Lifehacker - WakeupOnStandBy Pulls Your Computer Out of Standby on Schedule - Scheduled Tasks
http://lifehacker.com/5296727/wakeuponstandby-pulls-your-computer-out-of-standby-on-schedule

Having your computer wake up with you or wake up in the middle of the night to do routine tasks is a handy trick. WakeupOnStandby makes it easy to schedule that wake up call.