Alarm Clock

knightjp · knightjp #1 (**permalink**)

02-07-2009, 05:56 AM

Hey there,

I downloaded a dashboard widget alarm clock for myself. I set the time,etc and then went to sleep. Woke up the next day with my usual alarm clock. The widget did not ring.
Was it because my computer was on sleep mode??? Do I have to take my computer off sleep mode to use the alarm feature??

chscag · chscag #2 (**permalink**)

02-07-2009, 03:30 PM

Don't know which widget you downloaded but the two I looked at both require that the machine has to be "awake" in order for the alarm to go off.

Regards.

Aptmunich · Aptmunich #3 (**permalink**)

02-07-2009, 04:37 PM

There's a few ways to go about this - Awaken for instance (a real app - not a widget) can wake from sleep to play an alarm sound. You could also use the built-in schedule feature (System Preferences > Energy Savings > Schedule) to wake your Mac before your alarm is set to go off.

Murlyn · Murlyn #4 (**permalink**)

02-07-2009, 05:13 PM

Yep both Awaken and Alarm Clock Pro will do what you want to do, plus play a playlist you specify in iTunes, and a whole bunch of other stuff.

knightjp #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 22, 2007 Posts: 260 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core 2 Duo w/ 4GB ram running OS X Lion	02-07-2009, 05:56 AM Hey there, I downloaded a dashboard widget alarm clock for myself. I set the time,etc and then went to sleep. Woke up the next day with my usual alarm clock. The widget did not ring. Was it because my computer was on sleep mode??? Do I have to take my computer off sleep mode to use the alarm feature?? Once You've had Mac, you can't go back.... So very true. If necessity is the mother of invention, she obviously never met Steve Jobs.. Julz - The Panther
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Member Since: Jun 11, 2003 Location: Mount Vernon, WA Posts: 4,905 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 2.6 GHz Core 2 Duo 4GB RAM OS 10.5.2	02-07-2009, 05:13 PM Yep both Awaken and Alarm Clock Pro will do what you want to do, plus play a playlist you specify in iTunes, and a whole bunch of other stuff. ---> Join the Mac-Forums Folding team: use 37954 as your team number. View Mac-Forums Folding team statistics (More Info) Don't forget to use the User Reputation System
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chscag #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 32,039 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	02-07-2009, 03:30 PM Don't know which widget you downloaded but the two I looked at both require that the machine has to be "awake" in order for the alarm to go off. Regards.
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