Embraceware releases Awaken 4

@ mentalsticks

it's ok, i'm happy to see that your non-violent social skills came back to the daylight ;D I myself will try to formulate my frustration about software less centered around the unimportant being that i am ;)

Why hasn't anyone mentioned the Awesome iRooster? My favorite thing is that it works with the Apple Remote, which I keep on my nightstand.

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@ mentalsticks.

First of all, if you criticize my "writing", plz tell me what you mean in detail. I'm no native speaker, so if you mean my grammar or my selection of words for a certain topic, say it. If you are talking about the fact that i really pointed out an important issue that YOU are not interersted in, then tell me that.

The ability to boot a shut-down mac is ... well i guess THE most important feature for a alarm-clock app!

I'm a fan of Aurora myself.
I got this through the MacHeist bundle, but keep coming back to Aurora. Not as pretty looking, but it does the trick. Actually, there's really not a difference in features, and the current version of Aurora is free. Aurora 4 is supposed to cost something though..

Hey guys - Jerry here from Embraceware.com. I just wanted to clarify a couple points on Awaken. Anyone who purchases Awaken gets free updates for life, whether its version 4.1 or 10.0. Awaken can wake your Mac from sleep mode. Support for powering on your Mac from being completely off will be coming in an update during the next week or so. Awaken will notify you when an update is available and update itself. We love interacting with users. Send us an email at support@embraceware.com anytime. Cheers.

Personally, I go for Robbie Hanson's (freeware) Alarm Clock, but I'll give Awaken 4 a try since I got it in the MacHeist bundle.

I got Awaken with the Macheist bundle too.

But I just use Quicksilver and the and the
"Run after Delay" or "Run at Time" function.

It'll play iTunes or do pretty much anything.

Actually, whenever a friend gets me to set up their new Mac for them I always install Quicksilver and then put the word "Virus" on a "Large Type" delay.

My friends who are unfamiliar with Macs are always terrified to see their screen filled with the dreaded word.

Then I just laugh and tell them that it's just a joke and that this is the only time they'll ever see that word on their computer.

L.M.

Alarm Clock 2 does a good job.
And it's free.

Just 2 very important questions : Is the upgrade Free for macheist buyers, AND

can it wake up SHUT DOWN macs to do the alarm? If not, it's totally useless, cause i might leave my imac on for some file transfers from time to time, but not the whole night just for a few seconds of awakening .....

PS and off topic : Can eyeTV wake up a SHUTDOWN mac? I know it can power up a sleeing mac, and i know that the EPG causes some macs to boot at night which disturbts people, so if the EPG can do that, the way more important feature of recording should also be able to do that?

Running scripts is so powerful with Awaken. I was playing around with it and I was able to send emails and set up skype calls at certain times, very awesome! Oh and by the way it wakes me up in the morning too!