A technique for scheduling tasks to be run at specific time or on specific event.
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Hiding a file or data from being accessed unless on scheduled days [duplicate]
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restricting access to volumes disk even for admin account windows
How to restrict use of a computer?
I want to limit my access to some data and what I want is that I ...
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download and process a file by ftp at set intervals, with error handling, rescheduling and status messages
I want to download a data file from a remote ftp server to my machine at regular intervals. Once the file is downloaded I want to call another script which will process the file.
My development ...
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Does Win7 support scheduling system image backups?
Is there a way to schedule/automate system image backups in Windows 7 Pro? Or do I have to do it manually every time?
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Scheduled task won't start with “Run whether user is logged in or not”
I've set up a task to run SyncToyCmd.exe, it will run fine if the task is set to "only run when user is logged on". But if I choose the second option to run even if it is logged off, it says "Running" ...
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auto resume from standby
Can a Ubuntu (or any other distro) wake up from standby/hibernate at a preset time?
I actually don't want the PC to consume 200W all the time for just doing something every hour.
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Windows Task Scheduler: Can I export (save) my tasks?
I've setup a dozens of tasks on the Windows Task Scheduler. Everything is working fine but now I am concerned about being able to re-create these tasks if the PC needs to be replaced. The problem is ...
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Task Scheduler in Windows 7
is there a way to stop Task Scheduler on startup, because I have made mistake and now my computer shuts down after 1 min, and that's not enough time to open the Task Scheduler and turn it off?
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Does the Windows scheduler allocate equal length quanta to threads?
Is the time slice (quantum) that the Windows Kernel Dispatcher allocates to threads the same length for every thread, or does it base the size of quantum on the priority of the thread like Linux does?
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Scheduling starting a service after another service
I have a service that needs to be started only AFTER another service. Is there some way to configure the service to only start once another has finished starting?
Obviously, I could use a delayed ...
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What is the best way to run a Console Application once per day at a certain time?
What is the best way to run a Console application (C#) once per day at a certain time on Windows XP? I want to see the Console window.
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Is there a way to schedule an automatic WinClone run on my Bootcamp partition?
I've currently got time machine setup to back up my entire OS X installation. I also have a backup tool within my Bootcamp Windows 7 installation which automatically backs up my windows profile data ...
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How to schedule Motion detection
I've just discovered Motion and it works like a charm.. My only problem is that I'd like it to be active only during night-time, but there's no parameter for scheduling..
I think I could write a ...
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Why isn't scheduling working in uTorrent?
My DSL provider kindly gives me (almost) unlimited data through the night but limits my 9am-6pm usage to 2GB per month. This is fine as I am at work during this time and means that I plan any ...
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ALWAYS run commands with low priority on unix?
I am not asking how to nice and renice a command on UNIX.
What happens is that on a particular machine into which I frequently log I am only allowed to run long-running processes with low priority ...
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Run a script in Linux for a specified amount of time before stopping and restarting
Possibly related to this previous question, I would like to be able to run a task for a specified amount of time, then stop/kill it, then start it again.
Specifically, I run the Folding@Home ...
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Windows similar to *nix “at” command
*nix has the "at" command, which can be piped to to run a program at a certain time. Like this:
echo "SOME_COMMAND" | at 00:00
Windows also has an "at" command, which creates a run-once scheduled ...
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Schedule PC booting
I just want to schedule my PC boot up time.I mean @ morning 9:30 it should boot up automatically
I am using windows xp
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Employee Scheduling
I need a software or simply an excel worksheet to schedule my employees. I have 16 lifeguards and 9 headguards, two of which act as coordinators one day a week. All employees cannot work more than 40 ...
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Open Source Scheduling Software?
I'm looking for scheduling software to schedule 25 people over 8 work sites. Most are FT and can work up to 40 hours a week, but some are part-time and can only work certain days of the week and up to ...
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Win7 Task Scheduler Crashes with Error Description “RpcServerUseProtseq:ncacn_ip_tcp”
I just installed my fresh Windows 7 and so far are not very happy with it. Much more problems than with Windows Vista.
The latest in a series:
My Task Scheduler crashes right at the moment when I ...
