Get to Know Tameno: Part IV – Tameno on your Mac – Eternal Storms Software

With Tameno, you set auto-repeating, “tapping” timers – the perfect companion for repetitive tasks.
It’s available for your Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV as a universal binary – always ready, wherever you might need it.

Set up an interval between 2 seconds and 20 minutes, and Tameno lets you know each time it elapses ^{(by tapping you, by sound, or by screen flashing)}, and then re-sets itself to alert you again.

Posts in this Series

Part I	Hello, Tameno
Part II	Tameno on Your Apple Watch
Part III	Tameno on Your iPhone and iPad
Part IV	Tameno on Your Mac
Part V	Tameno on Your Apple TV

Part IV – Tameno on Your Mac

Tameno on your Mac can help you pace yourself throughout your entire day. Let’s take a look at how it works.

Starting Your First Interval

Launch Tameno and click on Start Tapping to have Tameno count down repeatedly from the set interval.

Note: Alternatively, you can press the space bar on your keyboard to start and stop intervals.

Changing the Interval

You can easily change the interval with the + and – buttons, by dragging or scrolling, or with your keyboard.

+ and – Buttons

To adjust the interval by seconds, press the + and – buttons on either side.

Drag or Scroll Up and Down, or Left and Right

Just like on Apple Watch, iPhone and iPad, you can click-and-drag to adjust the interval by seconds, or double-click-and-drag to adjust by minutes.

You can also scroll up and down to adjust by seconds, or scroll left and right to adjust by minutes.

Keyboard

Change your interval from your keyboard, using the +, – or arrow keys.
With the + and – and up and down arrow keys, you can adjust the interval by seconds.
With the left and right arrow keys, you can adjust the interval by minutes.

Accessing Recently Used Intervals

Right-click anywhere to bring up your recently used intervals.

Your recently used intervals are synced across all your devices over iCloud.

Dock Menu

Right-click Tameno in your Dock and you’ll be able to access the recently used intervals from there as well. You can also start and stop counting down from here.

Settings

Access Tameno’s settings by selecting Tameno > Settings… in your menu bar, or by pressing command and comma (⌘ ,).

Count to zero

When enabled, instead of counting a 5 second interval down 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (etc), Tameno counts it down as 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 (etc).

Badge icon in Dock

To be able to see quickly where in your interval you are right now, you can badge Tameno’s icon in your Dock with it.

Show in menu bar

In that vein, if you want even more readily available visual feedback on where in your interval you are at any given time, you can place it in your menu bar.

Audio Feedback

If selected, Tameno plays a “Tick” sound every time your interval elapses.
^{For a video of this, please see “Starting Your First Interval“.}

Visual Feedback

Flashes your screen in the color of your choice with every elapsing interval.
^{For a video of this, please see “Starting Your First Interval“.}

Widgets

Widgets give you quick access to Tameno and your favorite and recently used intervals.

Custom Interval Widget

This widget allows you to set an interval on-the-fly and start it right away.

Favorite Interval

Use this widget to have your all-time-favorite interval always at the ready!

Recently Used Intervals

This widget holds most of your recently used intervals, ready to get tappin’.

Siri Shortcuts

Tameno offers you two actions for Siri Shortcuts: Start tapping, and Stop tapping. Neat, isn’t it?

Start Tapping

Allows you to create a shortcut that makes Tameno tap you in the interval of your choice.

Stop Tapping

Consequently, with Stop tapping, you can create a shortcut that stops tapping you right away.

Note: Siri Shortcuts you create will, by default, become available on all devices that support them: your Apple Watch, iPhone and iPad, and Mac.

Up Next

Next time in Part V, I’ll show you all about Tameno on your Apple TV. I hope you’ll join me!

Links and Availability

Tameno is a universal one-time purchase on the App Stores, so a single purchase allows you to use the app on your Apple Watches, iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple TVs.
It costs USD 3.99 / EUR 3,99 / GBP 3.99 and is available in English and German. It requires watchOS 9.4, iOS 16.6, iPadOS 16.6, macOS 13.5, and tvOS 16.6.
^{Complications and Widgets on Apple Watch require watchOS 10. The interactive widget requires macOS 14 and iOS 17.}

Tameno Website

If you have any feedback, questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact me – I’d love to hear from you.