ROBBIEHANSON15  This application runs in the system menu bar in the upper right-hand corner of your screen. (I didn't notice it at first, which is why some people may think it's not launching properly.) It worked perfectly for me. Just opened the preferences, and selected my Airport Express, and it did it's thing.  
(Version 0.5)

ROBBIEHANSON15  That's a great idea, but I'm not sure if it's possible. I'll have to dive into Core Audio to find out for sure. But I've never seen another application that could force audio to the normal speakers if headphones were plugged in...  
(Version 2.4.2)

ROBBIEHANSON15  FILMDAN - I appreciate your honesty. One of the distinguishing factors of this alarm clock is that it doesn't depend on iTunes to play its music. You don't have to worry about the problems that depending on iTunes presents. Such as:

If an info panel or the preferences window is left open, iTunes applescripting doesn't work, and thus an alarm won't sound.

If iTunes is set to play to remote speakers that you can't hear (maybe they're downstairs), iTunes will play just fine, but you won't wake up.

The problem you mentioned, (attempting to play unauthorized protected songs) was a known problem. I've worked hard to fix it, and I'm proud to let you know that this is no longer a problem as of version 2.4.1.

By the way, the application that you switched to: have you tried setting an alarm in it and telling it to play a playlist that contains unauthorized music? Does it work? I know that many of the competitors fail under this particular situation. I'm happy to let you know that alarm clock now handles this situation perfectly.  
(Version 2.4.1)

ROBBIEHANSON15  No problem. Glad I could help.  
(Version 2.3.8)

ROBBIEHANSON15  First of all, stop repairing your permissions all the time. You don't need to. Read this for more information: http://daringfireball.net/2006/04/repair_permissions_voodoo

When you "repair" permissions, you are screwing up the alarm clock program. You see, when you authenticate, you are giving the alarm clock permission to wake your computer from sleep. Then you go and "repair" your permissions, which resets the permissions of the alarm clock. Thus, it doesn't have permission to wake your computer from sleep anymore. You see, it shouldn't be called "repair" permissions, it should be called "reset" permissions. And the program runs blindly, just guessing at what the permissions of everything should be. It certainly doesn't know that you want to allow your alarm clock special permission to wake your computer from sleep. So it just resets everything to default permissions. If you're going to be repairing your permissions all the time for no reason, you will also have to reauthenticate the alarm clock everytime.  
(Version 2.3.8)

ROBBIEHANSON15  I believe I read your original comment wrong. I thought you were saying that it doesn't launch iTunes, but I see that what you were really trying to say is that because it doesn't use iTunes, it doesn't play to your remote speakers. You are correct on this. Alarm Clock does not have AirPort express support, because I feel this is a BAD idea.

Sure it sounds cool to be able to wake up via your wireless connection to some remote speakers. But you should be asking yourself: Is this a good idea? This is an alarm clock, and stability is #1. Think about what happens if your iTunes library is set to play to remote speakers, but the speakers are unavailable. What happens? iTunes pops up an error message and nothing happens. If this was your alarm trying to go off in the morning, you wouldn't wake up! Or what if iTunes was set to play to the wrong remote speaker system? I have 2 airport expresses in my house, and one happens to be connected to my speakers outside on the patio. If this was set, iTunes would play fine, but I certainly wouldn't hear it, and certainly wouldn't wake up! This is yet another reason I decided not to rely on iTunes to play your alarms in the morning. I take the stability of this application very seriously, and refuse to implement features that sound cool, but actually damage the stability of the Alarm Clock. Besides, if you're using a software program on your computer to wake up in the morning, it's a safe bet that the computer is in the bedroom. If the computer isn't in the bedroom, I wouldn't suggest trying to use it as an alarm clock in the first place.  
(Version 2.3.7)

ROBBIEHANSON15  Alarm Clock doesn't start iTunes because it doesn't need to start iTunes. It plays all the songs internally without depending on iTunes. This is done on purpose. iTunes is an excellent program, but wasn't made with the requirements of an alarm clock in mind. There are serveral situations where relying on iTunes for your alarm wouldn't work correctly. What if you recenlty updated iTunes, and when your alarm clock launched it in the morning, iTunes prompted you to reagree to the licensee agreement? Or what if you set your alarm clock to play a playlist in iTunes, but the playlist no longer exists. It's exactly because of all these little "gottchas" that I decided to write my own alarm clock in the first place. I wanted mine to be reliable 100% of the time.

