Mac says "Coo-Coo" on the hour

drewel · Sep 11, 2005

My powerbook goes off on the hour every hour, saying, "coo-coo, coo-coo." I checked my system preferences and I do not have the machine set to give the time every hour. So, why else would my Mac be doing this? I can find no other programs opening. Thanks.

Mitthrawnuruodo · Sep 11, 2005

Have you installed any 3rd party menu bar clocks, like wClock...?

If not, how about showing us which processes that's running on your Mac (take a screenshot or two of Activity Monitor)?

drewel · Sep 11, 2005

Mitthrawnuruodo said:
Have you installed any 3rd party menu bar clocks, like wClock...?

If not, how about showing us which processes that's running on your Mac (take a screenshot or two of Activity Monitor)?

No, I haven't. I have attached two images from Activity Monitor. Thanks for your help.

jsw · Sep 11, 2005

What is in your System Preferences...->Accounts->[your account]->Login Items?

ReanimationLP · Sep 11, 2005

LOL.

Sorry, but I couldnt resist getting a laugh from it.

I could see it now, my G4 coo-cooing at me. 😀

BlizzardBomb · Sep 11, 2005

System Prefs -> Date & Time -> Clock. See if you got announce on the hour checked.

drewel · Sep 11, 2005

jsw said:
What is in your System Preferences...->Accounts->[your account]->Login Items?

Tigerlaunch
Microsoft AU Daemon
Microsoft Database Daemon
Bluephone Elite
Skype

These five items are in my Login Items.

drewel · Sep 11, 2005

BlizzardBomb said:
System Prefs -> Date & Time -> Clock. See if you got announce on the hour checked.

No, I don't have this checked. I also had thought that was the case. It's a confusing thing to me as you can tell. I know there has to be a solution because this is just too weird.
😕

Mitthrawnuruodo · Sep 11, 2005

What is your alert sound?

Can there be some problem with iChat, that times out once every hour?

Does iChat or Skype or some other IM/Communication app have some sort of time stamp enabled?

Have you checked out all those widgets. There are several there that I don't know and can some of those have some sort of (Swiss inspired) clock function. 😉

ebow · Sep 11, 2005

What about Classic? A few years ago I had a situation where the hourly chime from Classic would go off. Took a while to figure that one out. It was set in the Date & Time control panel, I believe. (it's been a while)

Daveway · Sep 11, 2005

Skype and Tigerlaunch seem like likely candidates.

funkychunkz · Sep 11, 2005

I know some unregistered shareware does this, as a reminder.

Eniregnat · Sep 11, 2005

For giggles, you might want to check iCal, and make sure somebody hasn't set up a bunch of events for you that set off an audio reminder or launch an AppleScript that plays a Coo-coo sound. Also search for sound files using spot light. Start with likely kinds of files, .mp3, wav, aif(f), etc... It's going to be a small file regardless, it might even have the name coo-coo, clock, etc...

Disconnect from the net, reboot, and stay off the net, What happens?

iEdd · Sep 11, 2005

drewel said:
Microsoft AU Daemon

Well there's your problem 😀 You're old enough to know microsoft doesn't take computing seriously... 😛

This sounds weird, but try checking "chime on the hour"... Will you get 2 chimes? WIll you get none?

drewel · Sep 12, 2005

The problem seems to have straightened itself out. It has not gone off all day today and I haven't removed or closed any applications. I think it was demon possessed🙂 Too crazy.

wdlove · Sep 12, 2005

drewel said:
The problem seems to have straightened itself out. It has not gone off all day today and I haven't removed or closed any applications. I think it was demon possessed🙂 Too crazy.

That's very cool. Sometimes with T&E, one fixes something without being aware. Good luck. I hope that it will continue.

wrxguy · Sep 12, 2005

maybe it likes "The Sound of Music"? 😉

Sogo · Sep 12, 2005

You sure its the computer? 😀 [/tease] 😉 😛

applebum · Sep 12, 2005

Any chance a widget could do this? I noticed you had a world clock widget - any chance it was coocooing? When it did this, did you have the Dashboard up? You also had an iCal events widget, so any chance iCal was coocooing (is that a word)? I am curious what it was and if a widget would do this...

surfologist · May 18, 2008

wow, this thread is almost 2 years old.... anyway i have been playing with my computer forever now trying to figure this out, and researching everywhere and havent found a way to turn off my "coo cooing"...ive had my mac for over 2 years and this just started..very weird.

does anyone know how in the world this started and/or how i can turn it off?

surfologist · May 31, 2008

WHY THE HELL DOES MY MAC COO COO AT ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lol it is so annoying. someone. please. help. before i break out the louisville slugger.

Morod · Jun 1, 2008

Jeez, I think I'd pay extra for that feature! 🙂
Actually I have no idea why this is happening but I go hope you get it resolved.
Morod

SaSaSushi · Jun 1, 2008

surfologist said:
WHY THE HELL DOES MY MAC COO COO AT ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

lol it is so annoying. someone. please. help. before i break out the louisville slugger.

Has your toaster been speaking to you as well by any chance? Your refrigerator maybe? Trust me, this is pertinent to my advice for you.

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