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Is there a constraint-based scheduling/calendar application?
Is there a constraint-based scheduling/calendar application?
This application would be used to coordinate multiple people's schedules. Two basic use cases:
Multiple people need to schedule a time ...
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Multicore system. How are the cores “sorted”
If I have a system with let's say two Quadcore CPUs and HyperThreading enabled, how do I know how the phsyical and virtual cores are sorted? For example if I force a process to run on "CPU 0" how to ...
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Web Based Asset Scheduling Tool [closed]
I am looking for a web based and mobile replacement for google calendar, to track digital assets, inventory. Example would be selling spots on a newsletter, and having a sales team know what's ...
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Linux: schedule a service to run in a time period
i want a service to be start at 8:00 and be ended in 14:00 automatically
i already do this manualy by:
/etc/init.d/myservice.sh start
/etc/init.d/myservice.sh stop
i think it should be related ...
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Scheduling algorithm in Windows XP
does anybody now which scheduling algorithms are implemented in windows xp? Is there any possibility to install/use ULE algorithm? I think no.
Thank you.
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Configuring a cluster
Our cluster is a linux cluster with Torque and Maui. I am reading tutorials online and find that the compilation is only on the head node, and after submitting the job by qsub, the other nodes are ...
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Email service that will reply with emails after a certain amount of time
Is there a service which I can send an email to, with the first words in the body as '2 weeks' or '13th may 2010' or 'in half an hour' and it will reply with an email in the specified time or at the ...
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Best free organizer software (or alternative to Outlook Calendar)?
What is the best alternative to Outlook Calendar (but not the open office) for the Windows with the organizer and scheduler features?
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Where can I find an online scheduler to organize a trip?
I need to organize a trip with friends, and this is the opporunity to check free online schedulers. Is Google Calendar the right tool for this, or are there better alternatives?
Ideally, it should ...
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User friendly way to schedule jobs in Mac OS X
Is there any easy way to schedule repeated jobs in Mac OS X?
I know I could use cron, but I'm looking for a more user friendly way to do it, a GUI for schedules, something like this.
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Can I make cron “random”?
Maybe I'm completely nuts, and if so - that's fine. But how would I schedule a job to on-some-random-schedule broadcast a goofy message, like from fortune?
clarification
yes - this is my personal ...
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What's the easiest to use 'find a time to schedule meeting' tool you've used? [closed]
The title says it all.
I'll post some I've found in hopes that some of you have used them and the best will be voted up.
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A Firefox extension to “block” it for some minutes to prevent being distracted?
do you know of any Firefox extension which could put the browser itself in a "blocked" state (not accepting input from the user) for a certain amount of time (configurable by a timer) and then get ...
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Free (or inexpensive) software to schedule the internet usage?
I have a internet connection (broadband connection with wireless modem) with a fixed allotted usage per month. Any usage above the limit is charged heavily.
Though the night usage 12:00 PM to 8:00 AM ...
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Switch on the computer automatically
Is there any way to switch on the computer automatically at a specific time. Is there any BIOS clock trigger mechanisms available to switch on automatically.
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I have a Dell Inspiron laptop. Does ...
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Product or method that will allow me to schedule all heavy background tasks (updates, scans, etc)?
So, frequently I notice my computer is running like a dog and check task manager to find out that google desktop is indexing, virus scan is running, windows update is downloading stuff, other programs ...
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Schedule a job from the Windows command line?
On Linux there is cron job and at job. Is there a way to schedule a job from the command line on Windows?
The Task Scheduler GUI is not what I am after. I must modify a script to schedule an event ...
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Windows equivalent to cron?
What's the Windows equivalent to cron, or for those of you unfamiliar with Unix, how does one schedule a program to run at regular intervals?
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Looking For Free/Cheap Download Manager/Scheduler for Mac OS X
My ISP provides cheaper downloads during an offpeak of 2am to 10am. What is a good download manager for OS X that allows me to schedule my downloads so they automatically start at 2am and stop at ...
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Pause all but x CPU-intensive tasks
I've got about 50 folders of data to process, and I've got a ruby script that processes a folder's files (which folder it processes is based on a .yml configuration file). And a computer with four ...
