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Wake Up and Do Something Useful

We all know that we can set our PCs to shut down automatically at a preset time, or after a period of inactivity. But would you like your PC to switch on from Standby or Hibernation mode, all by itself, then do something useful, like download your emails or play your favourite tunes? If you like the sound of that then say hello to a little freeware utility called WOSB or Wake On Standby. When it’s done what you’ve asked, it can be set to switch the PC off again. The download is tiny, it’s really easy to use, and you can’t get cheaper than free (though the author isn’t averse to donations if you find it useful…

02/07/09