Comments on: Using your computer as your alarm clock http://www.blogsmonroe.com/teentech/2008/04/05/using-your-computer-as-your-alarm-clock/ Technology for the Teenager in You Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:18:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Bob http://www.blogsmonroe.com/teentech/2008/04/05/using-your-computer-as-your-alarm-clock/#comment-5711 Bob Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:58:05 +0000 http://www.blogsmonroe.com/teentech/?p=88#comment-5711 Excellent - a perfectly elegant solution for a problem I couldn't get my brain around (as in 'Why didn't *I* think of that??'). For Windows users, here's another way to schedule the task, which makes it easier to do the same thing on multiple days. Using the example play list and batch file above, go to a Command Prompt (Start -> Run -> cmd ), and type: at 6:10 /every:m,t,w,th,f c:\songs\alarm.bat This will create an event that runs alarm.bat (change the path/folder for your situation) at 6:10 AM every Monday thru Friday (you can add sa and su if you need Saturday and Sunday). For WinAmp at least, it will start up and begin playing (I like mine on Shuffle) at 6:10 each morning. Nice Work! Excellent - a perfectly elegant solution for a problem I couldn’t get my brain around (as in ‘Why didn’t *I* think of that??’). For Windows users, here’s another way to schedule the task, which makes it easier to do the same thing on multiple days. Using the example play list and batch file above, go to a Command Prompt (Start -> Run -> cmd ), and type:

at 6:10 /every:m,t,w,th,f c:\songs\alarm.bat

This will create an event that runs alarm.bat (change the path/folder for your situation) at 6:10 AM every Monday thru Friday (you can add sa and su if you need Saturday and Sunday). For WinAmp at least, it will start up and begin playing (I like mine on Shuffle) at 6:10 each morning.

Nice Work!

]]> By: Aaron Liske http://www.blogsmonroe.com/teentech/2008/04/05/using-your-computer-as-your-alarm-clock/#comment-4903 Aaron Liske Sun, 06 Apr 2008 11:17:55 +0000 http://www.blogsmonroe.com/teentech/?p=88#comment-4903 true, that would work, but it doesn't look like it creates a recurring event, and it starts the same song every day. That's what I try to avoid by using a media player in Shuffle mode. Thanks for the suggestion though, and I probably will use the sleep function later on. true, that would work, but it doesn’t look like it creates a recurring event, and it starts the same song every day. That’s what I try to avoid by using a media player in Shuffle mode. Thanks for the suggestion though, and I probably will use the sleep function later on.

]]> By: Mårtern http://www.blogsmonroe.com/teentech/2008/04/05/using-your-computer-as-your-alarm-clock/#comment-4901 Mårtern Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:54:58 +0000 http://www.blogsmonroe.com/teentech/?p=88#comment-4901 In GNU/Linux, I've learned just the other day, that there is a really simple method instead of messing with cron and various plugins to music players thats locks up when you most need them. Hit the command line whit following code: sleep 8h && mplayer /home/*Your_User_Account*/Slipknot_Wait_and_bleed.mp3 sleep --help for more options nifty ha :-) In GNU/Linux, I’ve learned just the other day, that there is a really simple method instead of messing with cron and various plugins to music players thats locks up when you most need them.
Hit the command line whit following code:

sleep 8h && mplayer /home/*Your_User_Account*/Slipknot_Wait_and_bleed.mp3

sleep –help for more options
nifty ha :-)

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