![]() ![]() Once extracted, install SleepWatcher by running the 3 commands below from your Terminal. ![]() Set up scripts to automatically launch Chromeĭownload SleepWatcher 2.2.1 (more info here.) and extract SleepWatcher into any folder for this example, we’ll use the Home directory. So by the end of this, you might have a Mac that wakes up spontaneously.Īfter waking up Chrome has to be launched automatically. Note: Once or twice my Mac has woken up regardless of being unplugged. In the bottom right select Schedule and set your Mac to wake up whenever you please. Use Spotlight ( CMD + Space) to enter the Energy Saver pane. It can take quite a lot of searching to find a valid streaming URL for some radio stations.Īnd without further adieu, we’ll get started by automatically waking up your Mac.I haven’t determined how to dynamically adjust the volume on wakeup, so you have to set the volume before going to bed.Some warnings before you dive in too deep: Prerequisites are that you know how to run commands from the Terminal and that you have Chrome installed. ![]() What follows is a step-by-step process to get your Mac to wake up at a specified time and automatically start a pre-specified radio station in Chrome as long as your Mac is plugged in and the lid is open. Hopefully, this post will save time for anyone interested in waking up to the radio on their Mac. You could probably install an app to start the radio on your phone, but I prefer Mac’s sound quality and the fact that it‘s relatively stationary in some part of the house. After getting too annoyed with my phone alarm, I spent some time getting my Mac to wake me up with the radio. A gentle wakeup with some background chatter starts the day much better than a boisterous intruding repetitive alarm. I’ve always liked waking up to the radio and having it play while I get ready for the day. ![]()
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