Merlin’s weekly podcast with Dan Benjamin. We talk about creativity, independence, and making things you love.
Countdown timer suitable for the office
Terrence Randell | Mar 27 2006
Does anyone know of a countdown timer (preferably not computer-based) suitable for an office setting? I need one that is quiet enough that only I'll hear it so as not to annoy my adjacent cube prisoners. I'm looking for simple, simple, simple. A quiet egg timer ideally. Thanks in advance. 5 Comments
POSTED IN:
 I found a kitchen timer...Submitted by ggrozier on March 28, 2006 - 2:04am.
I found a kitchen timer that doesn't tick at Target. It's an Oster brand, brown with a circular dial, 60 minutes. It doesn't tick because it's battery powered. It doesn't ring but it beeps like an alarm clock. You can set the countdown time from 0 to 60. You might be able to quiet the beep by putting it in a drawer or covering the speaker hole in the back with tape or putty. I looked for a long time trying to find a countdown timer that didn't tick. It would be nice to find one that has an adjustable volume, too, but the point of a kitchen timer is to ring loudly enough so you can hear it if you're not in the room when it goes off, so I guess it will be hard to find one that's really quiet. Any countdown timer that's mechanical will probably tick--I tried several of them a year or so ago and the ticking drove me crazy. I tried putting them in a desk drawer, across the room, but the ticking was loud enough that I gave up on them and gave them away. You might also look into white noise machines. I have one from Sharper Image that has a countdown timer, and makes the white noise during the countdown. It's a travel clock/alarm clock combo thing--Travel Soother 20 Model 51601. I like it a lot--the white noise helps mask the sounds around me, and when the countdown period is done, it just goes quiet, it doesn't ring or beep. And you can adjust the volume of the white noise, when it's at its lowest volume it's really very quiet, barely audible. But when the time is up, the white noise just stops, so maybe that would be too quiet. The countdown time can be set in increments of either 15, 30, 60, 90, or 120 minutes. Also, my cellphone has a countdown timer, very flexible, and I can adjust the ring volume. That's really the best countdown timer I've come up with. And another benefit is that I always have it with me. Maybe your cell has a countdown timer, too. Good luck. I never imagined I'd have such a hard time finding a countdown timer, hope you find one you like. » POSTED IN:
|
|
| EXPLORE 43Folders | THE GOOD STUFF |
