There are a lot of alarm programs out there, both for your operating system and for your browser of choice. But if you're like me, you just want something simple and fast that does the job you need done. This is a very easy-to-install/-use pop-up alarm system that I use. It should work on Windows XP and up (sorry, Mac users -- I don't have anything for you!
).- Open up Notepad or Notepad++.
- Paste in the following:
Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") If WScript.Arguments.length < 2 Then WScript.Echo "Usage: alarm <time-in-minutes> <message>" Else WScript.Sleep WScript.Arguments.Item(0) * 60 * 1000 msg = "" For i = 1 to WScript.Arguments.Count - 1 msg = msg + WScript.Arguments.Item(i) + " " Next WshShell.Popup msg, -1, "Alarm", 64 End If
- Save it to your desktop as "alarm.vbs" (without the quotation marks). Make sure that when you're saving it, you change the "File Type" drop-down to say "All Types" or it will automatically save it as just a text file, which won't work for you. See below:
- Close Notepad/Notepad++.
- Hit the "Start" button or "Windows" key on your keyboard, then type in "C:\Windows" (without the quotation marks) in the "Search" box at the bottom and hit "Enter" on your keyboard. This should open the Windows folder. (You can also just navigate to this folder in any Windows Explorer window.)
- Minimize all other windows so that you can see your desktop and the "alarm.vbs" file you put there. Bring up the "C:\Windows" folder and make sure it's not maximized; you need to be able to see both the alarm file and the folder simultaneously:
- Drag "alarm.vbs" into the "C:\Windows" folder. It will probably ask you to confirm your action; say yes/okay.
- Hit the "Start" button or "Windows" key on your keyboard, then type "cmd" (without the quotation marks) in the "Search" box at the bottom and hit "Enter" on your keyboard. You'll see this:
- The format for using the alarm is "alarm #mins message". So if I wanted the alarm to tell me in an hour and a half (1.5 hours = 90 minutes) that the Snowager is asleep, I would type:
- After you've typed in your command, hit "Enter" on your keyboard.
That's it! You can X out of the command (CMD) window -- the alarm will still run. When the time has counted down to zero, a little pop-up box with your message will appear:
You can enter as many alarms as you want to at a time; there's no limit. I myself set an alarm every time I spin a wheel (Excitement, Mediocrity, and Slime) to let myself know when I can spin again. I also set it just after I start a pet's training to let me know when he/she will be done and ready to start their next course.
Enjoy!
Edited by Alodielle, 26 June 2012 - 01:36 PM.
