Bedtime for Bonzo (telling my iMac when to go to sleep)

jezbo666 · 04-29-2003, 09:19 PM

I would like to know if anyone has an idea on how I should tell my flat panel iMac (g4 800 running 10.1.x) to go to sleep at a specified time. My reasoning for this is one of sheer laziness; I would like to not get out of bed when a DVD finishes.

Because of the way Apple's DVD player acts, when a DVD is finished it loops those annoying "Media Rich" DVD menus endlessly. This sucks when I'm trying to sleep 'cause I fear I'll never get the theme from 'Dude, Where's My Car?' out of my head. Please help! If you know a h4ck for apple's DVD player I'd be happy for that too.

Thanks,
Jezbo666

jezbo666 · 04-30-2003, 06:55 PM

iSleep by FlyMac (http://isleep.free.fr/) is supposed to do what I want. I will try this when I get a chance. iSleep seems to be freeware and for 10.1 (puma). Here it is:

http://isleep.free.fr/softwares/iSleep_1.5b.sit

yold · 04-30-2003, 11:45 PM

try using the unix schedueler "cron" to open an applescript that puts your computer to sleep. try "man crontab" "man cron", google, and apple's applescript documentation for more info.

ty604 · 05-01-2003, 12:02 AM

yes, isleep is your answer. I use it for itunes AND DVD.

LAter

djn1 · 05-01-2003, 02:29 AM

Use CronniX to enter the following cron entry at the specified time:

Code:

osascript -e 'tell application "Finder"' -e 'sleep' -e 'end tell'

04-29-2003, 09:19 PM	#1
jezbo666 Prospect Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 3	Bedtime for Bonzo (telling my iMac when to go to sleep) I would like to know if anyone has an idea on how I should tell my flat panel iMac (g4 800 running 10.1.x) to go to sleep at a specified time. My reasoning for this is one of sheer laziness; I would like to not get out of bed when a DVD finishes. Because of the way Apple's DVD player acts, when a DVD is finished it loops those annoying "Media Rich" DVD menus endlessly. This sucks when I'm trying to sleep 'cause I fear I'll never get the theme from 'Dude, Where's My Car?' out of my head. Please help! If you know a h4ck for apple's DVD player I'd be happy for that too. Thanks, Jezbo666 __________________ G3 300 OS 10.2

04-30-2003, 06:55 PM	#2
jezbo666 Prospect Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 3	Eureka! I found it... maybe. iSleep by FlyMac (http://isleep.free.fr/) is supposed to do what I want. I will try this when I get a chance. iSleep seems to be freeware and for 10.1 (puma). Here it is: http://isleep.free.fr/softwares/iSleep_1.5b.sit __________________ G3 300 OS 10.2

04-30-2003, 11:45 PM	#3
yold Prospect Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 4	cron try using the unix schedueler "cron" to open an applescript that puts your computer to sleep. try "man crontab" "man cron", google, and apple's applescript documentation for more info.

05-01-2003, 02:29 AM	#5
djn1 MVP Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,212	Use CronniX to enter the following cron entry at the specified time: Code: osascript -e 'tell application "Finder"' -e 'sleep' -e 'end tell' __________________ chromasia G4/800, OS 10.3.x, 1.25GB RAM, 2x80GB HD, 60GB firewire, Geforce4MX, Iiyama VMpro 455+413 Goldtouch keyboard, Cirque EasyCat trackpad, D-Link DSL-604+

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05-01-2003, 12:02 AM	#4
ty604 Prospect Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 5	yes, isleep is your answer. I use it for itunes AND DVD. LAter