Tadam is a timer that stays out of your way and lets you get the work done. It's simple, it has few buttons, few features and no configuration. In Tadam, when the time runs out, it doesn’t immediately ring. Instead, the app icon starts pulsing, so you know you need to hurry up.
11 Mac Apps similar to Tadam Timekeeping
Shutdown Timer
Ever watched a video and wanted your Mac to automatically stop? Ever downloaded something and didn't want your Mac to sleep while the download is running, but go to sleep afterwards? Ever had a lengthy task running (encoding a video, for example) and had to disable idle sleep so your Mac doesn't go to sleep without you wanting it to? Ever wanted a quick way to just be alarmed when your tea is brewed?
Activity Timer
Activity Timer is a simple Menu Bar utility that comes in handy to people who wish to be informed when it's time for a break from work or when the deadline for a task is met. The application is very intuitive, provides you with easy to configure settings, and comes without a price tag.
Timer Boom
Timer Boom is a free multi-purpose timer utility. The app consists of a single window that lets you set a timer. When the countdown clock reaches zero, one of many actions can be carried out. The default action is an alert, which will play an alarm sound. There are two sounds available. The more interesting actions let you stop iTunes playback, resume iTunes playback, sleep your Mac, and shut down your Mac. All of these alerts can be configured on the main window, where you use the up and down buttons to set the hours, minutes and seconds that you want for your time. When you are ready, all you need to do is click on "Set timer" and the countdown will start. It should be noted that you can only run one type of timer at the time. From the Preferences window, you can enable a separate window that shows a caricature of a boy holding a bomb with your timer on it. You can also enable a voice countdown when the timer reaches ten seconds.
TimerTrek
TimerTrek is a great Star Trek-inspired timer and countdown clock. If you have ever watched a Star Trek movie, you probably have noticed the graphical interfaces of the computer terminals on the starships. They have looked pretty much the same since Star Trek: The Next Generation. TimerTrek puts that interface on your Mac so that you can use a timer or countdown clock.
Script Timer
Script Timer lets you flexibly schedule the execution of AppleScript, perl, and shell scripts, as well as Automator workflows and applications. Script Timer consists of three separate modules: Script Timer itself, used to create and manipulate scheduling data files Background scheduling engine that reads the data files and does the actual scheduling work An optional scheduling engine status monitor whose icon appears in the system status bar
Also included is Track Timer, a script that provides an interface between Script Timer and iTunes for automated media play, and Job Timer a script to keep track of the time spent on various tasks.
Also included is Track Timer, a script that provides an interface between Script Timer and iTunes for automated media play, and Job Timer a script to keep track of the time spent on various tasks.
Chimoo Timer
Chimoo Timer is a simple Mac application that helps you count down the time that you have to spend until you should take a break or do something else. Also, with the help of this application you are able to start the clock and stop it whenever you finish the task that you are supposed to do, so you will know exactly how much time it takes you to finish that job.
DoItNow!
Do you just need a simple to use App that can remember all those tasks you have to do? Do you seem to be drowning in a sea of jobs that you have forgotten to do or cannot remember when they needed to be done? I certainly do. I just could not find a program that let me quickly enter all the tasks I wanted to add that day and then order them as I saw fit. Most needed multiple clicks and confirmations just to enter the task. Well, this App has a field at the bottom where you type the title of the task and press Enter. That's it the task has been created and added to the list of tasks to be done. So, if you need to add ten tasks quickly that's ten titles of tasks and ten pressings of the Enter key and they are there ready to be assessed properly. You can then, at your leisure (assuming you have any), come back to any task and re-assess what its priority is, what date it has to be done by, add any notes or, quickly do the task and mark it as 'Done' or better yet decide it does not need to be done and mark it as 'Not Done'.
How To Guide:
To quickly add a new Task to the Inbox just type in the title for the task at the bottom of the App and press the Enter key. The task will be added to the list of tasks in the Inbox. Its status will be set to 'New', its priority will be 'Medium', its complete by date will not be set.
If you have slightly more time you can press the 'Add New Task' button at the bottom right of the App. This will create a new Task. You can then use the Update Task window to change or add additional information to the Task. If you have already typed in the title for the task and then decided to press Add New Task then this title will be given to the task.
Tasks can have one of three statuses: To Be Done, Done and Not Done. The first is used for all open tasks that you still have to do. The second is used when you have done a task. The third is the missing state from many Apps and it allows you to mark a Task as not having been done. In this case you could add a note to such a task to indicate why you did not do it. I used to work in a company where if someone told you to do something and you did not do it you had to explain why. I did not want to lose the fact that I had that task and I decided not to do it.
