Can someone reccomend me a good alarm clock program. preferably one with an extensive calendar that will allow me to use any mp3 as an alarm. I hate the one on my phone.

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3/7/2009 11:19:22 PM

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

i use it, i love it... and i'm one of those people who is OCD about making sure their alarm is set.

it has never failed to go off

it'll even wake up the computer from sleep

3/7/2009 11:22:28 PM

I typically use the foxytunes ext. for firefox that is compatible with most media players...doesn't have good calendar/scheduling type stuff though.

3/7/2009 11:22:37 PM

i said XP

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3/7/2009 11:47:09 PM

I like alarm clocks that don't use 150 watts when idle.

3/8/2009 12:20:00 AM

i haven't had a computer in my bedroom in years but that mac program looks pretty nice. regular alarm clocks ftw

i have a GE one that ive been using for 10+ years. dual alarms, and difficult to accidentally turn off in your sleep (have to hold the off button down for 5 seconds to disable)

3/8/2009 12:29:45 AM

^^^no you didn't

3/8/2009 12:52:33 AM

^^^

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"it'll even wake up the computer from sleep"

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3/8/2009 12:55:48 AM

sleep != off

3/8/2009 1:22:54 AM

your computer uses like 5 watts when sleeping

if you have a problem with that, you're way too anal about your power bill.

3/8/2009 1:54:24 AM

can't it wake from hibernate too? that's essentially off

I used to do it for a while but alarm clock is simpler and my computer is far away so i had to crank the volume so much that it was liable to wake others as well

3/8/2009 3:11:45 AM

um, no

hibernation IS off. it just saves a copy of whatever's in ram at that time to your hard drive and restores it on boot.

3/8/2009 3:29:18 AM

depends on the implementation. some machines use a bit of ram to keep your memory in an active state (since your ram isnt NVRAM). try hibernating your laptop and then pull the battery. that's the difference between machines that hibernate real fast and ones that take a good minute or so

3/8/2009 11:24:24 AM

why not just set scheduled tasks in xp? set the task as the mp3 you want to hear. you can set as many as you like

3/8/2009 1:01:49 PM

how i do dat?

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3/8/2009 3:42:36 PM

^^^wrong

take a look at the ACPI spec

3/8/2009 5:08:49 PM

^^ Start, programs, accessories, system tools, scheduled tasks, add scheduled task.

3/8/2009 5:17:09 PM