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Setting up your Skype wake-up call

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    Go to Start then Run (or hold the Windows key + R), type in compmgmt.msc then hit OK. Accept any UAC prompts you might encounter.

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    In the left hand pane, click Task Scheduler, and in the very right hand pane, select Create Task. You don't get the best results if you just select "Create Basic Task".

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    In the Name field, type a rememberable name, same as the Description box. Make sure both highlighted options are also selected.

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    On the Trigger tab, simply select New to create a new trigger event.

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    This part is important, to set the "alarm clock". To wake up every day, select Daily, and change the time accordingly. Make sure you recur it every 1 day so you wake up every day at the same time.

    Read more over on the iGeneration blog.

    You'll also want a failsafe in place, so Repeat task every 5 minutes for a duration of 30 minutes so if you miss the first one, it'll keep ringing you every 5 minutes for the next half hour.

    Make sure the task expires, say an hour or so after the initial start of the task, and that the check box next to Enabled is ticked. Hit OK.

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    On the Actions tab, again, simply select New.

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    This next part is very important. Make sure that the action is set to Start a program, and that the program/script is:

    "C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe

    presuming that Skype is in fact installed, and in that location. By default, it is.

    In the arguments, make sure you enter:

    /callto:#######

    where the #'s are your international cell phone number, including country code. For me, I would start it +447743... etc. Hit OK when you've done.

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    Check this to make sure you've entered all of your information in correctly.

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    On the Conditions tab, make sure the selected three boxes are checked, to make sure the computer turns itself on if it's off.

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    In the Settings tab, select the check box highlighed to ensure that should the task fail for any reason, it will restart every 1 minute so it kicks in as soon as possible.

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    Once you have set everything up, you should be able to go to sleep, and be woken up with a phone call from Skype in the morning... providing your phone isn't on silent or vibrate settings!

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Want to get up on time for lectures? Set Skype to ring you when you need it

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Go to Start then Run (or hold the Windows key + R), type in compmgmt.msc then hit OK. Accept any UAC prompts you might encounter.

Read more over on the iGeneration blog.

Published: January 29, 2009 -- 00:16 GMT (16:16 PST)

Caption by: Zack Whittaker

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