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How To Use Your Mac To Time Just About Anything

TimerMacs are interesting. After using one for over 20 years I can still find myself in a situation where I don’t have the right utility to do something I want to do.

For example, our Macs have a digital clock, right? It’s on the Menu Bar and tells time, even counting off the seconds. Today I needed a timer. Alas, the poor Mac clock wasn’t good enough.

It was a simple enough request. “Help me out with a video Podcast,” my friend said. “Sure,” I said. “What do you want to.... (excerpted).

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Andrew Purvis said:

I have been championing the 3-2-1 widget for years. I used it in my classroom when I threw elements of speed dating together with brainstorming and topic narrowing. Counting down is its specialty, and I have yet to find its free equal.

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