using my mac as an alarm clock....

[wakerider017]

I have my mac set to turn on everyday at 7:30 AM....

Is there anyway I can set it to open iTunes when it turns on and play music?


Thanks!

 

[mad jew]

It's quite easy with Automator in Tiger.

 

[WildCowboy]

There are ways you can do this with built-in OS X functionalities like iCal alarms, but there are some neat third-party apps that might be more convenient. Aurora is one that seems to get good reviews and is under active development.

 

[Next Tuesday]

I have my mac set to turn on everyday at 7:30 AM....

Is there anyway I can set it to open iTunes when it turns on and play music?


Thanks!

I dont think the speakers are loud enough to wake anyone up unless you are a light sleeper.

 

[mad jew]

I don't sleep so I don't have very much experience, but I reckon my G5 iMac would wake most people up at maximum volume. If external speakers are attached, then the sky is the limit for volume.

 

[wakerider017]

How about using iCal?

I found this script:

set volume output volume 100
set randomTrack to random number 500
tell application "iTunes"
play track randomTrack of playlist "Library"
end tell



But how do you make scripts?

 

[MSD401]

http://www.embraceware.com/software/awaken/

well worth the 9 bucks....

 

[wakerider017]

http://www.embraceware.com/software/awaken/

well worth the 9 bucks....

already tried it...

It does not turn on your computer, which is the whole point...

 

[XNine]

already tried it...

It does not turn on your computer, which is the whole point...

If your looking for something to turn on your mac when it's off, it's called a finger. No software can do this for you if the computer isn't running.

However, ALARM CLOCK PRO will wake your mac from sleep and play anything from iTunes you want it to, as well as other alarm tones and such.

 

[WildCowboy]

If your looking for something to turn on your mac when it's off, it's called a finger. No software can do this for you if the computer isn't running.

Of course it can...your Mac can do this itself. System Preferences --> Energy Saver --> Schedule.

 

[XNine]

Of course it can...your Mac can do this itself. System Preferences --> Energy Saver --> Schedule.

In that case perhaps, but you'd also have to have something like alarm clock pro to open automatically upon login (which no one should ever have auto-login enabled).

 

[Eraserhead]

already tried it...

It does not turn on your computer, which is the whole point...

You can switch on your Mac automatically with System Preferences==>Energy Saver==>Schedule

You can then set an iCal event 5 mins later to play iTunes, or save a script as an Application (System Prefs==>Accounts==>Login Items) to play iTunes at startup when you switch on your Mac...

 

[hollerz]

I don't sleep

lol, really?

 

[mad jew]

Has nobody tried the Automator thing? I feel this is getting far more complicated than it should be.

lol, really?

No really, I don't sleep. I just hibernate my eyelids.

 

[russellc]

i use awaken as the alarm clock app. the speakers are loud enough, and there is a setting to wake the computer from sleep (but i've never tried it)

 

[SkyBell]

I can't help with Macs but I use this

 

[wakerider017]

Has nobody tried the Automator thing? I feel this is getting far more complicated than it should be.





No really, I don't sleep. I just hibernate my eyelids.

yah automater is the best route used with sys prefs to turn PC on...