Hello everyone,
I write this post I ask for your help.
I am a computer programmer, Desktop (Windows) and Web. The company where I work commissioned me for 90% Web jobs, creating websites etc, but I would also like to do something to desktop side. But I have no ideas on what to create. So I ask you:

  • What kind of software would you like?
  • What do you think it's a useful software to most people?

Never mind if it already exists. I program mostly to train myself.

Thanks in advance to all!
And remember: May the potato be with you!

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dump?
hope is allowed

9 years ago
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Was going to contribute until I saw the potato joke. My mercy made me give you a bump though.

9 years ago
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thank you!

9 years ago
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My answer for both questions is GTA V.

9 years ago
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TL:DR? :D

9 years ago
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Do you accept random programming ideas from our vast and spacious imaginations that are still reasonable enough to make? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

9 years ago
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yeah sure!

9 years ago
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I forgot that I posted this here... I'll keep my brilliant ideas for me to do in the future when I finish studying. :v
but here's an idea, make a program that spams in a way that servers can't identify it as spam, and since different sites have different spam-identifying measures, you have to make it adjustable by the user to suit every site he visits. B|

9 years ago
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already do it, but the last time that i use it was maybe i have only the source. and i dont think that is "useful" :P

9 years ago
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An operation system? ^-^

9 years ago
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im a programmer.. but i still have a life :P

9 years ago
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Wouldnt take all that long to make a rudimentary OS. Doesnt have to be fully functional.

9 years ago
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yes my objective is the perfection (i know that dont exist, but im try to reach this)

9 years ago
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Some dude made their own OS...TempleOS

9 years ago
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they are a team, im alone.. i think that i finish it in the year 2115 :D

9 years ago
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Dedicate it to Lord GabeN!

9 years ago
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Our Lord have already all the world

9 years ago
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A script that blacklists every single person that says potato jokes on SteamGifts.

9 years ago
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+1 Hell yeah

9 years ago
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mmmm thinking about this

9 years ago
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o_O

9 years ago
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It would be amazing...

9 years ago
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+1 million! At last someone said something against these stupid potatoes crap :D

9 years ago
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In the 15+ years I've been fiddling around, working with, or studying computers, not a single bandwidth control application that I've used has been good enough. The one that came closer, NetLimiter, is too expensive for what you expect it to do.

If you're confused, here's the goal of what I think could be an awesome application for everyone (specially gamers!) to use:

  • You use it when there are several computers sharing the same Internet connection, for example, at home.
  • The application limits the amount of bandwidth available to the computer in which it's installed. For example, if you have a crappy 5Mbps connection, and 2 computers running at the same time, you set your application to 2.5Mbps in both computers, so applications that just EAT THE WHOLE CONNECTION LIKE THEY JUST NEED TO BE FASTER (aka youtube) don't cripple the other users' current downloads / online gaming / etc.

Sign me up as a beta tester if you decide to do this! :P

9 years ago
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maybe i find my next work ;) thank you for this idea! is very great.. my question is, why did not I think? :) and ofc i call you for test ;)

9 years ago
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What can I say, if you manage to do it I'll love you forever :P

9 years ago
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dont worry, i need tester how you need oxygen :D

9 years ago
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what language will you use for development?

9 years ago
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im try to do it in .NET, i think is possible with this language

9 years ago
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should be....win api stuff is not as ugly as in c++ ;)

9 years ago
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in .net in addition to use its libraries you can invoke "user32.dll" library, is a good thing

9 years ago
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why everyone hates Linux :(

9 years ago
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because this :P

9 years ago
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Lol, thanks to that now I know that 97% of super computers run Linux :P

9 years ago
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this is true, i also have inux server :P

9 years ago
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I just find it funny more peeps are willing to work with Win XP (which is no longer supported) than get Win 8 XD.

9 years ago
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no longer supported means not that is bad operative system ;)

9 years ago
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nice idea

9 years ago
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Just a really good thought, hezur6.

