Have Your Mac Wake You with Alarm Clock 2

Tired of waking up to Song of the Whale or blathering morning DJs on your plain old clock radio? Plenty of personal productivity sites claim that one of the best ways to get a good start on your day is waking up to your own music. Listening to something you enjoy in the morning can put you in a positive mood and get you going quicker.

Alarm Clock 2 can turn your Mac into the most expensive alarm clock you’ve ever had the pleasure of owning. Alarm Clock 2 sits in your Mac’s menu bar and can wake you up using any song, playlist or podcast in your iTunes library. You can adjust the software to gradually increase the volume of the alarm so that you’re not jarred out of bed, and you can even hit the snooze button using your Apple remote (although you might want to keep that remote hidden out of reach). Alarm Clock 2 is able to wake your Mac up from sleep as well. Best of all, Alarm Clock 2 is free software!