PC Alarm Clock

[Cortexian]

Anyone know a good piece of software that I can install that will do the following:

1) Turn my PC on from a shutdown state (not hibernate or sleep).

2) Play music from a pre-set playlist as the alarm.

Anyone? My alarm clock broke and I'm to lazy to buy a good alarm clock.

[n00b1n8R]

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[beele]

Just googled around a bit:


I don't know about you, but I don't like waking up to a beeping alarm every morning. Since I leave my PC on 24/7, I decided to make it my "new alarm clock" by waking me up to my favorite tunes!

What you want to do is drag and drop your M3U playlist (which can be created by Winamp, WMP, etc) into the Scheduled Tasks folder found in your System Folder (Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Schedule Tasks). From there open it up, click the "Set Password..." button and enter your login password then click ok.

Now click on the "Schedule tab" and set the time which you want you PC to wake you up and then click ok and your PC will now wake you up at that time! Of course if your PCs clock doesn't tell the right time, this won't work. ;-) <

I've read that you might be able to make your computer boot up when the songs need to be played, but that has to be checked in the bios.

EDIT: http://www.aquariussoft.com/pc-alarm-clock/ this (free to try) program can wake your computer from sleep/hibernate.

[Phopojijo]

Anyone know a good piece of software that I can install that will do the following:

1) Turn my PC on from a shutdown state (not hibernate or sleep).

2) Play music from a pre-set playlist as the alarm.

Anyone? My alarm clock broke and I'm to lazy to buy a good alarm clock.
No software can turn your PC on from a shutdown state... there is no software running, by definition, when a PC is shutdown.

If your BIOS has an auto-on feature... then you can tell your motherboard to poweron at certain times... but if not you're stuck.

[Pooky]

No software can turn your PC on from a shutdown state... there is no software running, by definition, when a PC is shutdown.

If your BIOS has an auto-on feature... then you can tell your motherboard to poweron at certain times... but if not you're stuck.

Beat me to it.

[Dwood]

This is also relevant to my interests.

More about alarm clock stuff would be great

http://bluefive.pair.com/alarm.htm

[Cortexian]

Yea, my motherboard has a "Music Alarm" feature that powers on the required components to play a Audio CD through the speakers. I don't want to have to go into my BIOS every night before I got to bed to change the time and stuff though.

[Cortexian]

In relation to this... I still need a Freeware application that can wake my PC from "Sleep" mode and then play some music (preferably a play list, and it would be awesome if it played the play list in random order each time).

[Mr Buckshot]

Don't you have a wristwatch with an alarm? Pretty much every digital wristwatch I see these days has a reasonably effective alarm. Just set it, and wear it to sleep (or put it under your pillow if you think accidental button presses in your sleep could deactivate the alarm).

Sometimes, I use my DS as an alarm clock :P (it's actually VERY loud).

[Cortexian]

Don't you have a wristwatch with an alarm? Pretty much every digital wristwatch I see these days has a reasonably effective alarm. Just set it, and wear it to sleep (or put it under your pillow if you think accidental button presses in your sleep could deactivate the alarm).

Sometimes, I use my DS as an alarm clock :P (it's actually VERY loud).
No... Just no... I'm asking for this because my brain has adjusted to every other alarm clock in my house and I just sleep through them no. This includes, but is not limited to:

1) Watch
2) My tabletop clock.
3) My moms tabletop clock.
4) My dads tabletop clock.
5) My dads extra watch.
6) My DS.
7) My BlackBerry Storm (it isn't loud enough on speaker to get me up).

[Mr Buckshot]

Whoa, you actually manage to sleep through alarms. It's wholly impossible for me to do that. My DS alarm is guaranteed to jolt me from my slumber, even if it's placed 10 feet away.

In that case, http://www.egrabow.com/ram.php?src=WUP

[Cortexian]

That doesn't mention that it can wake the PC from "Sleep" mode anywhere... Or am I missing it?

[StankBacon]

why do you turn your pc off anyway?

all your problems would be solved if you just left it on and used one of the many music alarm programs.

[Phopojijo]

Windows' built in task scheduler can wake up a PC from sleep mode.

[Mr Buckshot]

why do you turn your pc off anyway?

To cut down on the electricity bill? My parents never let me leave my computer on overnight...

Sorry Freelancer, I missed out on the "wake up PC" part. I think the only way to do this is via the motherboard itself, since all the alarm clock software I see can only run when the PC us off.

[Donut]

Just googled around a bit:http://www.aquariussoft.com/pc-alarm-clock/ this (free to try) program can wake your computer from sleep/hibernate.
look what else it can do:

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fuck that

[Heathen]

To cut down on the electricity bill?
Are you guys poor?

Do you realize how little electricity a computer takes?

[Syuusuke]

No, but what if you left it all month long (of course you restart and stuff like that, but still...)?

