Looking for Windows Alarm Software

[sechs]

I'm looking for a visual alarm that i can set to go off weekdays. Free is a plus.

I'm working an on-site contract, and I need to make sure that I leave in time to catch the shuttle to the train station. I have an XP computer at my disposal, but it's a crappy HP Compaq (how much worse can it get?) with an internal speaker which, for very good reasons, is always muted.

A couple times last week, I had to really dash for the shuttle. I'd like to avoid that.


Thanks

 

[ddrueding]

Set up task scheduler to launch Goatse?

 

[Will Rickards]

alarm clock on your cell phone?

 

[sechs]

Set up task scheduler to launch Goatse?

I'm afraid that you're going to have to be a little more descriptive than that.

 

[sechs]

alarm clock on your cell phone?

Or, I could just bring an alarm clock. Either would involve me buying the necessary device... which isn't necessary.

 

[ddrueding]

Use windows task scheduler to launch something at the appropriate time. Have it launch a website, a word document, whatever.

 

[MaxBurn]

Unfortunately goatse.cx was taken down last year along with the giver site as well.

Task scheduler: open a word document with leave now in it. Five minutes later open a wave file with an alarm bell or something.

There has simply got to be a freeware alarm utility somewhere too.

Cell phones, PDA's, Watches all have alarm functions too.

I really like my blackberry for this: I put an apointment on my corporate calendar with date and time. If you set off the reminder box it rings the blackberry. Nothing you have to do to synch, just shows up there.

 

[ddrueding]

I have google calendar send reminders to my phone...very handy.

 

[Fushigi]

Task scheduler: run SHUTDOWN /T 60 to give yourself time to close your documents.

 

[timwhit]

I just setup a scheduled task that would open winamp with a mp3 passed as a parameter like this: "C:\Progra~1\Winamp\Winamp.exe d:\mp3\songs\test.mp3"

Looks like it works fine to me.

 

[sechs]

There has simply got to be a freeware alarm utility somewhere too.

The general problem with opening a web page or Word document is that 99% of the time, I've Firefox and Word open already and apt to ignore it. Also, the machine needs to stay on while I'm not using it, so setting it to shut down, is counterproductive.

I am looking for something obtrusive and flashy.

 

[timwhit]

Open a flash document.

 

[ddrueding]

...or a movie file.

 

[Howell]

msg username Don't miss the bus.

 

[Santilli]

Use Outlook, and set an event? They always make noise, and pop up with a delay reminder...

GS

 

[JKKJ]

http://bluefive.pair.com/alarm.htm

 

[sechs]

http://bluefive.pair.com/alarm.htm

I'll test this one out and see how it goes.