Comments on: CyberNotes: New Apps for the New Year Challenge http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-new-apps-for-the-new-year-challenge/ Technology News Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:18:55 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: app103 http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-new-apps-for-the-new-year-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-88797 app103 Sun, 18 Feb 2007 14:08:37 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/01/09/cybernotes-new-apps-for-the-new-year-challenge/#comment-88797 <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-74121">CoryC wrote:</a><blockquote>PesterMe - This app took maybe 15 minutes to write.</blockquote></div> Actually it might have been less time than that, but I did spend a little extra time on some fine details that might not be immediately apparent when you use it. I had a real need to stop procrastinating about finishing the other application that was supposed to be my real submission for the NANY Challenge. And I didn't have the time or desire to go Google hunting for something that would effectively do the job. The application I was using for reminders was too sissy...tiny icon popping up in the corner of my screen, gentle little sound...too easy to ignore or miss. I needed something obnoxious sounding and in my face for it to be effective. :lol: I only released it because I thought it could be helpful to someone else. And no matter how simple and easy it was for me to make, there are still people that can't write code and make something like this for themselves. I am really glad I wrote it, too, as now I won't have to write it when Thanksgiving rolls around, to keep reminding me to baste the turkey. :P There were a lot of great programs that were released by others as part of the NANY challenge. I am very flattered that you chose to highlight my simple little contribution in your article. It's not often that my tiny tools get any attention. Thank you, Ryan. CoryC wrote:
PesterMe – This app took maybe 15 minutes to write.

Actually it might have been less time than that, but I did spend a little extra time on some fine details that might not be immediately apparent when you use it.

I had a real need to stop procrastinating about finishing the other application that was supposed to be my real submission for the NANY Challenge. And I didn’t have the time or desire to go Google hunting for something that would effectively do the job.

The application I was using for reminders was too sissy…tiny icon popping up in the corner of my screen, gentle little sound…too easy to ignore or miss.

I needed something obnoxious sounding and in my face for it to be effective. :lol:

I only released it because I thought it could be helpful to someone else. And no matter how simple and easy it was for me to make, there are still people that can’t write code and make something like this for themselves.

I am really glad I wrote it, too, as now I won’t have to write it when Thanksgiving rolls around, to keep reminding me to baste the turkey. :P

There were a lot of great programs that were released by others as part of the NANY challenge. I am very flattered that you chose to highlight my simple little contribution in your article. It’s not often that my tiny tools get any attention.

Thank you, Ryan.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-new-apps-for-the-new-year-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-87040 Ryan Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:05:52 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/01/09/cybernotes-new-apps-for-the-new-year-challenge/#comment-87040 Nice! Thanks for pointing that out! Nice! Thanks for pointing that out!

]]> By: Arjen http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-new-apps-for-the-new-year-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-87032 Arjen Thu, 25 Jan 2007 07:04:17 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/01/09/cybernotes-new-apps-for-the-new-year-challenge/#comment-87032 A new version of WorkCoach is now available! It allows you to set a time budget per project, among many other new features. Read more and download <a href="http://www.donationcoder.com/Forums/bb/index.php?topic=6694.msg46895#msg46895" rel="nofollow">here</a>! A new version of WorkCoach is now available! It allows you to set a time budget per project, among many other new features.

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]]> By: TPReal http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-new-apps-for-the-new-year-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-80575 TPReal Mon, 15 Jan 2007 11:30:34 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/01/09/cybernotes-new-apps-for-the-new-year-challenge/#comment-80575 Hi there. The numbers in TPClock won't broken into digits because decoding 4-bit numbers is for lamers :) this is out of the question. As for cheating, you can remove time from hint, and, to tell the truth, I was cheating too, that's why I added this function. As for 12h time format - I absolutely agree that there should be an option to switch to it, only I didn't think about it earlier (as I don't like it, in Poland we use both), and now I don't have time to do it, will fix it later. Glad that you like my little prog. Hi there.
The numbers in TPClock won’t broken into digits because decoding 4-bit numbers is for lamers :) this is out of the question. As for cheating, you can remove time from hint, and, to tell the truth, I was cheating too, that’s why I added this function.
As for 12h time format – I absolutely agree that there should be an option to switch to it, only I didn’t think about it earlier (as I don’t like it, in Poland we use both), and now I don’t have time to do it, will fix it later.
Glad that you like my little prog.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-new-apps-for-the-new-year-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-74602 Ryan Tue, 09 Jan 2007 20:24:15 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/01/09/cybernotes-new-apps-for-the-new-year-challenge/#comment-74602 <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-74121">CoryC wrote:</a><blockquote>PesterMe - This app took maybe 15 minutes to write. As for TPClock, well, it just doesn't get anymore geek than that. ;)</blockquote></div> Oh yeah, I'm sure PesterMe is about as simple as an application can get, but it might still be useful for some people. I used the clock for awhile but it took some time to get used to the numbers, and I always felt bad cheating by hovering my mouse over the binary to show the time in the normal format. If they broke it up like the other program does that I mentioned then it probably wouldn't be so bad. CoryC wrote:
PesterMe – This app took maybe 15 minutes to write.

As for TPClock, well, it just doesn’t get anymore geek than that. ;)

Oh yeah, I’m sure PesterMe is about as simple as an application can get, but it might still be useful for some people. I used the clock for awhile but it took some time to get used to the numbers, and I always felt bad cheating by hovering my mouse over the binary to show the time in the normal format. If they broke it up like the other program does that I mentioned then it probably wouldn’t be so bad.

]]> By: CoryC http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-new-apps-for-the-new-year-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-74121 CoryC Tue, 09 Jan 2007 15:13:47 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2007/01/09/cybernotes-new-apps-for-the-new-year-challenge/#comment-74121 PesterMe - This app took maybe 15 minutes to write. As for TPClock, well, it just doesn't get anymore geek than that. ;) PesterMe – This app took maybe 15 minutes to write.

As for TPClock, well, it just doesn’t get anymore geek than that. ;)

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