Friday 24 November, 2006 (.Net | GTD)
I found a couple of other Two Minute Timers:
http://www.avesh.com/blog/TwoMinuteTimer.aspx
http://blog.brettkelly.org/?p=215
On lifehacker there is a reference to an article about beating procrastination, this is something that I have a problem with so I am going to try it out: Just start doing it but only do it for 10 minutes. After that decide if you want to continue or not. With this in mind I have released a new version of my timer with a 10 minute option...
I have deployed this as a ClickOnce application now so you can get automatic updates if you want. The new version is 0.2.2
Features:
Customisable opacity.
Tray icon.
Start a 2 or 10 minute timer from a context menu.
System requirements:
Windows 2000, XP (probably 2003 Server also but not tested)
.Net 2 (the install should download .Net 2 if you don't have it)
Planned features:
Customisable alarm behaviour (flash window, system sounds, audio files).
Custom count-down enter hour, minute, seconds.
Autostart up on login option
Download now
Wednesday 22 November, 2006 (.Net | GTD | Office)
I have been trying to use David Allen's GTD (Getting Things Done) technique over the last few weeks to better manage my time at work and at home. I have used OneNote extensively and Microsoft's FolderShare to synchronise notes between home and work. One of the things in GTD is to perform any action that needs to be done and can be completed in less than two minute immediately so as to not clutter up your brain and or task store him lots of stuff that take next to no time to complete. The theory is that tracking them takes more time than just doing it.
To help me with this I have created a small two minute timer in .Net 2. You can download it here.
Just run the exe to start the application and it will place itself in your tray.
Double click on the icon and the timer will start.
This is the first version and it is not very polished but it does work. I am planning on adding a few small additional features in the future like customised alarm sounds and a nicer skin.
Update: There is a newer version available here.