OS X shutdown utility

maritziomaritzio
Posted:
in macOS edited January 2014
Hi all,



just a quick question - i've been searching for a little freeware program that is effectively a timer or stop watch that would shut down my whole computer after a period of time,



if any of you guys know of anything, it would be much appreciated



thanks

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 3
    scottscott Posts: 7,431member
    I would think that a simple AppleScript could do that. Or a shell script if you swing that way.
  • Reply 2 of 3
    curiousuburbcuriousuburb Posts: 3,325member
    low tech: plug it into a timer wall switch



    are you trying to limit kid computer usage or something?



    applescripts would need to be active for every (non-admin) user, right?



    or use a laptop and don't give them the power adapter... voila, time limited computing.

    email/websurfing/conservative app usage at min screen brightness = >4hrs

    dvd or heavy optical drive load (rip, mix or burn) = <3hrs

    + additional graphics load from gaming, NLE, rendering, etc = <2.5hrs



    not only do you limit session time, you may encourage 'productive/educational' usage patterns



    if that's tangential to your need, please refocus or add more info
  • Reply 3 of 3
    cybermonkeycybermonkey Posts: 604member
    try versiontracker,



    I saw something there last night that did this, it said it could shutdown,sleep and something else. I thnk it was an alarmclock fo the dock. type star in their search panel and you should get the same results i did.
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