Marxio Timer is an interesting little tool that can offer more flexibility than the typical Windows scheduled task. You can use it to schedule actions like turning off the computer, logging out, restarting, suspending, displaying a message, playing a sound, starting or ending a program, taking a screenshot, and a few more. This actions can be triggered based on a set time, idle time, and even CPU usage.
Once a timer is activated, you can set the window to show the timer, minimize to the task bar, minimize to the system tray, or be hidden all together. I wish you could configure it to pop up at a certain time, like 30 seconds, before the action occurred.
You can set more than one timer running at the same time. Perhaps I could set two timers, one 30 seconds earlier than the other. The first one would be an informational message and the second would be the action. The possibilities are really endless since you can set the timer to launch a program or even a batch script. Timers can optionally be password protected so somebody would have to know the password in order to deactivate the timer.
The application is 321 KB executable to download and uses about 2.9 MB of memory when it’s running.
The greatest thing about this application is the flexibility it allows you. You can save your settings as a fixed schema and make a shortcut to activate the timer with those settings at the touch of a button. This would allow you to script the use of the timers by copying the shortcuts to the startup folder, for example.
The original website had two versions: an installer and a portable version that requires no installation.
You can download the portable Marxio Timer here: Marxio Timer
The original website is still down but existed at: http://www.marxio-tools.net/en/marxio-timer.htm (domain is currently parked)
Update: The website is up again. Check out Marxio Timer.
Along with the website being back up again, version 1.3 has come out. It offers a few new actions like disabling the screensaver and simulating a keypress.
More additions, more reason to check it out.
Update: Screenshot updated to version 1.5.
Thanks for the comments.
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http://www.marxio-tools.net site is woking properly right now (I use cisco DNS) so your DNS might have had some temp problems. I’ve just installed it and it looks very interesting. I’d even say fantastic tool and easy to use. You probably reviewed older version because I’ve just downloaded version 1.3 that looks a bit better and has some interface improvements – we all like icons
My overral score for this program is 5+ not because it looks promising, but because it’s fantastic tools and moreover, I’ve read “full changelog” since version 1.0, and this application evolves really very quickly – adding new functions every few days…I’m wondering how it will look like after one year…
True, true….
Latest version has also interesting function to temporarily disable windows screen saver that helps a lot when you watch movies and don’t touch your mouse/keyboard. The second option, not shown on your screenshot above, is (dont know how to name it), but it allows you to send selected key to active program, like F5 for browsers. Practical for a “kiosk” type PC’s.
It seems every function is well thought before implementing and application itself, greatly improves every release.
Thanks. The new version (1.3) looks great and the website is indeed back up for me. The symptoms seemed to match an expired domain, but I’m glad the site is back up.
Thanks again for the feedback.
You mention version 1.3 but there is version 1.4 available.
Despite it’s name (Timer), a timer (stopper) action has been available just since version 1.4, so I can now throw away TimeLeft too. I used TL because there was no alternative for me, but as Marxio Timer finally got function of stopper I’m hoing to always carry it with me on my pen. Btw, tell me if there is any program that can do as much as Marxio Timer. Starting from system actions (power off, hibernate, logout, lock pc), through reminder actions (display text, play music) and scheduler (run applications at selected time) and ending with key pressing (refresh website with F5 etc). I going to use that last action to periodically refresh website with financial graphs – unfortunatelly website I use, doesn’t support Opera browser auto-refresh so marxio timer is just what I need.
Hope that site will never vanish from the internet, but check out Marxio Timer and judge youself if I am telling true or lies.
I totally agree with you all. It is more than a timer program and it cannot be compared to simple applications like Timed Shutdown, Timer XP, Multitimer, Kana and others. It’s just not the same league.
I think homepage http://www.marxio-tools.net is carrying heavy load, as I downloaded Marxio Timer 1.4 at 10 KB/s, but I saw counter hitting 16000 downloads and as this application is only 2 months old, I can understand it. In future, we will be saying “Good, because hard to get”
After looking at these images I wanted to have it, but today, his website was very slow but finally downloaded at 2 kB/s and it’s really fantastic tool. Slow, but I think it’s the price for it’s success. Homepage already tells us that today (Monday) traffic was awesome and downloads were about 6000.
404, thank you this “visual” review. I’ve just found another great tool.
Happy I could point you in the right direction, Cookiemonster.
Apparently LifeHacker reviewed this tool today which caused the bandwidth spike and slow download time. Remember, you saw it here first folks!
I think you should update screenshots as Marxio Timer has more actions right now and these here, does not reflect changes made since your reviewed one, or maybe you should post new article about Marxio Timer as this application really rocks.
I updated the main screenshot to version 1.5. The official website contains other screenshots and you should check it out for future version updated screenshots.
Even with cool new features, I don't think there's enough there to warrant a re-review or a new article. If you want to continue the discussion, why don't you share with us how you're using Marxio Timer?