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LookBusy

LookBusy - 2.1

look busy with a fake progress bar

All Time: (5.0)
This Version: Not rated (0.0)
Current Version: 2.1
Release Date: 2006-09-24
License: Freeware
Downloads (this version): 1,807
Downloads (all versions): 5,889

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Product Description:

You may have seen things like LookBusy before. A small application that displays a progressbar that never actually moves, or shows any progress whatsoever. Though, it comes highly in handy when you really, really do not want to do anything. Well even though there are other people making simmilar applications, LookBusy is the most customizeable. You tell it everything! There are many actions it can pretend to do for you, and just email me if you have a good idea for one. You can make up any document you want to have it do also! And finally, it looks like the standard progressbar and includes a cancel button! Which happens to make it change its focus from your job to "canceling" even though that doesn't change until you initiate the start again. There are more details within the application, and it's very fun just to explore it.

Features:
  • Look busy when not, with a totally controllable progress bar
  • Zip text like when you unzip something with Zippo
  • Control the speed of production
  • Password protection
  • Prevent unauthorized quitting
  • Hide other applications
  • Many choices of "actions" (now custom)
  • Complete Integration with Manager

What's new in this version:

  • Integration with new Manager

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

Additional Requirements:

  • Universal Binary
  • Mac OS X 10.4 or higher

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LookBusy CommentaryFunny! - Version: 1.6, 6/17/2006 06:04AM PST

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ron121
Of coarse, I would not use this product to evade work. (I have better methods). I thought it was very funny and clever, as did my work mates. One possible fault with it might be that it's menu is visible when it is in the forground. So I can only recommend it to software jukies.
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LookBusy CommentaryOne sorta big issue... - Version: 1.6, 6/13/2006 10:30PM PST

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rkny18
If the app name that appears in the menu bar could be changed, it would be a lot more useful. "LookBusy" is a dead giveaway. Any middle management suckup worth his combover is not going to fall for it.
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LookBusy CommentaryBusyBee has everything spelled right. - Version: 1.5, 6/11/2006 10:20PM PST

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landio
There is another program that is similar called busybee. It is kind of complicated to set up, but is more believeable.
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