timmargh.net — An article describing in simple terms how to set-up your Apple Mac so you can put it to sleep remotely just by sending a text (SMS) message from your mobile/cell phone. Your Mac needs to be running Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger.
Nov 23, 2005 View in Crawl 4
cmaulsbyNov 23, 2005
Just another example of "cool & trendy" over actual function. Neat .. but not helpful. I'd like to be able to schedule a recording this way on a media center. Now that would be cool.
fizzehNov 23, 2005
Very clever way of using the rules part of mail. I simplified my steps. Set the rule like you said, but run one script. The script sends my phone a confirmation message, delays five seconds, and then puts the computer to sleep. It waits five secs so that the message definitely sends. The script is as follows:tell application "Mail"
gmgauthiNov 23, 2005
This is pure silliness. A "Gee Whiz" with no practical use. Now, if someone had hooked their Mac up to their kitchen, and could start the coffee maker or the microwave via email with an applescript, THAT would be impressive.
phr34kyNov 24, 2005
My bedroom PC was running as a web server once. Then along came an electrical storm, and I was a good half hour from home.I just opened an SSH client on my phone (through GPRS), logged into my PC and sent it a halt command. Not that hard, and didn't require anything too fancy.
ferneauxNov 24, 2005
Good timing on this post....I just started tinkering around with the Automator a few weeks ago. Rather than having the Mac go to "Sleep", I replaced it with the "Shut Down" action available at <a class="user" href="http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/automator/shutdown.html">http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/automator/shutdown.html</a> (by the same people who have that Sleep action). It works wonders for when I'm away from home and need to shut it down when an unexpected storms comes threatening the electrical appliances. ;o)DUGG.
timmarghNov 25, 2005Submitter
Thanks mate - you've restored my faith in mankind.
highpassNov 25, 2005
Does this imply you can basically automate anything from an email with an Automator script? Clever, albeit perhaps not useful for everyone.