Peachpit Learning Series Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger [Electronic resources] نسخه متنی

1.

Open a new window/workflow in Automator.

2.

In the Library pane, select iCal.

3.

In the Action pane, find the action titled "New iCal Events" and drag it into the workflow pane, as shown below.

4.

This makes a new event in iCal on the day and at the time you specify. So go through each parameter in the action and make your choices.

5.

Click the "Alarm" menu to choose "Play Song…." This opens a small window where you can choose any song in your iTunes collection.

This would actually be a lot easier if Apple would just let you add a song to the alarm directly in iCal.

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6.

Click the "Run" button at the top of the window to run this workflow. iCal opens and displays the event.

If you want this event to repeat, in iCal click the tiny menu next to "repeat" and make your choice. Below you can see that this song will wake me up for four days in a row.

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7.

You can close iCal and go back to your Automator workflow. You might want to save the workflow so you can run it again.

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You can use this in combination with the Energy Saver schedule to make your Mac start up or wake up at a particular time each morning. Your Mac might be completely Shut Down, but this will turn it on for you: In the System Preferences, use the "Energy Saver" pane. Click the "Schedule…" button and set your times.