9 years ago
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i need this but never thought of it :D
i'll be another tester :P
you think 5 Mbps is crappy?
my home connection is 1 Mbps T.T

9 years ago
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Ow man, I feel for you :_(

9 years ago
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You know that most routers have built-in option for that?

9 years ago
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I wrote some bot to auto-bump my trades somewhere in the internet and another one for auto-block bots friend's request

Find something you frequently do (something that can be automatized) and write a bot for that :D !

9 years ago
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Also I have think about that, but do not think is possible. or am I wrong?

9 years ago
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I'm using seleniumhq, it works with a lot of languages, I used Java.
Last version has some bugs but it makes its job and it's really easy to use

9 years ago
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i mean for the auto-dump :P
anyway this is a software limited to some contest of people, im looking for some idea that many people can use :)

9 years ago
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The guy who made Enchanced Steam has made an auto-reject app for bot invs. Here

9 years ago
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Here's a program I wanted.
On Windows, I want to record my keyboard and mouse actions within 1ms +/- 2ms drift

There are macro recorders out there, but it usually drifting too fast (out of sync) after a minute. The best I found was a program written in C# but it get's out of sync around 100ms after 2 minutes. Not good enough.

I already written a program myself that can execute keyboard and mouse actions with an accuracy of 1ms +/- 2ms drift. I just need to complement that with a recorder with the same accuracy.
It's using C++ using the boost library.

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nice choice of tools, i am using c++ with boost quite a bit.

but you might want to check out the c++11 features for time: http://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/chrono/high_resolution_clock

just fill a vector of pairs of eventtype(key/mouse) and std::chrono::time_point to record events without having to worry about a time drift.

on execution you can just wait the time difference and compare with current time points for corrections to also avoid time drift altogether

9 years ago
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what do you want is a keylogger? i already make this in 2009, you can find on my website. (last update was in 2010, is a little bit bugged, i dont have update because not was used by most people)
if is not a keylogger, tell me more details ;)

EDIT: have not lag in key capture

9 years ago
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no mate, keylogger is just saving the keystrokes.

What I want is a macro recorder that logs the exact delay of the keypress up and down as well as the movements of the mouse

9 years ago
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wait .. you want to measure the delay between a key press and another. or record your keystrokes and then the PC press them automatically?

9 years ago
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I want to record the measured delay for each specific key and mouse actions and then play them back accurately according to their delay.

I wanted to do these because this is actually a great concurrency programming exercise(multi-threading), I just don't have the time yet to sit and try to make it.

9 years ago
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seems a easy soft, just add a keywatcher and a timewatcher.
ofc a timewatcher start when you press the first key and then save the current time every other key pressed.
but you are a programmer?

9 years ago
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sure, it sounds easy. But do it with the accuracy specification I've said in my first post and it's a nightmare. Also I think you didn't really read my post and just skimmed it if you still asked if I'm a programmer or not.

9 years ago
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mmm i will make it just for try if have a delay or not, i think that is not, but im not sure.
btw im confused you with another guy :P

9 years ago
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Think you could make a program that operates much like a keylogger, but will automatically count how long devices have been connected, how many key presses/mouse clicks and of which keys. IE May 3, device 1 power-on time 2hrs, 450 key presses composed of x presses of y key, and 300 mouse clicks.

9 years ago
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and what would such a key statistics be good for?

9 years ago
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Does every program produced have to be productive or serve a function? Ive just always wanted to know how many times Ive hit certain keys in a month/year and so on.

9 years ago
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right, but this is a software of 10min of programming and 10 min of using :)

9 years ago
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Actually check the Roccat products for that function, here my mouse statistics lol.

View attached image.
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a counter? then i quote bolzano :D

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there should be a bunch of traffic counters out there if that is what you search for.

maybe even some router firmware has the functionality

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yes, i know that (for example) TP-LINK router have this function and mayba also NETGEAR.
but most of people dont have this rounter, have the ISP routers

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yeah, you right, i have noted this idea ;D thanks!

