Status: Release/Final
Language: C++
Platform: Win9x, WinNT, Win2000/XP
Downloads: 333

I made this simple app as a replacement to using the blank screensaver when I'm leaving the computer (usually for the night). Instead of the monitor(s) eventually going to standby after a certain idle time, they'll go immediately when you run this program. This saves power (since I know I won't be back for awhile) and keeps the backlight glow from ...

I made this simple app as a replacement to using the blank screensaver when I'm leaving the computer (usually for the night). Instead of the monitor(s) eventually going to standby after a certain idle time, they'll go immediately when you run this program. This saves power (since I know I won't be back for awhile) and keeps the backlight glow from disturbing my sleep. When I say "simple app", I mean really simple, like 1 line of code simple. It takes a single function call to perform, but yet Microsoft couldn't be bothered to include this anywhere in Windows' interface. It actually took me more time to make the icon than to do the code.

Tip: If you put a shortcut to this program in your Start Menu somewhere, you can set the "Shortcut key" to whatever hotkey you want and use that to put the monitor(s) into standby.

1.1:
-fixed possible hanging due to other apps running being hung

Monitor Standby 333 Downloads	Download

Status: Beta/Work-in-Progress
Language: Visual Basic .NET
Platform: Win9x, Win2000/XP
Downloads: 438

This program was the answer to all the problems my previous "found on the internet" alarm program had (see images). My alarm focuses on reliability, ease-of-use, and useful features so that the user is always alerted in the appropriate manner of their choosing and with minimal hassles. The features from the Documentation follow. ...

This program was the answer to all the problems my previous "found on the internet" alarm program had (see images). My alarm focuses on reliability, ease-of-use, and useful features so that the user is always alerted in the appropriate manner of their choosing and with minimal hassles. The features from the Documentation follow.

• Multiple alarms that are easy to add, change, or delete
• 9 alarm date types ensure that you'll quickly be able to set alarms to match your schedule
• Big button text on the alarm dialog helps the sleepy-eyed and visually-impaired in the mornings
• Customizable action list lets you predefined what happens when alarms go off
• Choose from 4 different action types, such as playing a sound or showing a message box
• Sound actions can play any number of sound formats (WAV, MP3, WMA, OGG, etc) courtesy of the included FMOD library
• Program interacts with system standby to either prevent it or wake the computer up when there's an active alarm
• Intelligent, threaded time monitor manages its own polling rate and process priority to keep system usage down (especially when minimized to tray)
• Many options to suit the user's needs and personal preferences

0.9.3b:
-fixed monitor standby on snooze option
-fixed max snooze
-fixed a bug where one could use the number key shortcuts to snooze when snoozing wasn't allowed due to max snooze
-fixed another bug where daily alarms weren't displaying their time in the alarm settings

0.9.2b:
-fixed a bug with configuration backups backing up to the wrong directory (i.e. root)

0.9.1b:
-fixed a bug with incorrect snooze lengths
-fixed a bug where the time an alarm was at (%b) was not displayed in the systray tooltip for daily alarms

0.9b:
-First Public Release

Snake's Alarm 0.9 beta 438 Downloads	Download