Simple clock and timer for Mac
If you're looking for an unobtrusive alarm clock and reminder for your Mac, Pester should probably do the job. The application, presented in an elegant and clear interface, allows you to set timely reminders and multiple alarms.Enter your reminder message, if you want it to repeat and when it pops up. You can choose what sound will play to alert you, even choosing a voice to speak the message to you.Pester literally takes seconds to set up and once ready will not "pester" you until your reminder pops up on the screen. Pester is clean, efficient and uses up very little memory.The only little issue we had with it is that it doesn't show missed reminders. It does include a countdown to your next reminders though, which you can view by opening up the application.You can also dig in the program log to look at past reminders. A tiny yet effective tool, Pester will allow you to set up alarms and reminders in seconds.
Fix regression whereby Pester would not come to the front automatically in Mac OS X 10.5.Fix problems where various Pester keyboard equivalents could not be assigned; improve reliability of keyboard equivalent display.Fix crash on speech voice preview.Handle audio devices being connected/disconnected while Pester is running.Really fix some long-standing inconsistencies between icon and Dock menu time display.
Changes
Fix regression whereby Pester would not come to the front automatically in Mac OS X 10.5.Fix problems where various Pester keyboard equivalents could not be assigned; improve reliability of keyboard equivalent display.Fix crash on speech voice preview.Handle audio devices being connected/disconnected while Pester is running.Really fix some long-standing inconsistencies between icon and Dock menu time display.
User reviews about Pester
by Mary Fairchild
Great little app.
It's invaluable. I use it every day, multiple times a day, to remind me what needs doing, what appointments I have, deadlines coming up, birthdays, seasonal jobs, etc. Everything I use a calendar for -- I still use a calendar, but I use Pester to remind me of stuff. I'd like to be able to edit alarms that I've already set, and would find it helpful to be able to set events that repeat. But that's what I have my calendar for. Pester is fine, as-is, couldn't do without it.
Pros:
I need reminding. It reminds me
Cons:
Would like to be able to edit alarms already set.
Would like to be able to set alarms to repeat: daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, whatever More
by Anonymous
Needs work.
This is pretty good, except for the fact you can't alter an alarm once it is set, and you can't make the alarm repeat with the time/date entry.
Pros:
Works with Growl
Cons:
Editing alarms once they are set
Make both options of selecting the alarm time/date repeatable More
by Anonymous
A must-have app..
This is a wonderful app! I have to apply eyedrops on a regular basis so I set Pester to remind me every 90 minutes and it works like a charm.I particularly like that it doesn't "stack up" reminders when I'm not on the computer. It just pops up the last one and starts timing over when I click on the reminder. More
by Anonymous
A must-have app..
This is a wonderful app! I have to apply eyedrops on a regular basis so I set Pester to remind me every 90 minutes and it works like a charm.I particularly like that it doesn't "stack up" reminders when I'm not on the computer. It just pops up the last one and starts timing over when I click on the reminder. More
by Anonymous
Does what it says on the tin.
This is a great little program that does exactly what it says it will. I'm not sure if I'm missing something but it would be great to be able to set repeating alarms by day/time e.g. repeat weekly on Mondays at 12:00. Obviously you can workaround using the existing repeat function but that would really be the icing on the cupcake! More
by Anonymous
I like it!.
You did a really good job on this program. First, I like how you can set the timer to go off at a certain OR in a few minutes. Most timers I've seen don't have that dual option. Second, I like how easily see how much time is left on the timer just by using the Command-Tab key combination. I often get to school before having to go to my work study assignment. Pester is a super easy way to keep track of how much time I have left. Nice work!Mike More