LIFE HACKS » » Windows Hacks http://www.rodcohen.com Because everyone can use a a hack or two.... Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:56:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 en Windows and Mac alarm clock programs http://www.rodcohen.com/2008/04/27/windows-and-mac-alarm-clock-programs/ http://www.rodcohen.com/2008/04/27/windows-and-mac-alarm-clock-programs/#comments Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:53:58 +0000 Rod Cohen http://www.rodcohen.com/?p=35 I recently purchased a Macbook Pro and have been happy ever since. I have found that most programs on the Mac are great tools, easy to use, and in most cases free. I did purchased for $12.95 a great program for the Mac titled, Awaken 4. The program integrates with iTunes to set up alarms or egg timers to play your selected music just when you want it to. Awaken 4 goes beyond anything you would need in an alarm clock program and is a fantastic utility. The developer also promotes free updates for life and with that, how can you go wrong?

Awaken 4 for Mac

But if $12.95 is just not in your budget and you have a Mac, you could use Alarm Clock 2. Similar to Awaken 4, but lacks the nice user interface and a few less bells and whistles. However, for a free program, it will do the job and do it well.

Alarm Clock 2

For my Windows friends out there, iSnooze is a free windows application similar to Awaken 4 and Alarm Clock2. Providing similar functionality for the Windows platform.

iSnooze software for Windows

These programs all offer multiple alarms, increase voluming, visuals, and sleep timers. Now you have no excuse when your traveling and your alarm clock does not go off.  You can download anyone of these applications and it can become your main or backup alarm.

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]]> http://www.rodcohen.com/2008/04/27/windows-and-mac-alarm-clock-programs/feed/ Belvedere helps to automate many of your PC tasks http://www.rodcohen.com/2008/03/21/belvedere-helps-to-automate-many-of-your-pc-tasks/ http://www.rodcohen.com/2008/03/21/belvedere-helps-to-automate-many-of-your-pc-tasks/#comments Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:56:28 +0000 Rod Cohen http://www.rodcohen.com/2008/03/21/belvedere-helps-to-automate-many-of-your-pc-tasks/ Lifehacker.com has come up with another great tool to help automate many of the tasks we all dread for forget to do. Belvedere is referred to as an automated file manager. The Windows only program helps to keep your desktop or any other folder on your hard drive organized based on the criteria you set up in the simple easy to use interface. There is a Mac OS version called Hazel that operates in a similar fashion.

Through the simple interface, just simply set the name for the process and what you want the process to do. That is all there is too it.

Belvedere Interface
Belvedere Interface

Learn more and download the free application at Lifehacker.com

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]]> http://www.rodcohen.com/2008/03/21/belvedere-helps-to-automate-many-of-your-pc-tasks/feed/ Google offers many ways to search for information http://www.rodcohen.com/2008/01/05/google-offers-many-ways-to-search-for-information/ http://www.rodcohen.com/2008/01/05/google-offers-many-ways-to-search-for-information/#comments Sun, 06 Jan 2008 01:27:53 +0000 Rlcohen70 http://www.rodcohen.com/2008/01/05/google-offers-many-ways-to-search-for-information/ Google Search Engine 

Google is one of the top search engines today, but most Internet users are not familiar with a few tricks that can save time and help return more hits on the information you are looking. Website Lifehacker.com provides 10 handy tips to help you get the information you need quickly.

Learn More at: LifeHacker.com  

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