Pocket PC as an ALARM CLOCK ?

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"Mike Smith" <test@test.com> wrote in message news:<ez2K0ObLEHA.2736@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>...
> anybody got the step by step for using my pocket PC (XDA II) as an alarm
> clock ?
> I read a thread online to get a prog called "wakeup tweak" ... is this the
> only way to do it so the ppc wakes up to sound the alarms ? but this makes
> my ppc go on and off every darn minute and its just annoying... is there
> another way to get it to work like a decent alarm clock ?
>
> Anyone with clues with the registry settings for this ? Is it just
> HKLM\System\CurrentCOntrolSet\Control\Power ?
>
> What should all my default values be for it to stay off when i turn my ppc
> off ?
>
> Any help would be trully appreciated...

You see, this is one of the problems that gave me a huge culture shock
when switching from palm to PPC. I can't imagine a palm user having to
ask this question; palmos is just sooooooooo intuitive and so
*reliable*; it works the way it should be.

Now, regarding PPC, i wouldn't use those calendar appointments and
their reminders, i would use "alarms". In PPC there is a difference.
You'll find the alarms on the today screen at the top.

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You can either tap the date at the top of the today screen and then
select alarms or you can open the "clock" icon in start/settings/system

The cautionary post probably refers to the fact that if you have the ppc
sound volume low or off, the alarm volume may be inaudible.

Beverly Howard

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Alarms should be repeating. You may need to select which days you'd like to
alarm to go off (note the SMTWTFS series of boxes near the alarm). If
you're having problems with alarms not continuing to go off on the days of
the week you've selected, please provide more details so we can investigate
the issue on our side.

--
GarrettV [MSFT]
Mobile Devices Product Group
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.


"Mike Henley" <mnhenley@msn.com> wrote in message
news:6005702b.0404290953.7b9f3119@posting.google.com...
> "Mike" <mikeotown@nospam.msn.com> wrote in message
news:<#jR1G7eLEHA.1264@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>...
> > Where? I don't see it.
> >
> > > You'll find the alarms on the today screen at the top.
>
> the icon looks like a clock. if you don't find it on your today screen
> go to settings, system, clock and choose alarms.
> from there set up an alarm, find a way to make it repeating
> (third-party app) and connect your ipaq to a 20w exernal speaker with
> active amplifier through the headphone jack and you'll have an alarm
> clock setup like mine
>
> good luck

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I regularly (daily) use my iPaq 5550 as an alarm clock. It was hit and miss
until I installed the Wakeup Tweak. I can now use it reliably to wake me up.
Prior to installing this I had to keep the PDA plugged into AC power for it
to be reliable.

Craig Enders


"Mike Smith" <test@test.com> wrote in message
news:%238gsGhjLEHA.2736@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Thanks for the feedback.. im using the XDA II pocket pc itself. On my
alarm
> setting there is an option to repeat sound yet it doesnt actually do that,
> it just plays the alarm sound once.. not really good when tryin to wake up
> in unearthly hours to catch a flight...
>
> Will the alarm ring itself even though the pda is switched off ?
>
> So the postings online about alarms not triggering are just about the
> appointment/reminders ? Therefore i dont need a 3rd party app like wakeup
> tweak installed if im just interested in using normal alarms ? if this is
> the case how do i go about setting it back to the orig settings ? cause my
> phone now tends to wake up every couple of minutes or so.. its killing my
> battery..
>
> Thanks in advanced...
>
>
> "Garrett Vargas [MSFT]" <garrettv@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:%239zy%23tiLEHA.340@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Alarms should be repeating. You may need to select which days you'd
like
> to
> > alarm to go off (note the SMTWTFS series of boxes near the alarm). If
> > you're having problems with alarms not continuing to go off on the days
of
> > the week you've selected, please provide more details so we can
> investigate
> > the issue on our side.
> >
> > --
> > GarrettV [MSFT]
> > Mobile Devices Product Group
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> >
> >
> > "Mike Henley" <mnhenley@msn.com> wrote in message
> > news:6005702b.0404290953.7b9f3119@posting.google.com...
> > > "Mike" <mikeotown@nospam.msn.com> wrote in message
> > news:<#jR1G7eLEHA.1264@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>...
> > > > Where? I don't see it.
> > > >
> > > > > You'll find the alarms on the today screen at the top.
> > >
> > > the icon looks like a clock. if you don't find it on your today screen
> > > go to settings, system, clock and choose alarms.
> > > from there set up an alarm, find a way to make it repeating
> > > (third-party app) and connect your ipaq to a 20w exernal speaker with
> > > active amplifier through the headphone jack and you'll have an alarm
> > > clock setup like mine
> > >
> > > good luck
> >
> >
>
>

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And is it possible setup my PPC (iPAQ 2210) to wake me up with my best MP3
file, with the headphone jack connecting to an amplifier?

