[HOWTO] - Make iCal an alarm clock!

[Snark]

or you could set an ical alarm to open up a song file (opening with itunes) and that would be that.

My alarm opens up some system of a down for me. That wakes me up very fast.

[JonDVD]

Hi,

I am very new to the mac world and am a little confused. Could someone please give me detailed instructions on how to do this from start to finish.

Thanks

[MacMuppet]

Originally Posted by JonDVD

Hi,

I am very new to the mac world and am a little confused. Could someone please give me detailed instructions on how to do this from start to finish.

Thanks

Just use this, its easier...

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/13824

[MDLarson]

Originally Posted by MacMuppet

Just use this, its easier...

incomplete link

Here:
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/13824

[MDLarson]

JonDVD, if you're still interested in the tip as boi has outlined, try this:

1) Open the Script Editor program (Hard Drive > AppleScript > Script Editor)

2) Create a new AppleScript (Script Editor should have a blank one open the first time you start it).

3) Copy this code into the main text area:

tell application "iTunes"
set myVol to sound volume
repeat until (myVol = 0)
set myVol to myVol - 0.25
set sound volume to myVol
end repeat
pause
end tell

4) Click on the Compile button (you should not get any errors and Script Editor should color and format the code). Test the script by playing iTunes so you can hear it, then click on the Run button in Script Editor. If iTunes' volume fades away and pauses, the script works.

5) Save this AppleScript as "Hush iTunes" or whatever you want. Remember where you saved it, as you'll need to open this file via iCal later.

6) Repeat steps 2 through 5 for this code (and name the file "Wake Me Up iTunes"):

tell application "iTunes"
set sound volume to 20
play playlist "wake up"
end tell
set volume 6

NOTE: You will need to have an iTunes playlist called "wake up" for this script to work!

7) Open iCal. Create a new Calendar and name it "Alarm". Create 2 events - one for waking up and one for fading the music to go to sleep.

8) Click on the "alarm" option and choose "Open file". Choose the AppleScript files (Wake Me Up iTunes and Hush iTunes) for the proper event. I changed the default "15 minutes before" to 0 for a more straight-forward approach.

9) Assign a repeating schedule as appropriate under the "repeat" option for each event.

It should work!

[wnowak1]

great tip. I like reading these how-tos/tips, etc since I'm a new mac user...

[ApeintheShell]

Could you make an automator plug-in for us? Just wondering.

[MDLarson]

Originally Posted by ApeintheShell

Could you make an automator plug-in for us? Just wondering.

If you're asking me, I'm going to have to respectfully decline. I don't have a lot of free time, plus I have no experience with Automator.