News and Updates
DssW's latest news and information. Announcements, insights, and guides all appear here first.
Activity Audit 1.1.5 Released
We are pleased to announce the launch of Activity Audit 1.1.5. This release adds support for Apple’s forthcoming OS X 10.9.5. Updating Activity Audit Activity Audit includes built-in software updating. To update to the latest version, use the built-in Check for Update… menu item in the menu Activity Audit. …
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Sleep Monitor 3.0.2 Released
We are pleased to announce the launch of Sleep Monitor 3.0.2. This release adds support for Apple’s forthcoming OS X 10.9.5. Updating Sleep Monitor Sleep Monitor includes built-in software updating. To update to the latest version, use the built-in Check for Update… menu item in the menu Sleep Monitor. …
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Power Manager 4.3.1 Released
Announcing the launch of Power Manager 4.3.1 for Mac OS X.
We are pleased to announce the launch of Power Manager 4.3.1. This release restores support for Mac OS X 10.7 and improves OS X 10.10 Yosemite support. Updating Power Manager Power Manager will automatically check for updates every so often, so there is nothing to do. The update will automatically be offered to you during the next few weeks. …
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Power Manager 4.3.0 Released
Announcing the launch of Power Manager 4.3 for Mac OS X.
We are pleased to announce the launch of Power Manager 4.3. This release introduces support for remote management of Macs running Power Manager. This release also improves support for Apple’s forthcoming OS X 10.10, Yosemite. …
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Activity Audit 1.1.4 Released
We are pleased to announce the launch of Activity Audit 1.1.4. This release adds support for Apple’s forthcoming OS X 10.9.5. Updating Activity Audit Activity Audit includes built-in software updating. To update to the latest version, use the built-in Check for Update… menu item in the menu Activity Audit. …
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Battery Report 1.1.3 Released
We are pleased to announce the launch of Battery Report 1.1.3. This release adds support for Apple’s forthcoming OS X 10.9.5. Updating Battery Report Battery Report includes built-in software updating. To update to the latest version, use the built-in Check for Update… menu item in the menu Battery Report. …
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Preparing for OS X 10.10 Yosemite
We will be supporting OS X 10.10. Learn about DssW software and Apples new OS X 10.10, Yosemite.
We will be supporting OS X 10.10. As with previous major updates to Mac OS X, we are working with the developer previews and preparing updates where needed. …
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Reasons to Celebrate
We have been accumulating reasons to celebrate recently. So we treated ourselves to a slightly different celebration.
We have been accumulating reasons to celebrate recently. So we treated ourselves to a slightly different celebration. Traditionally for launch celebrations we opt for chocolate cake – or the closest alternative we can find. …
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How to Automate Disk Permission Repairs
Automate away the time consuming task of repairing disk permissions on Mac OS X. We create a Power Manager event to call the diskutil repair command once a week to avoid permission problems building up.
Many Mac users like to regularly run the Disk Utility application and repair any misconfigured or incorrectly set file permissions. In this recipe we will create a Power Manager event to repair your Mac’s disk permissions. Our approach though will be fully automated and will not require a user be logged in. …
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How to Install Power Manager Over the Network
We step through installing Power Manager on a remote Mac over the network.
Installing Power Manager on remote Macs is possible, even without special network administration software. In this recipe we show how to install Power Manager using Mac OS X’s built-in tools ssh and installer. …
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