If the Update Task window is not showing then you can double click on any task in the Inbox table and it will be shown with the information for that task. You can then alter the information for that task and press 'Save'. Saving changes the information for the Task and so changes the information shown in the table. If you do not press 'Save' then the Task will not be changed. Pressing 'Close' will close the window and you will lose any changes not saved.
Once the Update Task Window is showing then you only have to single click on a row in the table and information for that task will be shown. If you have not saved changes to the previous task then they will be lost.
In the top right corner there are two check boxes that allow you to change what tasks are shown in the table. If a box is not checked then the tasks of that status will not be shown.
In the top left corner there are two buttons - one to delete a task and another to move a task to another table of suspended tasks.
To move a task from the Inbox to the Suspended table of tasks just select the task in the Inbox table and select 'Move to Suspdended' button. Suspended tasks are those tasks that are still valid tasks but you do not need to do them now.
To delete a task just select the task in the table and select 'Delete Task'. You will be asked to confirm the delete. If you do then the task will be permanently deleted. You will not be able to recover it using the App.
How To Guide:
To quickly add a new Task to the Inbox just type in the title for the task at the bottom of the App and press the Enter key. The task will be added to the list of tasks in the Inbox. Its status will be set to 'New', its priority will be 'Medium', its complete by date will not be set.
If you have slightly more time you can press the 'Add New Task' button at the bottom right of the App. This will create a new Task. You can then use the Update Task window to change or add additional information to the Task. If you have already typed in the title for the task and then decided to press Add New Task then this title will be given to the task.
Tasks can have one of three statuses: To Be Done, Done and Not Done. The first is used for all open tasks that you still have to do. The second is used when you have done a task. The third is the missing state from many Apps and it allows you to mark a Task as not having been done. In this case you could add a note to such a task to indicate why you did not do it. I used to work in a company where if someone told you to do something and you did not do it you had to explain why. I did not want to lose the fact that I had that task and I decided not to do it.
If the Update Task window is not showing then you can double click on any task in the Inbox table and it will be shown with the information for that task. You can then alter the information for that task and press 'Save'. Saving changes the information for the Task and so changes the information shown in the table. If you do not press 'Save' then the Task will not be changed. Pressing 'Close' will close the window and you will lose any changes not saved.
Once the Update Task Window is showing then you only have to single click on a row in the table and information for that task will be shown. If you have not saved changes to the previous task then they will be lost.
In the top right corner there are two check boxes that allow you to change what tasks are shown in the table. If a box is not checked then the tasks of that status will not be shown.
In the top left corner there are two buttons - one to delete a task and another to move a task to another table of suspended tasks.
To move a task from the Inbox to the Suspended table of tasks just select the task in the Inbox table and select 'Move to Suspdended' button. Suspended tasks are those tasks that are still valid tasks but you do not need to do them now.
To delete a task just select the task in the table and select 'Delete Task'. You will be asked to confirm the delete. If you do then the task will be permanently deleted. You will not be able to recover it using the App.
Nozbe To-do and Project Management
Nozbe is a tool that helps busy professionals and teams organize time and projects
"...solid online organizer specific to GTD..." - Lifehacker
"...GTD web app that keeps it simple..." - ZD Net
***** Effortlessly manage your time *****
Using Nozbe to manage your time is easy. Inspired by world-famous GTD (Getting Things Done (R)) methodology by David Allen, we've designed Nozbe in such a way that everyone can get organized quickly
- Focus on your next actions
Busy people like yourself have lots of projects. Make sure to prioritize only the next actions with a star and focus on getting them done. With time-management and filtering you'll know exactly what to do next!
- Never miss a deadline. Ever again.
View your scheduled tasks in a calendar. Never miss a deadline or appointment again. Tasks scheduled for today become your Next Actions automatically to make sure you'll get them done.
- Organize tasks in manageable Projects
Create as many projects for your tasks as you'd like. Share them with people in your team. Get things done together. Organize projects in labels like "work" or "home". Feel free to design your productivity system.
- Work smart in appropriate Contexts
Think of contexts as a place or tool - like your "computer", "phone", "home", "office" - to make sure you'll get tasks done in these places and with these tools. Organize in projects but work in contexts!
***** Communicate through tasks ******
Email wasn't designed for project collaboration. When you communicate through actionable tasks, you and your team get a lot more done and everyone is on the same page all of the time.
- Share projects with friends and team
Sharing has never been so easy. Share projects with your team, delegate tasks to them (making these tasks their Next Actions) and hold folks accountable.
