During the past few years, in an attempt to act like an adult, I’ve made a concerted effort to arrive to events on time. Even for informal meet-ups with friends I’ve tried to get there at the assigned time, at most five minutes late. Previously, my friends had to account for Joe Time. That represented a buffer of between 10 and 30 minutes, determined by my tone of voice when making the plans. It wasn’t as bad as Andy Time, though — 5 minutes meant 15, 10 meant 30, 15 meant 60, and anything more than 15 meant it’s time to take a nap. Like others, I tried setting my clocks ahead, but that never works because you’re aware of it. A new BlackBerry application, Late Mate, tries to correct for your calibration.
Instead of having your clock set ahead by a set time, Late Mate keeps you on your toes by changing the time at various intervals. You can set the time to change as frequently as every hour, or only every couple of days. The default range is between one and 10 minutes fast, but you can change the upper and lower limits between these points. (So you can have it fluctuate, for example, between 2 and 6 minutes fast if you want.)
I’m not sure this would work for me. Even though I’m not aware of exactly how fast the clock is, I know it’s fast and that I have at least one extra minute. Not that one extra minute really means anything, but I’d know regardless. In that way, I’m not sure it would make much of a difference. Ronen from BerryReview commented that, “The problem is that this might cause some people to be even worse by thinking they have 10 minutes when they really only have one.” I think that’s the point of the app, though, to help you avoid situations like that, where you think you know the actual time despite what the clock says.
This seems like the perfect app for a free trial. If it works, you’ll almost certainly buy it. If not, you don’t have to spend the $2.99 on it. If you’re willing to take the risk, you can get Late Mate at App World.
This post originated at BBGeeks.com – home to all things Blackberry! Also a great source of info about AT&T BlackBerry.
Will Late Mate really help keep you on time?
This post originated at BBGeeks.com – home to all things Blackberry! Also a great source of info about AT&T BlackBerry.
Will Late Mate really help keep you on time?