Big Stretch is a free simple reminder tool that prompts a user to take regular breaks and helps prevent the symptoms of RSI. Alternatively it can be a simple reminder program to tell you when it’s your coffee break!
Example Reminder
features
Set the amount of time between breaks.
Choose between predefined or your own message(s).
Select the reminder style, balloon, popup or micro-break.
Pick the level of intrusiveness (depending on strictness).
Optionally pick a sound for your reminder.
Increase reminders automatically to suit your work rate.
Various other adjustments to suit you.
Comments or suggestions? Please contact me with your feedback.
New Feature: Select your own sound / music to play at break time
Enhancement: Detect if full screen movie playing or game
Enhancement: Complete Interface re-design
Enhancement: Manually start break form system tray menu
Enhancement: Press ESC to end micro-break
v1.9 (released November 2011)
Enhancement: Moved .NET Dependancy to 4.0
Enhancement: .NET check and install integration
Some interface tweaks
v1.8 (released October 2011)
New Feature: Reset timer from system tray menu
New Feature: Set variable postpone time for micro-break
Enhancement: Improved timer handling
Enhancement: Minor interface tweaks
v1.7 (released February 2011)
New Feature: Can increase reminders if working intensively
New Feature: Can set a custom interval by minutes and hours
New Feature: Screen can be locked until break acknowledged
Enhancement: Minor interface tweaks
v1.5 (released October 2010)
New Feature: Break countdown indicator in icon tray
New Feature: Choose a sound with your alert
New Feature: User can postpone micro-breaks by 2 mins if busy
Enhancement: Added and updated random tips
Enhancement: Setup form has been re-organised and simplified
Enhancement: Mouse over tray icon to show time till next break
v1.1 (released May 2010)
Enhancement: Settings are now user specific
New Feature: Added advanced option to disable alerts when idle
Other minor Windows 7 related bugs fixed
v1.0 (released March 2009)
Enhancement: Timer is inactive while not using the computer
New Feature: Optional 'Intrusive' Notifications
New Feature: Optional Micro-breaks
New Feature: Red icon when alerts are disabled
Many other minor bugs fixed
v0.2 (released May 2008)
Program completely rewritten
Simplified Settings Interface
More RSI Tips
Setting / Tips now stored in XML documents
Enable / Disable button now on settings page.
V0.1 (released August 2006)
Initial Release
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Storage Cupboard
For your convenience the following is a list of Big Stretch versions. Note that if .NET is required then you will be prompted to download it during installation.