- Comment on tasks - keep everyone on the same page
You can add a comment to each task. Use this as a note for a task or start a discussion with your team. This will make sure everyone understands what really needs to be done.
- Comment with pictures, documents and more...
Comments are not limited to text. You can comment with checklists, images, photos, sketches, documents, Evernote notes and so much more. This will help you get your point across clearly.
- Receive email updates of your team's activity
Don't collaborate through email but stay in touch with your team thanks to regular email updates sent to you every hour... but only if something's happening in the projects you care about.
***** Keep all your projects in sync *****
Specially tailored mobile apps help you take your tasks and projects with you. In your pocket.
***** Connect with your favorite apps *****
Using Evernote for note-taking? Syncing files in Dropbox? - Nozbe works seamlessly with all of these services, and more are coming every month!
- Browse your related Evernote notes. Convert them to tasks.
We love Evernote, it's our favorite note-taking application (and many of our users share this love). Browse your Evernote notes related to your projects directly in Nozbe and make them actionable!
- Sync with Drobpox - make your files actionable
Dropbox has redefined cloud file storage. Now you can see your project-related tasks in Nozbe and make them actionable. Just get things done with your files in the cloud!
***** Leading GTD-inspired task and project manager according to: Lifehacker, ZDnet, and hundreds of thousands of Nozbe.com users *****
"...solid online organizer specific to GTD..." - Lifehacker
"...GTD web app that keeps it simple..." - ZD Net
***** Effortlessly manage your time *****
Using Nozbe to manage your time is easy. Inspired by world-famous GTD (Getting Things Done (R)) methodology by David Allen, we've designed Nozbe in such a way that everyone can get organized quickly
- Focus on your next actions
Busy people like yourself have lots of projects. Make sure to prioritize only the next actions with a star and focus on getting them done. With time-management and filtering you'll know exactly what to do next!
- Never miss a deadline. Ever again.
View your scheduled tasks in a calendar. Never miss a deadline or appointment again. Tasks scheduled for today become your Next Actions automatically to make sure you'll get them done.
- Organize tasks in manageable Projects
Create as many projects for your tasks as you'd like. Share them with people in your team. Get things done together. Organize projects in labels like "work" or "home". Feel free to design your productivity system.
- Work smart in appropriate Contexts
Think of contexts as a place or tool - like your "computer", "phone", "home", "office" - to make sure you'll get tasks done in these places and with these tools. Organize in projects but work in contexts!
***** Communicate through tasks ******
Email wasn't designed for project collaboration. When you communicate through actionable tasks, you and your team get a lot more done and everyone is on the same page all of the time.
- Share projects with friends and team
Sharing has never been so easy. Share projects with your team, delegate tasks to them (making these tasks their Next Actions) and hold folks accountable.
- Comment on tasks - keep everyone on the same page
You can add a comment to each task. Use this as a note for a task or start a discussion with your team. This will make sure everyone understands what really needs to be done.
- Comment with pictures, documents and more...
Comments are not limited to text. You can comment with checklists, images, photos, sketches, documents, Evernote notes and so much more. This will help you get your point across clearly.
- Receive email updates of your team's activity
Don't collaborate through email but stay in touch with your team thanks to regular email updates sent to you every hour... but only if something's happening in the projects you care about.
***** Keep all your projects in sync *****
Specially tailored mobile apps help you take your tasks and projects with you. In your pocket.
***** Connect with your favorite apps *****
Using Evernote for note-taking? Syncing files in Dropbox? - Nozbe works seamlessly with all of these services, and more are coming every month!
- Browse your related Evernote notes. Convert them to tasks.
We love Evernote, it's our favorite note-taking application (and many of our users share this love). Browse your Evernote notes related to your projects directly in Nozbe and make them actionable!
- Sync with Drobpox - make your files actionable
Dropbox has redefined cloud file storage. Now you can see your project-related tasks in Nozbe and make them actionable. Just get things done with your files in the cloud!
***** Leading GTD-inspired task and project manager according to: Lifehacker, ZDnet, and hundreds of thousands of Nozbe.com users *****
Pomodoro Time
This application is designed to improve your productivity by completing Pomodoro-based tasks. In addition, the tool lets you track your progress throughout specific periods of time so that you can monitor your performance and enhance your efficiency.
Timebar
A timer that turns your whole menu bar into a precise progress bar. It slowly slides away as the time interval you have set is going. When the time is up it plays a sound. Time intervals you can set are ranging from one minute to eight hours. You can see a live countdown, showing exactly how much time is left by clicking on the menu bar icon.