It would seem that you haven't given Alarm Clock a chance. You said it didn't start iTunes. It doesn't need to, it will play the music internally. And if you didn't immediately hear the music playing, that's because your test alarm had "Easy Wake" enabled. This is a setting that gradually increases the alarm volume over time, enabling you to wake up gently in the morning. Easy Wake is fully customizable in the app's preferences. It's default settings, I believe, start the volume out at 0% and increase it to 100% over the course of 2 minutes. It sounds like you made a test alarm, enabled easy wake, and when the alarm went off, you immediately noticed iTunes wasn't running, stopped the alarm, and ran to MacUpdate to post a comment. I encourage you to try the application again. I think you'll find it to be the most stable alarm clock software on the market.  
(Version 2.3.7)

ROBBIEHANSON15  New feature in version 2.3.5: Using color or black & white icons is now in option in the app's preferences. Enjoy.  
(Version 2.3.5)

ROBBIEHANSON15  Yes, there is a way to reset the alarm to the default sound without deleting it. Just select a song in any playlist, and then hold down command and click the song again. This will unselect the song, and you'll see "Default Alarm" appear in the lower right-hand corner.  
(Version 2.3.2)

ROBBIEHANSON15  Actually, it's not quite silence. It plays the default alarm sound.

But you are correct. Streaming radio stations aren't supported at this time. This is something that I've been working on but haven't perfected yet. As you know, Alarm Clock doesn't play it's music through iTunes using AppleScript like many other alarm clock applications. This is just asking for trouble. (Imagine you just updated iTunes, and the alarm clock launches it to play its music in the morning, but instead a dialog box pops up prompting the user to reaccept the license agreement...) I can get almost all radio stations to play at this point, but I still have to work out any problems that may occur while playing them. Like being disconnected, or the radio stream stalling, etc. Since stability is the most important aspect of my application, I haven't included this functionality into the app. I would like to, but first need to make sure it's absolutely safe and stable.  
(Version 2.3.2)

ROBBIEHANSON15  I understand what you're saying. It annoys some people to have to add the sample alarms to the iTunes library, and it doesn't bother other people at all. I've been struggling with what to do about this problem for a while. I could easily integrate the sample alarms into the application. The only problem is that if I do this I turn a little 1.5 Mb app into a 6 Mb app. It's not like it would take up any more space in RAM, but some people appreciate the faster download of a small app, and like that it doesn't take up much disc space. I've created a poll here on MacUpdate to try to get people's opinion on the matter. Thank you for your thoughts on the subject.  
(Version 2.3.1)

ROBBIEHANSON15  I have to agree with you. When I first saw the screenshot, with the brushed metal window I thought, "Oh no, not more brushed metal..." After I downloaded the app, I edited the nib file, unchecked a single button, and made the window aqua. (Took all of 5 seconds) I think it looks much better this way, but that's just my opinion.

The app itself is extremely handy. If it looks interesting, but you shudder at its brushed metal exterior like I did, give it a shot. Chances are you're a developer, and can change it in no time.  
(Version 0.961)

ROBBIEHANSON15  Version 2.1.X is compatible with 10.3.

I had to break compatibility in version 2.2 to deliver several requested (and much needed) features.

You can download version 2.1.6 here:

http://www.robbiehanson.com/alarmclock/downloads/Alarm%20Clock%20(2.1.6).dmg  
(Version 2.2.2)

ROBBIEHANSON15  Although I answered the original poster via email a long time ago, I'll post an overview of my response here for everyone else who may be interested.

1.) I'm a hard-core morning slacker too! And I think you're misinterpreting the alarm termination preference. This only kicks in when the music is playing. So feel free to hit snooze as many times as you want... I always do! The automatic termination is only there in case you're not there when the alarm goes off, or you get up and go take a shower without hitting stop, or similar situations. This way you don't annoy the neighbors all day long!

2.) While not exactly what you wanted, in version 2.2, I implemented a popular feature request: shuffle. So now you can play a plalist out of order.

3.) This is a biggie. I got a ton of feedback about this problem actually. So in version 2.2 I switched to native date/time formatters. Every localization should now automatically have the proper date/time format.

I enjoyed and appreciated your constructive criticism. It's due to feedback such as yours that applications go from good to great!  
(Version 2.2)

ROBBIEHANSON15  The date format is now being localized for Y-M-D as per your request. I've had many such requests, and many other localizations will now be supported as well. The implementation is done, and testing is in progress. Thanks for the heads up, and look for this feature in 2.1.6 (coming in the next week or so).  
(Version 2.1.5)