Simplistic yet intuitive desktop-integrated alarm utility, Cuckoo, available via Ubuntu Software Center (Ubuntu 12.10)

Sometimes, we are focused on various workflows (such as finishing a document, watching a movie, listening a live-broadcast show, etc), aspect that tends to consume "precious" time from one's planned time period, generating unpleasant consequences (inability to complete a second document, missing another just-as-important show, etc).

Cuckoo is a simplistic yet effective intuitive alarm utility, allowing users to hassle-free set alarms in a matter of seconds, approach that sometimes acts as blocking unfruitful longer-than-planned activities.

Launching Cuckoo presents the user a double-sided utility, featuring a main window (containing available actions and Preferences), as well as a handy monochrome-enabled appindicator.

Its usage is as simple as adding an alarm (clicking on the Add button and filling relevant fields) and switching the just-added alarm ON.

Cuckoo exposes in-progress alarms via a desktop notification and alarm-specific sounds, as well as adding a countbadge to its Unity launcher item.

Unity integration is an aspect considered by Cuckoo, meaning, the user is able to access various actions via an enhanced Unity launcher quicklist, appindicator menu and the HUD.

Cuckoo 1.0.8 has landed in Ubuntu Software Center, being available for installation via USC (enriching the previous Ubuntu 12.04-only version with Ubuntu 12.10 support).