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)

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)

SAM SPENCER  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)

JGFOX  I've been trying this application out for the past two weeks and while I really like it (and the price is quite low) there is one major flaw in the program that I've found.

Sometimes I wake up before Awaken is scheduled to sound. While I'm actively using the computer, Awaken will take over, go into full screen alarm setup and start gradually increasing the volume of the music as it should. The problem is that when I'm actively using the computer Awaken should not activate in full screen mode despite the settings.

Worse yet, Awaken was not responsive to my mute button at all so I had to close the laptop to silence the music because I was on a phone call.

Outside of this epic flaw in the program, I still think it's worth the $12.95 for the program and will end up buying it. I will just have to make sure I uncheck every alarm each day that I wake up before Awaken to ensure it doesn't hinder my workflow and start playing music uncontrollably while I'm on the phone.  (Version 4.0.11)