It’s been a while since I’ve written any code but today I finally got around to writing a small application that I’ve really been wanting to have. It’s called TickTalker and it’s basically a “talking clock” of sorts.

The application runs in the background and accessible through an icon in the system tray. You can configure it to announce (via Windows’ speech capabilities) the time at the top of the hour and/or every half hour. You can also have it give you advance warning (e.g., notify you it’s going to be 2pm in 5 minutes, etc.).

My main use for this application is at work where I have tons of meetings in my office and usually go over time on them causing me to be late to the next meeting. TickTalker gets my attention whether I’m currently looking at my computer or not which really comes in handy. Though, beyond that, just having it running is surprisingly useful to be more aware of how the time flies by whenever you’re just exploring the internets. :)

Head over to the TickTalker page for more details and a download link.

If you have any feature requests, feel free to let me know.