TimeHelp-Software 1.0

Time orientation for elderly people and people suffering from dementia without any computer skills in their daily routine

Deutsche Version

Features

Individually customizable (font size and color) display of the current date and time
Events can be automatically notified as background image (e.g. photos) and individually created sound file, i.e. 10 minutes before breakfast a self-made background image with a breakfast table appears and a sound file created by a close person is played, e.g. "Breakfast soon"
The background image appears till the event, e.g. till breakfast
The sound file is played automatically once and can be played again e.g. by touching a touch screen
The sound file can be recorded with a microphone and the windows sound recorder, which is contained in the operating system by default
Automatic shutdown of the PC at a certain time
Events can be defined for a certain time on a certain date, a certain weekday or everyday
Digital clock or analog clock with clock face and hand

Screenshots

Shortcuts:
S: Launches the settings dialog
F1: Launches the help file
ALT+F4: Exit program

System requirements

Windows XP/Vista or Windows 7
.NET Framework 2.0 or higher (is installed on Windows XP SP2 or higher by default)
Screen resolution of at least 1024x768
Touchscreen optional

Download

The software can be downloaded free of charge at here (366094 bytes). In order to install it, the downloaded program has to be started, and then the instructions have to be followed.

License agreement
This program is protected by copyright laws and may be copied and used free of charge.
The author is not liable for consequential, incidential or indirect damages of any kind which arise out of the use of the software.

Frequently asked questions

How can the program be started automatically when the computer boots?

The program can be started automatically when the computer boots by creating a link in the autostart menu. The autostart menu can be launched by clicking on Start - right click on All programs - Open - All users - Autostart. Then you have to copy the desktop icon "TimeHelp" to the autostart folder via drag&drop and reboot the computer.

How can the computer be started automatically?

In the BIOS setup of the computer (can be started mostly with the key DEL on PCs or with the key F11 or F12 on laptops) you can set the APM mode to "Restore on AC Power loss" in the "Advanced Settings" menu on many computers. Then the computer starts without pressing any button at the computer or any key when the power is turned on e.g. by a time switch.

Are the particularly suitable computers for the program?

In general, all computers meeting the system requirements are suitable.

Nettops are particulary suitable because of their very small size (partly less than 20x20 cm), as long as they support APM (Advanced Power Managment) in their BIOS.

Can the program be adapted for other languages, too?

In the installation folder (by default C:\TimeHelp) the file "userdefined" can be found. The English expression can be replaced by the correspondent expressions in any language.
This should work also with non-western languages like Hebrew or Arabic.

In the program TimeHelp, the language "User-defined" has to be chosen in the settings dialog.

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