You are cooking something and also working on computer. You need to cook for 10mins more and looking at clock is so boring. How about launching an online timer and receive reminder after 10 mins? E.gg Timer makes this dead simple and very easy to stay sync with different activities and time.
Just set the online timer for specific seconds, minutes, years etc and see subtle border filling the browser as time goes by. You will receive a pop-up once the timer is UP. You can manually enter the time or use custom URLs like http://e.ggtimer.com/2minutes or http://e.ggtimer.com/30 (for 20 seconds). Bookmark E.gg Timer for sweet timer in your web browser as you perform different daily tasks, interested?
If you are looking for something that works on the iPad I recommend ipadstopwatch.com/timer.html
For regular usage an off-line timer is more suitable. http://www.stopwatch-timer.com/xntimer.exe http://www.stopwatch-timer.com/