BumpAlarm is a program that uses the motion sensors in Apple's new Powerbooks to trigger various actions when motion is detected. It can be set it to automatically play a sound file, send an email alert, or run an applescript.
By enabling MacOSX's password-protected screensaver, you can hide BumpAlarm so nobody knows it's running.
Set BumpAlarm to run an AppleScript when it detects motion and the possibilities are limitless. Here are a few ideas…. make the Finder beep incessantly, send an automated alert to someone with iChat, or take a picture or record video with
What's New
Version 09:
Fixed memory leak.
added custom about window.
loop checkbox now saves state in preferences file.
adjusted range of sensitivity slider.
interface improvements (Thanks Paul!)
Requirements
PPC, Mac OSX 10.3 or later, Amit Singh’s amstracker utility, available here.
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In response to the previous question, it should work fine with any computer with built in motion sensors. Please test it out and contact me if there are any incompatibilities. Thanks, -Shaun
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BumpAlarm is a program that uses the motion sensors in Apple's new Powerbooks to trigger various actions when motion is detected. It can be set it to automatically play a sound file, send an email alert, or run an applescript.
By enabling MacOSX's password-protected screensaver, you can hide BumpAlarm so nobody knows it's running.
Set BumpAlarm to run an AppleScript when it detects motion and the possibilities are limitless. Here are a few ideas…. make the Finder beep incessantly, send an automated alert to someone with iChat, or take a picture or record video with iSight.
BumpAlarm, requires Amit Singh's amstracker utility, available here. Save it to a convenient place on your hard drive. When you first open BumpAlarm it will ask you to locate it. If you don't have one of the new Powerbooks with the motions sensors in them, AMStracker will simulate it using your primary input device (mouse). Pretty cool!
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