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Re: Google Timer is back

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Post by zestyping »

For timing a meeting, try http://timeit.lol/ — it shows you an estimate of when your meeting will end, which will creep forward if you exceed the time allotted for the current agenda item. It was designed for standups, where each person gets 5 minutes to speak, but you can also add agenda items of varying length.

You can also use it in count-up mode (http://timeit.lol/?0) to count how much time each person has spoken.

Re: Google Timer is back

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Post by capableweb »

TheMaskedCoder wrote: post #40

How are people supposed to use features like this if they get dropped and re-added from time to time? If I want a convenient timer, googling "set 5 minute timer" has no advantage if I don't know whether it will work or not. Inconsistency is an enemy of convenience.

I agree with you in general but not in this particular case. Best case scenario: you get a five minute timer running right away. Worst case scenario: you click the first link and get a five minute timer right away

Re: Google Timer is back

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Post by bmitc »

scoopertrooper wrote: post #32
bmitc wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is it really buggy? Is it a feature that you need a timer of 724 years ... in a web browser?

OP took things a little far, you can make it glitch at the 5 day mark. You may ask why I'd need a timer in my web browser for 5 days, and you be right to do so.

Haha. I'm not even for sure why I need a timer in the web browser at all.

However, I will concede it is indeed rather buggy. A Google search of "timer 3 minutes" does nothing for me, as it just performs a normal search with no timer widget. A search of "timer 2 minutes" or "timer 4 minutes" works fine.

Re: Google Timer is back

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Post by meibo »

TheMaskedCoder wrote: post #40

How are people supposed to use features like this if they get dropped and re-added from time to time? If I want a convenient timer, googling "set 5 minute timer" has no advantage if I don't know whether it will work or not. Inconsistency is an enemy of convenience.

Your software never has bugs? We definitely had to turn something off before because something didn't line up/someone messed up planning during a bigger tech transition. This stuff happens in big orgs ran by humans, I'm happy that it's back and it's a lot better than the first result in any case.

Re: Google Timer is back

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Post by behnamoh »

TheMaskedCoder wrote: post #40

How are people supposed to use features like this if they get dropped and re-added from time to time? If I want a convenient timer, googling "set 5 minute timer" has no advantage if I don't know whether it will work or not. Inconsistency is an enemy of convenience.

Why wouldn't I be surprised to see it gone later on? Kudos to Google for reshaping their brand image this way, they made my switch to alternatives much easier.
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