[StankBacon]

my computer is always on, even when i go out it stays on... same with my brothers 2 computers, always on.

our power bill is hardly affected.

same with our tvs, stereos and other shit we always leave on.

[Heathen]

No, but what if you left it all month long (of course you restart and stuff like that, but still...)?
my computer, TV, Satellite, DVD Player, Radio, and Lava lamp have NEVER been turned off in the 2 or 3 years I have been in this room unless the power went out.

[Cortexian]

why do you turn your pc off anyway?

all your problems would be solved if you just left it on and used one of the many music alarm programs.
Because my PC is loud and it takes me twice as long to fall asleep when it's running, I've tried already don't worry.


Windows' built in task scheduler can wake up a PC from sleep mode.
I was able to get the Task Scheduler to wake my PC and start playing my "Fav Music.wpl" play list, but it didn't start in Windows Media Player. It was almost like it started in the "background" but I couldn't find and processes or services to end that would stop it, I had to reboot to make the music stop!


Are you guys poor?

Do you realize how little electricity a computer takes?
Yes I'm poor, that's why my PC specs destroy yours. But don't worry, if Xet sees this he'll be sure to point out how he has the latest and greatest everything!

[Phopojijo]

If you use Windows Task Scheduler and give the process "Run With Highest Privileges" and "Run Whether User is Logged In Or Not" statuses... it'll NOT run on your user account... it'll run as a head admin.

If you want it to run as YOUR user (so you can see the program... and close it)
-(UNCHECK) Run With Highest Privileges
-Run only when user is logged in.

Also -- to close the program that's launched on another user account... ctrl + shift + esc --> Processes tab --> Check "Show Processes from All Users"

[Masterz1337]

Yes I'm poor, that's why my PC specs destroy yours. But don't worry, if Xet sees this he'll be sure to point out how he has the latest and greatest everything!

Or it means your just a bigger dork and don't have anything better to spend your money on.

Just plug your phone into your PC speakers, you can always change the alarm sound for your phone, that way you wont get use to a certain sound and sleep through it.

[Rob Oplawar]

THIS IS RELEVANT TO MY INTERESTSTHIS.


look what else it can do:

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fuck thatlolspyware.


Are you guys poor?
Do you realize how little electricity a computer takes?I have a 700W PSU. Admittedly it's not drawing 700 Watts all the time, but I mean look at it, leaving my computer on all the time is like leaving all the lights in my apartment on all the time.


Because my PC is loud and it takes me twice as long to fall asleep when it's running, I've tried already don't worry.Also this.


I'm gonna experiment with the task scheduler.

[Dr Nick]

Why not just leave the PC on? I don't know for sure, but I doubt there's a huge difference on the electricity bill.

[klange]

Do you have another, quieter computer somewhere on your network? Or a router that you can set up to automatically do something at a specified time?
If so, you should look into Wake on LAN, simple piece of functionality that comes standard with most motherboards these days. Your NIC card stays active and waits for a packet that says "turn on" while your computer is completely off (well, your power supply still needs to be switched "on", but that's also required to turn the computer on in the first place). You can either have your router do it, or set up another machine elsewhere on your network.

[Cortexian]

If you use Windows Task Scheduler and give the process "Run With Highest Privileges" and "Run Whether User is Logged In Or Not" statuses... it'll NOT run on your user account... it'll run as a head admin.

If you want it to run as YOUR user (so you can see the program... and close it)
-(UNCHECK) Run With Highest Privileges
-Run only when user is logged in.

Also -- to close the program that's launched on another user account... ctrl + shift + esc --> Processes tab --> Check "Show Processes from All Users"
I have a password on my account, so I need to use the "Run Whether User is Logged In Or Not" option I believe... I'll try it without the highest privileges.

[Rob Oplawar]

Do you have another, quieter computer somewhere on your network? Or a router that you can set up to automatically do something at a specified time?
If so, you should look into Wake on LAN, simple piece of functionality that comes standard with most motherboards these days. Your NIC card stays active and waits for a packet that says "turn on" while your computer is completely off (well, your power supply still needs to be switched "on", but that's also required to turn the computer on in the first place). You can either have your router do it, or set up another machine elsewhere on your network.

If I'm gonna go through all that trouble I might as well just configure my bios to automatically power on at a certain time, and put my computer in hibernate instead of standby.
And if I'm gonna go through all that trouble I might as well just do it through windows, and put my computer on standby like normal.

[henrymckenzie]

I feel knowledge-able and good here in this post which deals with the information and some quite good reviews on the Pc Alarm clock and its functionalities.The program doesn't browse to its sound folder by default, so you have to find it on your own. By default, alarm sounds play in an infinite loop--another bad design choice, we thought. The clock itself is a compact digital display you can customize by changing the background color or resizing the window. You can't hide it behind other open windows, but you can minimize it to the system tray. Given its limited functionality and considerable design flaws, PC Alarm Clock strikes us as a half-finished product.

[paladin]

lols advrerts