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Introducing Simon 5!

Simon version 5 is now available. It is a massive update, introducing a much-requested feature: syncing the Simon data between multiple Macs, plus a Simon Status service, a Link Checker filter, improved Find filter, iMessage and Speak Error notifiers, a new app icon, and much more.

Important: please note that Simon 5 requires a minimum of macOS 10.12 (Sierra), and is a paid upgrade from Simon 4. Purchasers since September 1, 2020 automatically get a version 5 license (that also works in previous versions).

Read the Simon What's New page for details.

include specific time/date checks in checking options

Wed, 2009-12-02 21:59 — cheekymonkey

I use scheduled cron jobs quite often for automating varios different tasks including checking url's at specific times and/or dates. I was wondering if it is possible to add this functionality to simon to allow you to schedule checks at specific times of the day or dates of the year?

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Fri, 2009-12-04 15:55 — David Sinclair
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Re: include specific time/date checks in checking options

[Sorry for the delay in replying; I'm on vacation in Washington, DC this week.]

Simon includes a scheduler to enable you to perform checks at the desired frequency. You can also use the auto-pause settings to avoid checking when a server is known to be offline (e.g. a periodic reboot).

In the future I plan to add more scheduling options, to enable you to specify specific dates or times. But in the meantime you can do most of such scheduling with the auto-pause options.