If you want to set a custom chime on your Mac you can do so by setting a crontab with the Terminal. You can set it to chime any any interval you wish. It can play a system sound, custom sound, or speak the time in a number of voices. You can even have it only work between certain hours of the day.
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Comments: 4 Responses to “Creating A Custom Chime On Your Mac With Crontab”
Laraine
4 years ago
Wow, Gary! One of the sad things about the Mac these days is it's getting too nerdy. I use Cuckoo to make my Mac bong the hours. I asked the developer if there was a chance he could make it chime as well (like a long case clock) and he said he'd been thinking about this but so far, years later, he's done nothing. I also have the Mac set up to tell me the time every half hour, along with one bong from Cuckoo. But I'd like something for the quarter hours too so I might try this. Thanks for this.
Marilyn
4 years ago
LOVE it, I felt like flashback to an old Unix class y e a r s ago, but those were still happy memories. I will try this 'just because it sounds fun' ;) thnx
Bruce
4 years ago
Not being a programmer, before I try this I wonder how one would cancel the programmed custom chime if you didn't want it anymore?
Wow, Gary! One of the sad things about the Mac these days is it's getting too nerdy. I use Cuckoo to make my Mac bong the hours. I asked the developer if there was a chance he could make it chime as well (like a long case clock) and he said he'd been thinking about this but so far, years later, he's done nothing. I also have the Mac set up to tell me the time every half hour, along with one bong from Cuckoo. But I'd like something for the quarter hours too so I might try this. Thanks for this.
LOVE it, I felt like flashback to an old Unix class y e a r s ago, but those were still happy memories. I will try this 'just because it sounds fun' ;) thnx
Not being a programmer, before I try this I wonder how one would cancel the programmed custom chime if you didn't want it anymore?
Bruce: Just remove that line from the crontab file.