Hi Chris I got annoyed trying to use the iCal/iTunes setup available natively. I didn't have the problem you've described though - I just couldn't get it to do what I wanted. Now I use a programme called iTaf that does everything I wanted. http://itaf.sourceforge.net/ Cheerio Matt > >Hi iList, > >I am a new apple user (3 months) on a iBook G4. I used the iCal's >function alarms to get out the computer asleep and to launch a song >via iTunes to inform me of one event; what functioned pretty well. >For several days, OSX has obstinately refused to get out of sleep for >launching iTunes and on the other hand when I double click to wake up >the iBook, iTunes launches whereas the hour that I had wished for >alarm is for a long time exceeded. I removed the preferences of iCal >(.plist) and started again the application and even started again the >computer but that does not change anything, >Thanks for any advice, > Chris