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Time Out is 20 years old
I just noticed that I missed a major milestone a few months ago: my most popular app, Time Out, a break reminder tool for macOS, turned twenty years old on July 10! Its first beta release was on July...
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Dejal year in review: 2023
As we start a new year, let’s review what happened with the Dejal apps in 2023: Time Out My popular break reminder tool, Time Out, only had a bug-fix update in 2023, to version 2.9.2. But a lot of...
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Sinclair Trails 2023 theme for Time Out
I’ve just added a new Time Out theme for your enjoyment: a fast timelapse of driving our Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome throughout 2023. This combines all of the motorhome travel timelapses for 2023 into...
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How can I send an email or text message when a break is due or done?
I recently had an interesting customer request. They wanted to send an email or text message when a break was due, in case they were away from their Mac. So I added a couple of new scripts to the Time...
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Happy 40th Anniversary, Mac!
[This is an updated repost from the 25th and 30th anniversaries.] It’s the 40th anniversary of the introduction of the first Macintosh. I first used a Mac back in high school in New Zealand, where I...
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DejalNews #85: Time Out and Simon in BundleHunt, Time Out is 20, Mac is 40,...
Welcome This is DejalNews, an occasional newsletter from Dejal. Want to get this newsletter in your inbox? Sign up on the Dejal site. Time Out and Simon in BundleHunt It’s been years since I...
View ArticleTime Out 2.9.4 released
I’m pleased to announce an update of Time Out, my popular break reminder tool. Version 2.9.4 includes some nice fixes and tweaks: Fixed the settings window unexpectedly appearing after restarting the...
View ArticleTime Out 2.9.5 released
I’m a little embarrassed that I needed to do a second release, but here it is: another update of Time Out, my popular break reminder tool. Version 2.9.5 includes a critical fix for people on older...
View ArticleTime Out 2.9.6 released
Let’s make it three: another update of Time Out, my popular break reminder tool. When I did the recent 2.9.4 update, I figured I didn’t need to do a beta release, since it was just basic bug fixes....
View ArticleTime Out 2.9.7 released
What’s this? Yet another update of Time Out?! This is getting ridiculous, but I think I’ve finally caught all of the issues with older macOS versions. Why did this happen, you may wonder? It’s my own...
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DejalNews #86: TestFlight for a new Dejal app!
Welcome This is DejalNews, an occasional newsletter from Dejal. Want to get this newsletter in your inbox? Sign up on the Dejal site. Get on the TestFlight for a new Dejal app Today is my birthday; my...
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DejalNews #87: Introducing Weather Events
Welcome This is DejalNews, an occasional newsletter from Dejal. Want to get this newsletter in your inbox? Sign up on the Dejal site. Introducing Weather Events, a new Dejal app Ever tried to remember...
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Can I have Time Out remind me when to go home at the end of day?
I received a customer query asking if it was possible to have a countdown in the menubar for remaining time in the work day. They wanted a “Go Home” reminder, that was used daily except weekends, and...
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Weather Events 1.1 released: automatic location update option, and other...
I’m pleased to announce the first update of Weather Events, my app to record weather conditions on your calendar, available for macOS, iOS, and visionOS! The biggest change in version 1.1 is a new...
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Introducing Preminder, a simple and free iOS app to add a reminder some...
Sometimes an app idea comes from a need to scratch one’s own itch. My latest app is such a case: Preminder is a simple and free iOS app to add a reminder to Apple Reminders some number of days, weeks,...
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Follow Dejal on Mastodon, Bluesky, Threads, Micro.blog, Facebook, Reddit, and...
Dejal is now on the Mastodon and Bluesky social networks, joining Micro.blog, Threads, Facebook, Reddit, and of course the blog and its RSS feed. On Mastodon, follow @dejal@mastodon.social. On Bluesky,...
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DejalNews #88: introducing Preminder, Weather Events 1.1, Time Out tip
Welcome This is DejalNews, an occasional newsletter from Dejal. Want to get this newsletter in your inbox? Sign up on the Dejal site. Introducing Preminder, a new free Dejal app My wife had a need of...
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Dejal year in review: 2024
As we wind down the year, let’s review what happened with the Dejal apps in 2024: Time Out My popular break reminder tool, Time Out, had four bug-fix updates in 2024, to version 2.9.7. Plus work is...
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Dejal plans for 2025
What’s in store for 2025? When not working on my consulting projects, I plan to split my time between the big 3.0 update of Time Out (and subsequent versions), and working on another new app. Of...
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Sinclair Trails 2024 theme for Time Out
I’ve just added a new Time Out theme for your enjoyment: a fast timelapse of driving our Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome throughout 2024. This combines all of the motorhome travel timelapses for 2024 into...
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