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ChronoControl
will help you to protect your health and eyesight when working
at your computer, and to guard your children against the negative
influence of computer games. Moreover, ChronoControl will help
you to substantially enhance the efficiency of your computer work! |
ChronoControl Brief Description
1. Introduction
I'm
sure that right now you are feeling some heaviness in your neck-bone,
your right wrist is slightly aching, you are experiencing some itching
in your chest because you are sitting with your legs crossed and
what is most important – you forgot about the pain in your eyes long
ago…
Besides,
those people who spend hours doing one and the same routine work
without any breaks (programming, accounting, etc.) little by little
start losing their concentration, which slows down their "performance
rate" dramatically. Let's take an example from my experience:
I'm sitting, looking at the letter "i" in a loop description
... for one minute ... for two minutes ... starting to look through
menus – one by one – looking for something ... damn, can't remember
what I actually wanted to do ... again looking at "i" trying
awfully hard to remember what I was going to do! Isn't it a familiar
situation?
2. Problem Resolution
A strict working schedule filled with necessary
periodic breaks is the established, efficient way to tackle the problems
caused by lengthy mental tasks. Educational institutions all around
the world maintain a strict schedule, where one lesson never lasts
longer than one academic hour followed by a mandatory break. This
provides a clear example of how this rule works. It helps students
to endure long concentration periods and avoid health problems caused
by maintaining stationary positions for long periods. This principle
is the very best for computer users!
3. Program Implementation
ChronoControl helps to observe a user’s working
schedule and requires him to take breaks that are necessary for his
health. When performing this task, ChronoControl acts in the most
compelling and effective way; the program locks the screen, keyboard
and mouse completely during such a break.
4. Result
After some time of using ChronoControl, you will
discover with amazement that you not only feel much better, you will
also see how much more you seem to get done during your working day
and how much more composed, attentive, and productive your thought
processes have become!
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A break often helps one to clear up dull-headedness
and lets you take a look at the problems you are trying to resolve
from another angle. Calm and focused analysis of the difficulties
that come up during your work sometimes lets you find ingenious
and effective ways to resolve the tasks before you!
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If you have a rush job, breaks will help
you to stop a progression of reckless actions, evaluate the situation
with calm and composure, set working priorities, and work out
an effective list of subsequent actions. Moreover, ChronoControl
will help you to maintain your time sense, which is so necessary
when you have urgent work to do!
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If you exercise during such a break (not
just for your eyes) then after a couple of weeks, you will literally
be able to improve your physical shape and create a sense of well-being!
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If you work at home, breaks will help you
to give more attention to your family, children, and your significant
other!
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5. Screenshots
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ChronoControl Icon on the System Tray
ChronoControl loads automatically whenever you start Windows,
and goes on working in a background mode during the entire session.
Immediately after the program has loaded, the program icon appears
on the Windows tray.
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ChronoControl Main Menu
During the whole session ChronoControl works in a background
mode, but you can always access the program operating options
using the program icon on the system tray. You only need to click
it with the right mouse button, which will result in the main
menu window opening before you.
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ChronoControl “Options” Dialog Box
The “Options” dialog box allows you to access the whole range
of ChronoControl options.
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The Message Screen
It warns you of the upcoming break and the necessity to save
your files.
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The Break Period Screen
As soon as the moment to start a break has come, ChronoControl
blocks the screen, keyboard, and mouse of the computer for the
entire break time. Locking the computer will spare you the temptation
to continue your work and will let your body relax, rest and gather
new energy! How long the break lasts depends on the operating
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6. Epilogue
I would like to wind up all the above with just
another presentation of all the main aims, capabilities and features
of ChronoControl:
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It helps the user to stay in good health
and feel well when working at the computer.
Moreover, if you exercise during breaks,
you will be able to considerably improve your physical shape over
a few weeks and to keep your body tight!
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In enhances the efficiency of mental tasks,
attention and productivity of a computer user.
It is often during a break when an understanding
of the issue, a brilliant thought, and effective plan of action
come to mind!
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It returns the “sense of time” to your work
at the computer.
The sense of time helps you to divide
the time on current tasks adequately and avoid time-consuming
distraction by nonessential tasks. It is especially important
when you have an urgent task at hand!
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It hinders the development of psychological
dependency to modern computer games in children and teens.
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ChronoControl has a wide range of adjustable
options that let every user tune it to their personal requirements
and working conditions. The options in the program have been carefully
designed so that it may offer a wide range of ability to fine-tune
the program. It’s also designed to keep over-enthusiastic users
from turning the program off when playing or working, and to prevent
them from changing the settings so they can skip the upcoming
break.
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Respectfully, Vladimir Kim
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