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An alarm for you ibook

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semaja2

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Dec 12, 2005
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Hey guys, seems someone has been working on a new ialertu for a ibook

There has been alot of interest lately in an app called iAlertU, an alarm for your MacBook Pro, and a video showing it in action.

I had been working on a similar project for fun and for my own use, however, iAlertU doesn’t currently work with iBooks or PowerBooks, so I thought people might be interested in this.

In the stuffit file is a version for the iBook, a version for the Powerbook and also it’s source (an Xcode project). It may also work on the MacBook Pro, but I am not able to test that.

It differs from iAlertU in that there is obviously no remote activation, though this could be set up to work from a bluetooth phone using an app like the excellent Romeo. To activate the alarm simply double click the icon, to deactivate, quit the app.
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Rebuilt version : http://swat.gotdns.com/index.php/archives/8

http://yellowmonkey.mintdesigns.co.uk/
 
Interesting. It goes off when you move it, and it turns off when you put it back down. I'd ideally like it to keep running until a serial code is put in or something. Not bad though - good find.
 
If you move the book very slowly and keep it level you can pretty much bypass the alarm.

This needs some polish, though.. the screen flash is what's so cool.. but it's a great start :D
 
:cool: very cool idea..

but i'll wait for a free version thanks! Not worth the download if it only works for 10 mins!
 
silence, this isnt ialertu its a different person, its built in apple script and it pretty basic in its coding, but has potential to be like ialertu except hopefully none of this paying

PS OPEN SOURCE ROCKS
 
silence said:
:cool: very cool idea..

but i'll wait for a free version thanks! Not worth the download if it only works for 10 mins!
calebjohnston said:
Where are you getting this 10 minute thing?
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Well I guess he is referring to the iAlertU app (which does have the 10 min limit) and not about the iBook/powerbook app this article is referring to.
 
Ah, I never really read the iAlertU thing because I don't have a MBP.

I think the alarm is cool, but all it takes to avoid it is shut the lid and then it sleeps and bing bang boom.
 
calebjohnston, i was just going to post that. :p it'd be nice if somehow the alarm wasn't deactivated when the lid was shut. then, i'd be more interested in this app/script.
 
Guys ive made modifications to the orginal code and added some features like growl notifications and some cosmetic clean up, im currently working on removing the dock icon and adding a passcode to disable the alarm instead of the current method.

http://swat.gotdns.com/index.php/archives/8

the idea of disabling sleep when the ibooks lid is closed, its a idea that im well aware of but i cant code that kinda stuff but if anyone wants to help out and look at the code and tell me how to add that, well that would be fantastic.

PS. what can u expect for a beta version and free software
 
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