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Questions tagged [alarm]

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Is there an alarm clock app for Windows (running on a laptop)?

I need to use my laptop computer as an alarm clock. The laptop is specifically an X301 running Vista Enterprise Features I am looking for in this application, ordered by importance: Will work even if laptop is in sleep mode Is audible even if the…
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Outlook and all day event reminders

When I create an all day appointment in Outlook is defaults to setting a reminder eighteen hours before the start. Frankly I don't like being woken up at 6am! Is there any way to change the default? I get this both in Outlook 2003 and 2007. In…
Stephen Darlington
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iCal Default Alarm

How do I change the iCal default alarm from Message with Sound to just plain Message?
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iCal AppleScript, how to specify 'the same day at 9'?

I know that I can define a new iCal event programmatically, by means of AppleScript, defining something like: tell application "iCal" tell calendar "My Calendar" set theCurrentDate to current date set newEvent to make new event…
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Running a bash program every day at the same time

I've written a program using the bash shell that I want to use to wake myself up in the morning (pulls up the weather, plays some music, etc.). How do I make my Mac OSX run the program every day at 7:00 AM automatically?
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How can I automatically dismiss Alarms & Clock alarms after a specified amount of time?

First of all, I would like to say that I am new to this site. I have an account on Stack Overflow, so I understand the rules, but if my question is missing something important or anything else is wrong with it then please comment. I'll try to fix…
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Device /dev/spidev* not found

I have a Banana Pi M1 and wanted to flash libreboot on a ThinkPad T400. I followed Raspberry Pi (ThinkPad X200), as RPi's GPIO pins are almost the same as BPi's and T400's chip is the same as X200. The only problem is that when it comes to flash the…
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Can Windows 7, Vista, or XP notify me after 30 minutes, or at 2:30pm?

Come to think about it, since Windows 3.0, Windows 95, 2000, ME, XP, Vista, and Windows 7, does any Windows have a capability of giving a "beep beep" notification to me, let's say I need to go meet somebody after 30 minutes? Or give a "beep beep" at…
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Weird alarm sounding on my computer when under load, but no overheating

I am having a rather odd hardware issue and to be honest, I am not quite sure what is causing it. I have been building my own systems for over 10 years and have all kinds of qualifications, but this one has me completely stumped. Pretty much what is…
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Alarm when a wireless mouse disconnects

I work in a public computer lab where we just got a bunch of new computers, but they all came with these nice wireless mice. We'd like to reduce the chance of theft, so I thought that it might be helpful if some sort of alarm were to go off when…
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zone alarm 10 blocks eclipse updates

I have win 7 64 bit with zone alarm 10. Although zone alarm says it gives permissions to access the internet, eclipse fails to reach the internet. If I shut down zone alarm, eclipse can update fine - pretty conclusive. How do I configure zone…
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Alarm when battery is fully charged on laptop - Third party app

I would like to get an alert (with sound) when my laptop battery is fully charged. I checked many softwares on the net and none of them has that capability. Also there is a depricated thread on SuperUser and that software's link does not exist…
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Skype sound alarm until I read the message

I need a way (could be a software) that makes some noise when I receive a message on my Skype (desktop). Sometimes I'm away from my computer and I can't listen to the regular sound when I receive a message. I need something that only stops when I…
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Bios - wake by alarm -- what happens if computer is already on?

There are time I need to remote into my desktop for a couple weeks at time. The problem is, there is some strange error going on where the computer (which I have set to never hibernate, ever) --- will shut itself down maybe one every 1-2 weeks. I've…
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Is it possible to silence the Windows 8.1 alarms app?

The Windows 8.1 Alarms app is pretty cool, but I noticed that when the alarm goes off, a sound is played. This occurs even though I have muted my speakers and turned sounds completely off in the Personalize section of Control Panel. Opening up the…
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