| Fob 1.0.3 - Dock-based kitchen timer. Fob
is a free dock-based kitchen
timer for Mac OS X by Leaky
Puppy Software. It allows a
user to specify possibly
multiple timers to count down
for a specified interval. When
an alarm runs out of time, Fob
will make itself conspicuous.
(Fob is not an alarm clock or
stopwatch, i.e., it will not
count to a particular time,
nor count up.) The presence of
presets is Fobs main gimmick
for decreasing the effort
required to start an alarm. To
draw an analogy to web
browsers, they are a kind of
time bookmark for commonly
used alarms. For example, I
may define a six minute preset
to let tea steep. Thence, I
need only choose "Tea" from my
preset list, and I never need
deal with a neglected lukewarm
cup in my microwave again.
Starting a preset alarm
requires only one mouse click
rather than many clicks and
typing. Fob thus appeals to
the unspeakably lazy and
undisciplined. Needless to say
I will make several million
dollars. |
Fob 1.0.3
