Hi, Richard,

Does it work with the device locked? I'm testing it now, and I turned the 
option on to have it chime quarters.

Thanks,
Teresa

On Oct 19, 2012, at 10:49 AM, Richard Turner <[email protected]> wrote:

> The developer just pointed out to me that with the new do not disturb 
> feature, apparently we can set the hours for turning off things like this.  I 
> haven't gone and played with that feature yet.
> 
> Richard
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of 
> Teresa Cochran
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 10:23 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Big Ben
> 
> It's fun. I like it. :) It's easy to turn it off if you don't want the chimes 
> running.
> 
> Teresa
> 
> On Oct 19, 2012, at 10:12 AM, "Tess" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> With all these chimes I tend to wonder how much battery your using if you 
>> let this run for any amount of time.
>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On 
>> Behalf Of Richard Turner
>> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 12:44 PM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Big Ben
>> 
>> I have to put in another plug for Big Ben.  I am rather picky about sound 
>> quality, and this is the best for real Westminster chimes from Big Ben 
>> itself.
>> 
>> Here is a description from their web site:
>> « Big Ben
>> Anglophiles of the world, rejoice. Now you can get the time of day in 
>> style with a fully functional miniaturised Big Ben on your iPhone or 
>> iPad. Britannia rules.
>> A throwback to a more innocent time.
>> Back in the 1980s, an idealistic young developer with too much time on 
>> his hands created a revolutionary program for the fledgling Apple 
>> Macintosh platform. It simulated a famous Westminster clock tower in 
>> 256 glorious shades of grey. Those being simpler days, the Mac 
>> community gasped in awe at this ticking, tocking, bonging marvel and it was 
>> greeted with a level of enthusiasm not seen since the invention of 
>> penicillin.
>> The developer's name was Riccardo Ettore and the software was snappily 
>> titled Big Ben . Today, we're pleased to offer you a revamped, rather 
>> more colourful incarnation
>> - updated for the 21st century and ported to a magical  device that's 
>> considerably easier to carry around than a Macintosh SE 30.
>> Big Ben
>> for iOS puts one of London's most cherished timekeeping landmarks 
>> right in your pocket, replete with authentic Westminster chimes that 
>> ring out on the hour, on the half hour and on the quarter hour.
>> That's not all: if you enjoy tweaking things to your liking, you'll be 
>> pleased to learn we included some additional options. You can switch 
>> on a digital display and / or a hand that ticks away the seconds - 
>> features that they neglected to include when they built the real McCoy 
>> that's towered over the houses of parliament for the past 150 years.
>> G'wan, treat yourself - you know you want to, really. It's a daft bit 
>> of fun and it'll only set you back a modest 59 pennies, luv.
>> App Details
>> Price: $0.99 / €0.79 / 59p
>> Version 2.0
>> Size: 11.5MB
>> Updated: 22nd April 2011
>> You cannot set it to not chime at certain periods, but if you go into the 
>> notification center, you can turn off sounds so it goes quiet.
>> 
>> http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/bigben/id301046876?mt=8
>> 
>> Richard
>> 
>>  your using...
>> 
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