9 years ago
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what about something like an internet-letter!
Lets call it ILetter.
But may Appel has it already patented....

9 years ago
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ahaha yeah, maybe Apple go to kill me for this name :D and what this software do?

9 years ago
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You should develop a system of networked computers that have the ability to communicate with each other across vast distances in the space of a few seconds. You could then market said system as a standard of living and charge exorbitantly outrageous prices to all the little people. When you accumulate enough wealth from said system, convert it into gold coins and then go swimming through it.

OR

you can just read this site for ideas:

http://theinternetwishlist.com/

What programming languages do you use most?

9 years ago
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you mean sockets connections? btw for this software i think that i need to rent some server... for now is not a good idea. BUT.. your link is very good thanks! ;D
ah.. im using .net... vb.net and c#... but i prefer vb.net

9 years ago
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Unified age-login, so that no site asks me again for my age.
Add-on so that Chrome remembers which sites can go full screen without having to ask every single time.

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yes, easy to do.. but i dont think that more than 20 users need this :D
but thanks! ;)

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What kind of software would you like?

Portable software is always nice.

What do you think it's a useful software to most people?

An image cataloging software, that lets you select a directory full of images, a list of preconfigured folders, and shows you images one by one, letting you easily rename them and throw them into the corresponding folder.

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i see many software that do this.. and most of them are freeware, i think that i think i will have competition :D

9 years ago
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have a .gif for a desktop background

9 years ago
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this is not possible without modifing Windows file (dlls) but if you want you can use dreamscene ;)

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This is weird in the past I could (made me sick so I haven't done it since then.

9 years ago
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Active Desktop :D

9 years ago
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time ago some user merge "malicious exe" in a "normal exe", maybe you've downloaded from the wrong place

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Some days ago I was thinking of something, a program that lets you see all the comments from the users in SG so you can spot all of the bot accounts or a big part of them.

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like a "last comments?"

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yeah that would be good at least for me ^^

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this is not possible without the direct access to the website database, or... exists a remote possibility to do it, but ths means open ALL website page.. and this means also high usage of your internet bandwidth and website bandwidth.
then.. is better if you ask this in the forum category "suggestion", is a great idea for this website!

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I'm still waiting for a proper service to filter my Steam game library and choose what to play next; something that allows enough filter criteria but still have some room for random recommendation.

9 years ago
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I'm not sure if I have understand it right. You want some aplication that sorts your games in categories? (fps, rpg, for example). If that's what you want theres a programm called "Depressurizer", hopefully it will fit your needs.

9 years ago
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yep, you need "Depressurizer".
is a good idea, but im looking for a software idea that is most important for many people as possible ;)

9 years ago
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what i want is steam manager and key manager (list of key from bundles etc)
for steam manager feature :

  1. backup games and save games
  2. stuff... i dont know lol

for key manager feature:

  1. list all keys!!!
  2. color code for keys. example keys you used yourself, for gibs, etc
  3. when and where did you get the keys. also how much you pay for it
  4. and stuff ...

oh yeah, preferably portable and has password (for key manager)

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This would be nice.

9 years ago
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well.. i already make this, for me.. time ago i thought to "promote" here my soft, but i dont do it for avoid comments like "noo is a scam, you want our keys" or "i prefer excel and notepad" etc.. this comments make me sad, then i use it for myself.
portable? the soft must save the database somewhere, then if you want portable you must copy-paste the exe and the db. or.... the soft must use a cloud, but in this case you need a internet connection to use it

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What I want is a program that can tell if jatan11t is a girl...just kidding. But maybe an addon that shows posts that someone has made here when you visit their profile page.

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What I want is a program that can tell if jatan11t is a girl

lol

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the answer is pretty same to this :)

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I need the simpson's software which downloads porn at 10 times the speed, also a new search engine devoted to loli, google is going pretty hard with the unicef, so loli I only get cute anime girls playing in the forest.

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+1

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why you need x10 times speed? you are so fast to "use it"? :D :P

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10 times the fun, I could watch hentai, while DP and bukkake at the same time.

