AntiSmoke

Sure enough you can grab plenty of bad habits from the vicious world, but there are also ways to fight against the temptation. For instance, specialized computer applications like AntiSmoke can help set up reminders and a report of smoking sessions in an attempt to help you quit for good one day.

There’s no setup involved, so you can go ahead and run the application as soon as download is done. This also means you can easily carry it around on a thumb drive so you can keep the log of events in case you’re working on other computers. Moreover, registry entries are not affected by the operation.

Most of the times the application is identified by the small corresponding tray area. It only needs to be brought up to view the list of attempts, or cheat. Setting up sessions starts off from a regular minutes interval. After this time passes, the “smoke” button becomes available just in case you can’t keep it in you anymore.

Every time you hit the button a new entry is added. In case you forgot to tap a longer session, you can choose to bulk enter multiple sessions which are enlisted in the preview area. The more you stay without lighting one up, the longer the preset interval becomes.

Just to be able to carry the record with you, the application can export the database. It automatically loads from last time so you can keep a close record. Moreover, dedicated functions can be used to integrate it better in your system and add a Startup shortcut, desktop, Start Menu entries, and more.

Bottom line is that you might not be able to stop smoking after several sessions of using AntiSmoke, but it’s sure good to have a visual representation of the time invested in this activity. The set of features is decent, but isn’t picky enough to gently force you, or at least suggest a little better to take a longer break.