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RE: Re: Automating the alarm clock



Duh..

Answers own question... It's already there, as Application.Reminder :-)

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Harrison
Sent: 20 August 2002 13:41
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: Automating the alarm clock


LOL,

I just suggested that over on UKHA_HAMP3R

The good news is that SWMBO has already asked for an Outlook "Calendar Reminder" xAP plugin...

This will be a VB app on the toolbar, not a VBA thing (so that it can run every minute, rather than being triggered...)

... of course, if anyone knows how to capture an Outlook "calendar reminder" event???

M.

-----Original Message-----
From: PatrickLidstone [mailto:patrickl@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 20 August 2002 13:33
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Automating the alarm clock


--- In ukha_d@y..., Stuart Booth <lists@s...> (Stuart Booth) wrote:
> I was just posting over on StuartP's HAMP3r group
> (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ukha_hamp3r/) about having some
server
> side s/w operating that automated playing some MP3s on the MP3
player
> in lue of an alarm clock.
>
> I truly hate setting the alarm on my clock as it's a cycle forward
> only job. I'd MUCH rather write some s/w on the PC that interfaced
> with regional weather reports (I get up significantly later if I'm
> cycling into work when it's dry) and my schedule (Outlook, whatever)
> to determine:
>
> a) is it a weekday or weekend?
> b) am I at work or on holiday today?
> c) is the weather nice and likely to remain dry?
> d) do I have to travel anywhere so I need to get up earlier?
> e) what time did I go to bed last night, in case I had better sleep
in
> for an extra ten minutes.
> f) is my mate in the office today and can I tap a lift?! (Hi Bob! :)
>
> And then work out what time to do it's alarm tune thing.
>
> It struck me that since I'll have an MP3 player in my bedroom, why
not
> just push MP3 data down to it at the pre-determined time, perhaps
> ramping the volume up gradually to a pre-set maximum. Lots of s/w
> customisability there of course.
>
> How do you automate your alarm clocks?!


Sounds like a job for xAP + Home Display + a really big bell to me :-)

Patrick



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