Filed under: Audio, Software, iTunes, Universal Binary
Aurora 3
We have written about Aurora before, and now a new version of this freeware alarm clock app is available. It will still awake you with some sweet, sweet tunes from your iTunes library (you can even use a playlist, or smart playlist). It now supports a snooze function using the Apple Remote, which is pretty darned cool if you ask me. It also supports playing radio or TV shows from EyeTV.
Aurora is a Universal Binary, and is free (donations are welcome).
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Macintologist said 11:51PM on 11-28-2006
I personally use this http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/20597
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Rick said 12:11AM on 11-29-2006
Downgrade!
For starters, I now have to keep Aurora running all the time, where as in 2.3 it would auto-launch.
And a smaller gripe would be the menu bar icon is now in color, a ugly, ugly, ugly color that sticks out.
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Rob Huebner said 5:24AM on 11-29-2006
Hmm, macbook as an alarm clock, the most annoying household appliance. I wonder how many times it could hit the wall before dying.
UPDATE: Once, just once...well, at least i'm up.
;D
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Jonas Witt said 7:48AM on 11-29-2006
Rick, It would be great if you could use the feedback form at http://metaquark.de/aurora/ to describe exactly how Aurora doesn't work.
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Patrick said 9:13AM on 11-29-2006
I have the same question for all these alarm apps - will it wake my computer from sleep and work despite the login-security log that appears when my computer wakes from sleep?
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thomas said 1:53PM on 11-29-2006
i love this app! i've used it since 1.0 and i actually like minimalistic new icon. i had hacked the other one so it would just show the time. thanks for the heads up on the update and thanks for this awesome app jonas!
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Sherman Homan said 9:29PM on 11-29-2006
I picture myself smashing my laptop as the alarm goes off at Oh-dark:30 in the morning....
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MattM said 11:02AM on 11-30-2006
Oh yeah, it would be nice to have the dashboard display on wake, maybe have Aurora as a widget.
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MattM said 11:16AM on 11-30-2006
Patrick-
It warns you if your screen saver password is set, but it can't override the password. It will wake from sleep and play, but I think the timeout on the login screen will make it go back to sleep. Other that that, I'd say this alarm clock is perfect.
Does anyone know of a way to script the password to be turned off temporarily, so it doesn't go back to sleep?
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