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Chapter 1: Utilities and Security
Parking Meter
$ US
Okay, this one is as simple and to-the-point as you could hope.
You park your car and insert coins (or buy a time card) or simply claim
a spot where the sign says something like 30-minute parking. And then
you rush around like a mad person to get all of your errands done in
time. Or you play it loose and forget about the ticking of the clock.
After all, you’re made of money; who cares about a $100 parking ticket?
Not me. At least not now that I’ve got Parking Meter on my BlackBerry.
Choose one of the pre-set time periods or enter a custom amount of
time. Parking Meter sets off a really annoying, impossible-to-ignore,
and absolutely appropriate siren when time is up. I’d suggest shaving
at least enough time to allow you to get back to your car before the
meter maid or parking enforcement officer is due to pounce.
Now this product is called Parking Meter, and it works quite properly
for that very specific purpose. But there is no reason you could not
also use it for any other situation where you need to carefully watch
the clock: remaining time at an Internet café, baking a soufflé, or run-
ning on a treadmill to burn off the calories from the soufflé you ate at
the Internet café.
How to get it
Available from BlackBerry App World and from third-party sites such
as Crackberry. Didacus Software. www.didacus-software.com. Price:
$2.99.
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