Laundry Timer
http://www.kstroke.com/projects/nerdy/laundry_timer.php

Steve Song - kstroke@kstroke.com


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Installation
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OS: Windows
Windows Media Player: Version 9 or greater
Google Desktop Version: 3

Double-click on Laundry Timer.msi to install the plug-in.

Uninstall the plug-in through the Add or Remove Programs 
  action in the Windows control panel.


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Usage
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To set the cycle time for your washer and dryer, open the 
  panel's menu and select Options.  Here, you can also choose
  to play a sound when a machine is done.

To start a washer or dryer, open the panel's menu and select 
  Start Washer or Start Dryer.  

To stop and reset a running timer, select Clear Washer Timer or 
  Clear Dryer Timer.
  
  (Note: The panel may sometimes seem to lose your click when a
   cycle is close to its finish time.  This is because the panel 
   is refreshed more frequently when it is close to done.  Try 
   your action again and it will probably work.)

To show text notifications when a machine is done, open the Sidebar 
  menu, select Customize Alerts, and check the Laundry Timer.

To see more detailed information about your laundry, click on the 
  panel to show the Details View.  Click on the Details View title
  to search for information on how to do laundry.

Minimize the panel to save space in the Sidebar while still seeing
  basic information about your laundry.

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Known Issues
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Minimizing and maximizing the Sidebar while running timers causes
  multiple sound alerts and notification messages upon completion.
  This is a bug with Google Desktop Sidebar and does not affect
  the performance of the timers.  If you stop/start a timer when this
  happens, you will notice that only one of the n messages will update 
  its status properly.  The panel in the Sidebar will always show the 
  correct and current information.