarm clocks with some of the most annoying, loud alarms you can imagine. Truth is, I just kill the annoying alarm and jump back to bed. Putting it across the room just makes my half-asleep self walk further to do it.
January 13, 2012
Gentle Alarm is everything I could wish for in an alarm clock. Its paid version (linked) costs around $3, and yet has over 50,000 downloads with a 4.5-star average out of 7,475 reviews. In fact, it is so good, we put it on our Best Android Apps page. So what’s so great about this alarm clock? Let me explain and you might be convinced at least to try its free version.
December 28, 2011
Getting up early in the morning is one of the most dreaded moments of the day for most of us. A cozy and warm bed, competing with dark winter days and cold bathrooms, doesn’t make it any easier. One thing that makes a huge difference in starting the day, is a good alarm clock, one that does a little more than emit annoying sounds or badly tuned radio stations.
November 17, 2011
Wake up to your computer telling you what’s going on. Whether you want to know the weather or how many emails you need to respond to, Linux application Wakeup can start up your powered-off computer and announce a variety of things. We’ve profiled a few alarm programs before, but Wakeup is unique.
July 19, 2011
Chances are if you are the typical Internet user, your nights will likely run into your mornings, give or take a few Red Bulls. But inevitably, there will be that situation in which you will actually have to go to bed early and wake up on time. Thankfully, there are three Mac apps you can use to break away from your REMs and into the real world.
February 8, 2011
The web has become increasingly “real time”. But the sheer number of websites we usually have bookmarked defeats our best intentions to stay up-to-date. This is where the medley of alert and notifier services can lend a hand by being watchful of updates and sending out “˜just in time’ alerts to our mailbox or cellphone. [...]
November 1, 2010
The iPhone’s native clock app certainly leaves something to be desired, and the iPad didn’t even ship with one. Now that apps can run in the background with iOS 4 – already available for iPhones, and coming soon to the iPad – there are quite a few free alarm clock apps that will come in [...]
October 20, 2010
While Apple”˜s iCal is a very useful alarm and to-do application, it can be somewhat tedious to launch it and set new alarms, especially for minor tasks and reminders. Setting iCal reminders works best when setting up alarms from within Apple’s Mail application, but not from within other applications. This is where a little third-party [...]
February 8, 2010
Okay, I admit it. I’m a time freak. I hate to be late, and I usually carry backup means to tell the time. Sometimes though, it’s not the devices in my pockets, but the websites. We’ve discussed all sorts of things about time before. Simon posted a great list of alarm clock applications for various [...]
