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Friday
Jul112008

Awaken: Sweet Little Courtroom App?

Awaken, an alarm clock app for Mac OS X, is a neat little program I got as a part of the second MacHeist bundle. At the conclusion of a 19 day trial this past Spring, each of the four lawyers doing a closing argument agreed to take 35 minutes.  Since I was not giving any arguments that day, I decided I would earn my fee by being the official time-keeper.  Awaken has a nice egg-timer feature that allows you to count down from any specified time to zero.  It has a very slick interface, and can be displayed in full screen mode. I set the clock for 35 minutes, aimed my MacBook Pro menacingly at opposing counsel, and started the timer. I was also able to make sure the app made a consternation-arousing sound upon the expiration of the 35 minutes to make sure everybody knew the lawyers needed to wrap it up (may not be totally SFW).  This app is so pretty, that us lawyers who weren't arguing just sat mesmerized, staring at the screen.

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