It's easy for instant messages, email, YouTube, and other applications to catch your eye when it's time to get work done?this is the nature of our personal computing existence. So what can you do to block the distractions? Think, a free Mac utility from Freeverse, blocks everything from sight save the app you're using so that you can work without distraction. Think is a great idea, but the execution is not without issue?the app crashed quite a few times during the testing process?but it does have potential to shine with a future update.
Think, which is compatible with OS X 10.4.9 (Tiger) and higher, places a black tool bar?the Illumination Panel?on your desktop. Clicking the arrow on the Illumination Panel's right side brings up the all-black Backdrop that blocks the background from view and displays the icons of apps that you have open. Think gives you the option to change the Backdrop's opacity and default color.
Unfortunately, users have total freedom to exit Think at any time. If you want to check Facebook, you can check Facebook; there's nothing to prevent you from doing so. I would've liked an optional timer that would lock the Backdrop into place for a user-selectable period to make sneaking a peek at another app ?a bit of a challenge.
That said, Think's biggest flaw is its frequent crashing. I booted Think on two Macs?one running OS X Snow Leopard and another powered by OS X Lion?and the app crashed several times during the evaluation period, on both Macs. Whatever other abilities the app has, crashes, of course, will not help you stay focused. Think, despite its flaws, has the core of a useful Mac utility. An update could address many of my issues and make this app?which could be a productivity boon?live up to its full potential.
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