Bitman

Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev] <BevNoSpamBevHoward.com> escribió en el
mensaje de noticias #HEUx8jLEHA.624@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> fwiw, on a hunch, I just ran a test with Jonathan Sach's Stoptime as I
> had previously noticed that it offers a volume setting when setting up
> alarms.
>
> I set the alarm at max volume, then set the alarm time, then used the
> windows sound icon to "turn off" the device's sound and powered down the
> device.
>
> The alarm went off at the expected time.
>
> Beverly Howard
>

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It is possible if you use a third party app like AlarmToday
(www.pocketmax.net).

Gilson

"Bitman" <scappo@conexion.com.py> wrote in message
news:ezZwRpkLEHA.3904@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> And is it possible setup my PPC (iPAQ 2210) to wake me up with my best MP3
> file, with the headphone jack connecting to an amplifier?
>
> Bitman
>
> Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev] <BevNoSpamBevHoward.com> escribió en el
> mensaje de noticias #HEUx8jLEHA.624@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > fwiw, on a hunch, I just ran a test with Jonathan Sach's Stoptime as I
> > had previously noticed that it offers a volume setting when setting up
> > alarms.
> >
> > I set the alarm at max volume, then set the alarm time, then used the
> > windows sound icon to "turn off" the device's sound and powered down the
> > device.
> >
> > The alarm went off at the expected time.
> >
> > Beverly Howard
> >
>
>

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Mike,

One more thing. I do have installed the Check Notifications program from
ScaryBear Software. It's freeware. I run it about once a week. I find that
it clears the duplicate events better than Wakeup Tweak does.

If you don't have it you can find it here:
http://www.scarybearsoftware.com/ppc_cn_overview.html

Craig Enders


"Mike Smith" <test@test.com> wrote in message
newsYmhjtmLEHA.3596@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> hey craig.. whats the setting on ur wakeup tweak ? 60s and do u check the
> wake up to full mode option thing too ???
>
> so now when ur carrying it about in ur pocket and turn it off to conserve
> battery... does it still turn itself on and off every couple of mins ??
>
> cause thats what mine is doing with the wakeup tweak. It never did that
out
> of the box. isnt there a way to say do that when i go to bed and when im
up
> and about disable the wakeup program ??
>
> is there a registry change i can do manually ?
>
>
> "Craig Enders" <craigenders@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uRsYFujLEHA.3516@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > I regularly (daily) use my iPaq 5550 as an alarm clock. It was hit and
> miss
> > until I installed the Wakeup Tweak. I can now use it reliably to wake me
> up.
> > Prior to installing this I had to keep the PDA plugged into AC power for
> it
> > to be reliable.
> >
> > Craig Enders
> >
> >
> > "Mike Smith" <test@test.com> wrote in message
> > news:%238gsGhjLEHA.2736@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > Thanks for the feedback.. im using the XDA II pocket pc itself. On my
> > alarm
> > > setting there is an option to repeat sound yet it doesnt actually do
> that,
> > > it just plays the alarm sound once.. not really good when tryin to
wake
> up
> > > in unearthly hours to catch a flight...
> > >
> > > Will the alarm ring itself even though the pda is switched off ?
> > >
> > > So the postings online about alarms not triggering are just about the
> > > appointment/reminders ? Therefore i dont need a 3rd party app like
> wakeup
> > > tweak installed if im just interested in using normal alarms ? if this
> is
> > > the case how do i go about setting it back to the orig settings ?
cause
> my
> > > phone now tends to wake up every couple of minutes or so.. its killing
> my
> > > battery..
> > >
> > > Thanks in advanced...
> > >
> > >
> > > "Garrett Vargas [MSFT]" <garrettv@online.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
> > > news:%239zy%23tiLEHA.340@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > Alarms should be repeating. You may need to select which days you'd
> > like
> > > to
> > > > alarm to go off (note the SMTWTFS series of boxes near the alarm).
If
> > > > you're having problems with alarms not continuing to go off on the
> days
> > of
> > > > the week you've selected, please provide more details so we can
> > > investigate
> > > > the issue on our side.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > GarrettV [MSFT]
> > > > Mobile Devices Product Group
> > > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > > rights.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Mike Henley" <mnhenley@msn.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:6005702b.0404290953.7b9f3119@posting.google.com...
> > > > > "Mike" <mikeotown@nospam.msn.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:<#jR1G7eLEHA.1264@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>...
> > > > > > Where? I don't see it.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > You'll find the alarms on the today screen at the top.
> > > > >
> > > > > the icon looks like a clock. if you don't find it on your today
> screen
> > > > > go to settings, system, clock and choose alarms.
> > > > > from there set up an alarm, find a way to make it repeating
> > > > > (third-party app) and connect your ipaq to a 20w exernal speaker
> with
> > > > > active amplifier through the headphone jack and you'll have an
alarm
> > > > > clock setup like mine
> > > > >
> > > > > good luck
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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didnt have anything else installed apart from it..
have alarmtoday installed now with wakeup tweak.. alarmtoday has a tweak for
the wakeup also but im not using it.. just using it solely to REPEAT an
alarm sound which i tought the pocket pc could do by itself..

