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DESCRIPTION
Awaken turns your Mac into the ultimate alarm clock and sleep timer. You don't have to wake to an annoying buzzer anymore. Your Mac is filled with your music and Awaken would like you to wake to a playlist of your choice.

Some of the features include Apple Remote support for snoozing and stopping alarms, full screen mode allows you to read your alarm from a distance, volume and brightness fading to ease you out of sleep.

Use the sleep timer to fall asleep to your favorite music. Set the volume and brightness to slowly fade out over time as you fall asleep. Awaken can sleep your Mac as well to save power and wake it up at alarm time.

People who sleep and wake up to Awaken also wanted it to help during the day. We introduced the egg timer for quick timer tasks such as "Turn off the oven in 10 minutes or the cookies will burn! Epic fail on the chewy goodness". Over a dozen built-in sounds were added to be used for these kind of situations - like a cooking timer sound. You can also add your own custom MP3 files to expand Awaken's sound selection.

Awaken is a product we update regularly with new features based on your requests. To give back to the community of users and supporters we offer free updates for life (minor and major). Awaken 5 is in development and will be released soon - FREE to anyone who has purchased any version.

For more information on Awaken 5 - please check out our latest blog entry.

WHAT'S NEW
Version 4.0.20:
  • Bug fixed where Awaken would not launch in time after being closed.
  • Bug fixed to address error loading built-in sounds.
  • Bug fixed where iTunes 8 would stop after 1 song.
  • Bug fixed related to preferences window.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4.6 or later.

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Developer:Embraceware
Downloads:51,892
  - Version d/l:4,914
Business:Personal Info Managers
License:Shareware
Date:23 Sep 2008
Platform:PPC/Intel
Price:$15.00
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Sep 8 2009

ICONZ113  ya once SL dropped, i went to alarm clock pro because they were releasing versions more frequently.  
(Version 4.0.20)

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Aug 6 2009

ESTNYC  Well, after a few days they did write me with a suggestion for fixing the problem. Alas, it didn't work. I've written their tech support back more than once telling them it didn't work, and after a week or more, I've heard nothing. It's a shame. I really like this product and was very happy to pay for it, but it just doesn't work on my iMac now, and I'm getting no help at all from the developer. Time to move on, I guess.   
(Version 4.0.20)

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Jul 23 2009

ESTNYC  I have been a big fan of Awaken for years. However, I have to agree with the comments about vanishing technical support. I installed my copy of Awaken on a new computer, and every time I launch it, I get an error message that I must enter my admin password so it can install a helper to allow it to wake my Mac from sleep. However, I enter my password, and it apparently doesn't install whatever it needs to, as I can't activate the "wake from sleep" feature, and every time I launch Awaken I get the same error message.

I've written Embraceware repeatedly, and no reply. I wasn't worried until I came here and saw other people were having support requests go unanswered. I suppose I'm on my own here. I hope embraceware returns from vacation, or wherever they've gone, as I like this program, and I want to continue using it.  
(Version 4.0.20)

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Jul 10 2009

BOBP63  It's really disappointing that support for Awaken 4 has dropped off a cliff; at this rate it’s really doubtful we’ll ever see Awaken 5.  
(Version 4.0.20)

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May 4 2009

SLARKIN  I sent this e-mail on 4/28/09 to support@embraceware.com concerning

a problem I am having with Awaken. No reply. Sent this again on 4/30/09.

Still no reply from support. So now I have both a problem with the software

and a lack of support from the developer!! ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹

I own Awaken version 4.0.2.0.

When I put the timer on to remind me to do something &

click on "use full screen" there is a problem.

As the alarm starts at full screen I move my mouse to

choose whatever I want to happen, before I know it the

whole screen is BLACK. So I hit every button to get

my screen back, including force quit, but nothing happens

& my screen is still black.

This happened on the earlier version as well. I had hoped

this problem would have been resolved in this version.

It is no fun losing the use of my computer in trying to

deal with this.

If this is a bug in Awaken 4.0.2.0. it needs to be fixed.

If there is something in preferences, please let me know

what to change.  
(Version 4.0.20)

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Apr 1 2009
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NATTHULHU  I've been having issues with alarms simply not going off and disappearing from the queue (they reappear when Awaken is closed and re-opened). Console message just states:

4/1/09 6:30:03 AM Awaken[1862] Awaken error report: ""iTunes""

and then

4/1/09 6:31:24 AM com.embraceware.awaken[1874] Wed Apr 1 06:31:24 NatBook.local com.embraceware.awaken[1874] : Shutting down

Anyone else having this problem with itunes alarms?   
(Version 4.0.20)

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Sep 16 2008
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COOLMEMIN  This is a great, simple, effective application. There was a crashing problem but it was fixed almost immediately. It does its job very well and without much fluff. Incredibly easy to use.  
(Version 4.0.18)

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Aug 11 2008

BEWEIS  No update on August 9th. Awaken still crashes on my iMac G5 10.5.4. Even when I delete all prefs and the folder the developer described. Hope they fix it soon.  
(Version 4.0.12)

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Aug 11 2008

EMBRACEWARE  Awaken 4.0.13 is now available. Please email our support team if you have any problems: support@embraceware.com - thanks!  
(Version 4.0.13)

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Aug 8 2008

EMBRACEWARE  If Awaken crashes on startup after upgrading to the latest version please delete the Awaken folder located here: /Users/Shared/Awaken. We are working on an official fix for this in version 4.0.13 coming on Saturday August 9th.  
(Version 4.0.12)

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Aug 5 2008

UNIQUE-ISH  Well, this is disappointing. After months of waiting for a bug fix, the application crashes on opening with the just-released 4.0.12 version. Don't get me wrong, I love Awaken; I just like it better when it works. Hopefully this a one step backwards, two steps forward kind of scenario...  
(Version 4.0.12)

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Aug 5 2008

EMBRACEWARE  We have a support team dedicated to help anyone with problems quickly via email: support@embraceware.com. Regarding the startup crash - please try deleting the following directory: /Users/Shared/Awaken  
(Version 4.0.12)

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Aug 5 2008

EMBRACEWARE  Sam, let us know if the above fixed your problem. If so, we'll be releasing an update today for it.  
(Version 4.0.12)

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Aug 5 2008

UNIQUE-ISH  Hey, yeah thanks for your help. Deleting the Awaken folder in the Users/Shared/ directory corrected your problem. Sorry it took me so long to respond, and thanks for your help!  
(Version 4.0.12)

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