App that runs program when afk?

[DJFuji]

Looking for a quick freeware type app that will sit in systray (or TSR) and will run another program when it detects that i've been idle/afk for a specified period of time. Sometimes i fall asleep or otherwise leave the computer somewhat unexpectedly. I'd like for this app to run stuff like defrag, azureus/BitTorrent, system maintenance, etc. Maybe even a VBScript that does more complex stuff. Anyone know of something like this?

 

[chowmein]

let me guess, when you wake up your comp lags like hell. get RAMidle from download.com

 

[igowerf]

I think he just wants to have his computer automatically do stuff for him when he leaves.

 

[DJFuji]

bingo

 

[aplefka]

I dunno, I thought a while back I had seen a program that was like a stopwatch/countdown program that if you wanted you could set an event to happen when the countdown reached 0. But I think it was only sounds.

 

[TSDible]

I must say this is an interesting concept. It seems that it could be implemented as a screensaver, but instead of blanking the screen, it would run an app....

I will have to research this more. I'm intrigued.

 

[Bateluer]

Windows has a built in Task Scheduler that will work for some apps, however, I've never been able to get it to work with Defrag because you need to click the defrag button when it loads. It did load the defrag program, it just sat there though.

I'm certain you could get it to run you BT client, provided the client automatically starts the torrents when its loaded.

 

[TSDible]

Originally posted by: Bateluer
Windows has a built in Task Scheduler that will work for some apps, however, I've never been able to get it to work with Defrag because you need to click the defrag button when it loads. It did load the defrag program, it just sat there though.

I'm certain you could get it to run you BT client, provided the client automatically starts the torrents when its loaded.

haha.. didn't even think of that.

Perhaps you can use the defrag switches... so something like

defrag c: -f

 

[DJFuji]

Didn't realize i could set task scheduler to only run when computer is idle. I'm pretty sure i can have it run a VBScript/WSH that should take care of the other stuff. Thanks for the head's up.

 

[Infohawk]

Originally posted by: TSDible

Originally posted by: Bateluer
Windows has a built in Task Scheduler that will work for some apps, however, I've never been able to get it to work with Defrag because you need to click the defrag button when it loads. It did load the defrag program, it just sat there though.

I'm certain you could get it to run you BT client, provided the client automatically starts the torrents when its loaded.

haha.. didn't even think of that.

Perhaps you can use the defrag switches... so something like

defrag c: -f

Yeah, this is what I do. Don't schedule the gui option, but the command-line defrag. I schedule my system to do lots of things at night including virus scans and spyware scans.