This post shows how to create a live countdown timer in your PowerPoint presentation. You can make one natively or use an add-in to add a countdown timer in PowerPoint. Imagine starting your ...

For those of you who don't know, I wrote an interval timer app for iOS. A feature request is to allow it to run in the background. Apparently people fidget with their Music or Podcast app enough while ...

I first started using the Pomodoro Technique back in 2014 when some then-co-workers introduced it to me during a brainstorming session. The Pomodoro Method aims to improve focus and productivity while ...

With previous versions of the Hue app, you could set a timer that would trigger a light scene when the time expired. For example, a 10-minute timer might end with the lights turning on at full ...

Mary-Elisabeth is an associate writer on CNET's How-To team. She's a recent graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill's English Department, and resides in Charlotte, North Carolina. On the How-To team, she covers a ...

Falling asleep to podcasts has become the geeky equivalent of a glass of warm milk before bed. It’s so popular, in fact, that there’s an entire podcasting genre dedicated to dry topics and gentle ...

A silly tomato timer came in clutch after grief and a global pandemic destroyed my attention span. A silly tomato timer came in clutch after grief and a global pandemic destroyed my attention span. is ...

“Alexa, set a timer for 10 minutes,” I say in the kitchen as I’m putting a pot of water on a burner, followed by “Alexa, set a timer for 20 minutes” as I pop some lasagne in the oven for reheating.

When it comes to smart plugs, few are as versatile and affordable as the Amazon Smart Plug. These useful gadgets offer a bit of “smart” functionality to a wide assortment of electronics, making it ...