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Petr Schreiber
10-02-2009, 23:56
Hi,
I know you will doubt if I am normal after reading this post... but here is what I did.
My clock alarm did not woke me up - I became alarm resistant :) I had also time-crisis problem checking forum before leaving to school.
Solution:
Setup BIOS to wake up PC at 6:30
Configure autologging of Windows without password ( beware this is not very safe )
I created script to tell me using SAPI what day is ( speaking PC wakes you up well )
Script downloads RSS for this forum and reads last messages
I placed link to script to "After startup" Windows folder
It is not perfect ... but it makes you feel you are waking up in futuristic world :D
The attached version will tell you something any time, mine home one is customized to not speak when I am logging in later during the day.
It is very basic script, but it will hopefully entertain you for a while :)
Petr
ErosOlmi
11-02-2009, 00:12
So simple, so clever, so GREAT !
:eusaclap:
:zzz: :zzz: :zzz: :mrgreen:
Very original script. :eusaclap:
Michael Hartlef
11-02-2009, 08:34
I'm sure it is a nice script. Can't test it on a MAC :)
Charles Pegge
11-02-2009, 15:14
Excellent Petr!
There are so many uses for this kind of script.
I use computer speech extensively - does most of my reading, so I'm going to try the Sapi voice for reporting program results or errors.
It would also be nice to access regular html pages, say Wikipedia to get information read out with some A.I. to select relevant content.
I'm sure it is a nice script. Can't test it on a MAC :)
are you not using VMware?, it works OK here (VMware with windows XP on OS X)
Michael Hartlef
11-02-2009, 18:07
I'm sure it is a nice script. Can't test it on a MAC :)
are you not using VMware?, it works OK here (VMware with windows XP on OS X)
I mean wake up the MAC, can't test that. ;) The rest works, I'm sure about that as I know the quality of code Petr allways delivers.
catventure
11-02-2009, 19:19
Solution:
Setup BIOS to wake up PC at 6:30
Configure autologging of Windows without password ( beware this is not very safe )
I created script to tell me using SAPI what day is ( speaking PC wakes you up well )
Script downloads RSS for this forum and reads last messages
I placed link to script to "After startup" Windows folder
Hi Petr,
Very inventive and worked OK on Vista. I agree with the others. Good job.
Regards,
catventure.
Petr Schreiber
11-02-2009, 19:30
Thanks all for nice replies!,
parsing web pages is quite easy with ThinBasic, GRAB$ extraction of HTML is perfect ( and advanced users can maybe take XML ). So Wikipedia reading could be easy.
I was thinking also of "murmuring seeker" - script which could seek information for you on internet while informing you on progress and "what did he found" :)
Petr--
That's a GREAT program!
As the North Woods lumberjack said, "its slicker than a three dolloar axe handle."
Don
Lionheart008
12-02-2009, 14:19
dear petr:-) very, very nice tool and I woke up this morning with your script, must laugh :-D, it's a damned good little tool and I like such small scripts... unfortunately I have no sound card at my notebook and no internet connection this morning... to have a look at my posts at the thinbasic forum board :)
wish to have a nice day, see you, I come back tomorrow...
lionheart snow-x-men
Petr--
I have you'r WAKEUP script working fine, but I don't know how you "setup" the BIOS to start the PC at a predeterined time. Can you tell me how you did?
Don
Petr Schreiber
12-02-2009, 20:20
Hi Don,
I have Award BIOS, in others it should be similar.
- When PC boots up, I press DEL
- Then I choose "Power Management Setup" ( 4th item )
- It takes me to menu where I must set "Power-On by Alarm" to "[Enabled]", "Day of Month Alarm" to "[Everyday]" and "Time (hh:mm:ss) alarm" to time of your choice ( these items are around center of screen )
- Then just save the changes and reboot your PC
Frank, without voice of "Sam" from SAPI it is half the fun :D
Petr --
Thanks very much for the BIOS setting info.
Can't wait to try it.
Don