Mater

The Pomodoro technique of learning, studying or doing any other kind of activity has become quite popular by now. In schools, at work or simply while at home, this revolutionary idea has helped lots of individuals bring more order to their lives. With this in mind, Mater provides an easy-to-use timer to keep track of your work when using the Pomodoro way of doing things. Launch the application and keep an eye in the System Tray to make sure you're following the technique as you should.

The application is extremely simple. It's a countdown timer showing you the number of minutes and the type of session you're currently involved in. The two types of session can be, as you probably guessed it, work and break. When the timer is red, you'll know it's work time, and when it's green, you'll be thrilled to know it's time for you to take a break. Since we're talking about the Pomodoro technique here, you're going to have a 25-minute work session followed by a 5-minute break. Once you click the start button a succession of work and break sessions will begin.

While most applications dealing with Pomodoro excessively concentrate on features and sometimes neglect looks, with this application it's not necessarily true. Yes, it might be simplistic in design, but the overall look you're greeted by is intuitive and stylish enough to make you keep it and use it. It's not going to nag you in any way, and it won't take much of your desktop space when opened. It will always hide itself in the system tray when not used.

The bottom line with Mater is that it is a pretty useful application for those interested in bringing a little order into their lives by implementing the Pomodoro technique of doing activities. It acts as a supportive application for those that need to keep track of their work and break sessions. It's light and it's pretty, a surprising fact if you take into consideration how simple, even basic this program is.