BreakTime
By excited pixel
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Description
★★★★★ Mac Format: "Pretty much perfect for anyone who rarely remembers to take regular breaks from office tasks"
★★★★½ MacWorld: "BreakTime's simplicity and elegance make it possibly the best designed app of its class"
BreakTime is a simple Mac utility that's designed to help you remember to take breaks away from your computer. It never forgets a break, running in your dock and / or menu bar (or even in the background).
Spending hours in front of your Mac everyday isn't healthy. A study from the American Cancer Society (http://pressroom.cancer.org/index.php?s=43&item=257) has linked extended periods of sitting with an increased risk of death. Unfortunately for many of us, quitting the computer isn't an option.
Using BreakTime reduces the continuous time you spend sitting in front of a computer. Standing up, getting your blood pumping and looking around may reduce the effects of long periods of sitting on your body and eyes.
With an option to 'enforce' breaks, BreakTime can also help overcome break skipping. With 'enforce' enabled, BreakTime won't allow you to work on anything else until you've finished your entire break.
BreakTime gives you quick access to the things you need to manage your breaks. Use the BreakTime status bar item to reschedule breaks with a drag of the mouse. Or swiftly disable BreakTime so that you can watch a movie without interruption. BreakTime makes it easy to get what you need done and then gets out of your way.
BreakTime uses Magic Rescheduling™ technology to actively monitor your keyboard and mouse usage and intelligently reschedule breaks when it thinks you've taken them. If it detects you've been away for a while, it will reschedule your break when you return. It's almost magic.
A lot of thought was put into designing BreakTime. If you're going to be interrupted by something multiple times a day, it sure better look good. So we pushed a lot of pixels before we came up with the final design.
We also added subtle effects to make the experience that much more enjoyable. Before BreakTime appears it shows you a 10 second warning in the menu bar. When it activates it slowly darkens your screen. It's the little things.
Features
- Clean, simple and attractive interface.
- Set the length and time between breaks.
- Easily postpone breaks if you're in the middle of something important.
- Quick access through status bar item.
- Magic Rescheduling™ automatically reschedules breaks when you've left your computer.
- Optionally enforce breaks by disabling access to other programs.
IF YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE WITH BREAKTIME, PLEASE EMAIL US AT SUPPORT@EXCITEDPIXEL.COM FOR HELP.
What's New in Version 2.1.3
- Fixed a memory issue that was rarely encountered.
- Added version number to preference pane.
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Customer Reviews
terrible- won
Had to reinstall it twice to get it to work.
Then it works great!
Wish there was a manual explaining a bit about options and effects of preference choices.
George James, Facilitator –Trainer, P.A.T.Intuition, Soma Pi Healing
When training people to actively use their intuition I get so engage, that I forget about time, fortunately I have a group to remind to take a break. However, sitting at my computer entranced by my creative flow it's Break Time that reminds me stop and rest. Break Time caught my attention for its clean elegant design. It’s quick ease of use, which means, I don’t have to get bog down with technical matters. When I had a question and contacted tech support I got prompt reply with clear answers and easy instructions. I recommend Break Time for everyone who wants to keep it simple, be effective, and develop a healthier work habit. I’m looking forward to Break Time for iPad, so I’ll stay on track wherever I’m working. Thanks Garrett for sharing your creativity.
Buggy, some features don't work
For the money I expected more polish. The timer settings are buggy and you need to keep an eye on them when setting up your breaks. Sometimes the slider moves all the way to the left and you are left with no breaks or 20 "minute" breaks that are actually 20 seconds. Then the Disable In A Minute button does not do a thing. The In A Minute button shows up regardless. I've also found that even when I set 20 second breaks that I waits for me to click the Done button. So my breaks are however long I wait until pressing the button. I'm going back to a different break/timer program. This was a waste of money.
It is pretty though.
- $4.99
- Category: Productivity
- Updated: Jan 09, 2012
- Version: 2.1.3
- Size: 0.8 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: excited pixel
- Copyright © 2011 - 2012 Excited Pixel
Requirements: Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later
