thru_dangers_untold@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoAny recommendations for an alternative to the Windows clock app?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1130arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1128arrow-down1imageAny recommendations for an alternative to the Windows clock app?lemmy.worldthru_dangers_untold@lemmy.world to Privacy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square35fedilinkfile-text
I don’t want to have to log into my alarm clock anymore. “Ditch Windows” is a fair answer. I’m working on it.
minus-squarejagged_circle@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-21 day agoI recommended a watch Not a smart watch. A regular digital. They work great. Highly reliable. No login necessary.
minus-squareRose@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·12 hours agoBattery-powered is never reliable though.
minus-squarejagged_circle@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-25 hours agoWhy not? The battery lasts about 2 years, and the LCD numbers slowly (and very noticeably) get darker over a period of weeks before it dies, so you have plenty of notice.
minus-squaremadjo@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 hours agoThere are watches that don’t require a battery. Some require you to rewind by hand, by turning the crown, others are powered by wrist movements.
I recommended a watch
Not a smart watch. A regular digital. They work great. Highly reliable. No login necessary.
Battery-powered is never reliable though.
Why not? The battery lasts about 2 years, and the LCD numbers slowly (and very noticeably) get darker over a period of weeks before it dies, so you have plenty of notice.
There are watches that don’t require a battery. Some require you to rewind by hand, by turning the crown, others are powered by wrist movements.