Minutes: Great Countdown Widget

Posted by on 03/15/07 in Applications, Organization, Widgets 

Minutes IconMinutes is a great new widget from the developers of the Shiira web browser. In fact, I came across it while looking up info on the Shiira project. Minutes is a countdown timer widget. It is extremely small, easy to use and surprisingly feature packed. To set the timer, just turn the knob to the desired number of minutes, the minimum is 1 and the max is 600 (fair enough as I think no-one should ever be sitting at their computer for more than 10 hours).

Back of the Minutes widget
Minutes WidgetWhen the timer reaches zero, Minutes can be set to stop or start an iTunes playlist, open a file, or put the computer to sleep. You can also set the timer to repeat, a very useful feature that works well alongside the Growl integration. For example, if you needed a notification every hour, half hour, or even 10 hours, this would be a perfect solution.

For me, Minutes is a great combination of style and functionality. Check it out here!

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7 Responses to “Minutes: Great Countdown Widget”

  1. William on March 15th, 2007 3:38 pm

    Looks cool!
    I just wish we’d see an update to Shiira. If they squashed those bugs I would switch from Safari.

  2. Sherb on March 15th, 2007 7:36 pm

    I like the look of this.

  3. Nick Cotton on March 15th, 2007 11:57 pm

    William, I totally agree with you, I’m pretty sure it’s still being worked on as you can find the nightly builds online somewhere.

  4. Louis on March 16th, 2007 2:50 am

    I didn’t want Minutes to alert me using iTunes or to put my computer to sleep. And I don’t use Growl. So I was left with the option of opening a file. But what file would be suitable as a notification?

    Finally found out I could use Quicksilver. I have an action to display a text in “Large Type”, and then “Save Command to File”. Then I have Minutes to open that file, and my text in Large Type would appear to alert me.

    Quicksilver can also be used as a timer, but Minutes is much easier and prettier to use.

  5. RDY: The best little widgets for your Mac | MacApper on April 11th, 2007 6:00 am

    [...] up, and yes this is one I’ve reviewed before, is Minutes. This is the best countdown/timer widget out there. A very intuitive interface and [...]

  6. CHAN on November 28th, 2008 9:49 am

    Look great, and the function was awesome..
    I looking for to use it widget..
    Japanese!!!

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