App that allows me to wake up my computer with sound?

[Snoogans925]

Hey there, I apologize if this is in the wrong thread or something, but I didn't really know where to start with this.

But I was wondering if anyone knew how I can wake up my computer when it's asleep or on the screen saver not with a password, but with a sound like a short whistle tune or something along those lines.

If you could help me out, it would be much appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Weaselboy]

http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/30402/timer-utility

It is not free, but you could use Timer Utility to do this.

 

[Snoogans925]

http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/30402/timer-utility

It is not free, but you could use Timer Utility to do this.

It doesn't look like that works... It seems like just a timer for when you want things to happen.

What I'm looking for is something that will allow my computer to wake up from sleep when I whistle a certain tune or use some other audio cue.

Thank you for the attempt though, i know this is a strange and difficult question to ask.

 

[Weaselboy]

I'm sorry, I misunderstood what you are trying to do. I thought you wanted a sound when the machine wakes.

I'm not sure how the machine can recognize a sound when it is asleep.

OS X does support "wake on LAN" so maybe you could figure out a way for a ethernet connected device to send a wake on LAN signal when it hears a sound? Just an idea.

 

[elistan]

When it's asleep? Doubtful. At least, I don't see anything immediately obvious.

When the screen saver is on? Possibly. Go to Preferences -> Speech -> Speech Recognition. You can configure it to always listen, using a command keyword like "Computer." There are various commands you can use - one is to enable the screen saver. I don't see one specifically about disabling it, but possibly one of the other commands would work for you. Experiment and see what it'll do for you.