alarms seem to be triggering off corectly now .. but i still find it
annoying that my pda keeps swictchin itself on and off every couple of
minutes or so.. odd part is i dont even have that setting on wakeup tweak to
full wake system up checked.. so why is it behaving this way ????

"Craig Enders" <craigenders@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:%23fVGUhtLEHA.3944@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Mike,
>
> One more thing. I do have installed the Check Notifications program from
> ScaryBear Software. It's freeware. I run it about once a week. I find that
> it clears the duplicate events better than Wakeup Tweak does.
>
> If you don't have it you can find it here:
> http://www.scarybearsoftware.com/ppc_cn_overview.html
>
> Craig Enders
>
>
> "Mike Smith" <test@test.com> wrote in message
> newsYmhjtmLEHA.3596@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > hey craig.. whats the setting on ur wakeup tweak ? 60s and do u check
the
> > wake up to full mode option thing too ???
> >
> > so now when ur carrying it about in ur pocket and turn it off to
conserve
> > battery... does it still turn itself on and off every couple of mins ??
> >
> > cause thats what mine is doing with the wakeup tweak. It never did that
> out
> > of the box. isnt there a way to say do that when i go to bed and when im
> up
> > and about disable the wakeup program ??
> >
> > is there a registry change i can do manually ?
> >
> >
> > "Craig Enders" <craigenders@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:uRsYFujLEHA.3516@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > I regularly (daily) use my iPaq 5550 as an alarm clock. It was hit and
> > miss
> > > until I installed the Wakeup Tweak. I can now use it reliably to wake
me
> > up.
> > > Prior to installing this I had to keep the PDA plugged into AC power
for
> > it
> > > to be reliable.
> > >
> > > Craig Enders
> > >
> > >
> > > "Mike Smith" <test@test.com> wrote in message
> > > news:%238gsGhjLEHA.2736@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > Thanks for the feedback.. im using the XDA II pocket pc itself. On
my
> > > alarm
> > > > setting there is an option to repeat sound yet it doesnt actually do
> > that,
> > > > it just plays the alarm sound once.. not really good when tryin to
> wake
> > up
> > > > in unearthly hours to catch a flight...
> > > >
> > > > Will the alarm ring itself even though the pda is switched off ?
> > > >
> > > > So the postings online about alarms not triggering are just about
the
> > > > appointment/reminders ? Therefore i dont need a 3rd party app like
> > wakeup
> > > > tweak installed if im just interested in using normal alarms ? if
this
> > is
> > > > the case how do i go about setting it back to the orig settings ?
> cause
> > my
> > > > phone now tends to wake up every couple of minutes or so.. its
killing
> > my
> > > > battery..
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advanced...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "Garrett Vargas [MSFT]" <garrettv@online.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> > > > news:%239zy%23tiLEHA.340@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > Alarms should be repeating. You may need to select which days
you'd
> > > like
> > > > to
> > > > > alarm to go off (note the SMTWTFS series of boxes near the alarm).
> If
> > > > > you're having problems with alarms not continuing to go off on the
> > days
> > > of
> > > > > the week you've selected, please provide more details so we can
> > > > investigate
> > > > > the issue on our side.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > GarrettV [MSFT]
> > > > > Mobile Devices Product Group
> > > > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
no
> > > > rights.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Mike Henley" <mnhenley@msn.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:6005702b.0404290953.7b9f3119@posting.google.com...
> > > > > > "Mike" <mikeotown@nospam.msn.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:<#jR1G7eLEHA.1264@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>...
> > > > > > > Where? I don't see it.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > You'll find the alarms on the today screen at the top.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > the icon looks like a clock. if you don't find it on your today
> > screen
> > > > > > go to settings, system, clock and choose alarms.
> > > > > > from there set up an alarm, find a way to make it repeating
> > > > > > (third-party app) and connect your ipaq to a 20w exernal speaker
> > with
> > > > > > active amplifier through the headphone jack and you'll have an
> alarm
> > > > > > clock setup like mine
> > > > > >
> > > > > > good luck
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>