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but you have only 2 eyes... 2 hands... and 1.................

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multi monitors and the mind and body are strong

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A browser which downloads fast (I see many on the internet, is it even possible or they are all lies?) With adblock and addons to easily connect to other programs (steam, Skype)

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all new browser download file at the max speed of your internet connection (and max speed of remote server). the problem of slow download was in a Windows XP, but easy fixed with some string replace.
anyway, if is possible to connect in skype or steam or other, what should it do? :)

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First of all the browser has to be comfortable and easy to use for the user, and inviting (unlike explorer, which isn't "inviting").
I think that doing an add-on which you can use the chat of Skype and steam in your browser (they are going many times as "not responding")
Well, the idea isn't THAT great xD maybe you should consider other ideas

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is not a bad idea, but i make some research and i see that is impossible to integrate chat in any other thing, steam api dont allowed this, same for skype?
then, without a modification of the source of this soft (not legal ofc) this is impossible :D

9 years ago
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I would love to have a Red Dot in the center of my screen for some games. You could make it more customizable like changing the color (red, green, blue, yellow you name it) and the position (X,Y). It's a easy stupid pointless programm that I haven't found and wanted to have :(

9 years ago
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use a non permanent marker

9 years ago
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I'm not gonna paint a 200$ screen lol

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is a small soft... and small is also the user that can use it. :( BUT... i make it anyway.. yes i make it.. fo me :P ahah thanks for saving ma most of time to search software in start menu ;)

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it might be too complicated to create but a software to universally change colors& fonts on screen on the fly without restarting..
like a small button in tray bar at right bottom to change everything stated above in every program(word,powerpoint,browser,subtitles in windows media player,etc) with minimum mouse clicks.(NO RESTART)

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this mean edit windows files, and this idea is not very tickles me, i do not want to anger mr Bill. :D
btw, i see around many of this software, ofc dont do it in 2 or 3 click, but no one of this require a restart.. im sure (because i know winz) that t's enough restart the process "explorer.exe" ;)

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aah. thank you. :)
at the moment all I need other than that is battery of touchscreen phone which doesn't die for 5-6 days. XD
hope you get your exercise ...may be by Modding Killing floor 2 like new game ;)

9 years ago
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This is something that seems fairly straightforward yet I've had such problems finding exactly what I'm looking for. Basically, a repeating timer that after a customisable amount of time shows up a pop-up window or other alert that doesn't take focus, but stays on top of other windows. Said po-up doesn't go away until I've interacted with it, and the timer only restarts at that point as well. In a perfect world the program would also autostart on Windows startup.

Reason? I sit down way too much on the comp and need something to remind me to get up every once in a while, but don't want it to take focus or get too much on the way if I'm in the middle of playing a game or something. That's also why the notification should stay up until I interact with it, since if I'm gaming I probably won't be able to leave the comp right at that second. So basically the notification should be something that doesn't get too much on the way but that I can't forget about too easily either.

I've gotten so fed up with trying all the different stretch reminders and such that just always seem to fail at something. At this point I'd pretty much love anyone who could provide me with a solution / point me at the right direction. Argh.

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your solution is in you hand.. i mean, use a timer function in your smartphone. or.. if this function is too aggressive, you can search a better app on your store. because using desktop app when you play is not safe.. they maybe can cause the force background of your game, and you lose the match :)

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Been there, done that. Using the phone just ends up with me turning off the alarm and then forgetting about it, unfortunately. I usually play my games windowed, and there are some reminders that don't put the game in the background, they just lack other features. So it all seems doable, but apparently is not something I can find.

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you are sure about this? i mean the alarm.. because my phone, and my 2 old phone had a "postpones" button where the phone alert you again after 10 minutes. just look better ;)
btw is a easy easy soft to create, the problem is the fact that no more of 20 users will be use it :/ im looking for something "big"
ah.. i suggest you to do not play game in windowed mode, take care of your eyes! :)

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