News and Updates

DssW's latest news and information. Announcements, insights, and guides all appear here first.

Battery Guardian v1.0.1 Released

We are pleased to announce the launch of Battery Guardian 1.0.1. This release adds support for automatically switching graphics cards on recent MacBook Pros. This ensures Battery Guardian does not require the dedicated graphics card and helps save energy. …

Published 24 February 2014

How to Shut Down Before the Battery Fails

Power Manager is able to safely shut down your Mac before the built-in battery runs out of power. Power Manager can also do the same for Uninterruptible Power Supply connected Macs.

Power Manager is able to safely shut down your Mac before the built-in battery runs out of power. Power Manager can also do the same for Uninterruptible Power Supply connected Macs. …

Published 10 February 2014

DssW Available via homebrew cask

We are pleased to announce that DssW's software is now available via homebrew cask. This makes it even easier to get Power Manager on your Mac.

We are pleased to announce that DssW’s software is now available via homebrew cask. This makes it even easier to get Power Manager on your Mac. Already using casks? Try installing Power Manager now: …

Published 21 January 2014

Serving svn with httpd on OS X 10.9

How to set up Apache httpd with svn on OS X 10.9, Mavericks, and Xcode 5.

This article shows how to set up Apache httpd with svn on OS X 10.9, Mavericks, and Xcode 5. Previously I documented how to set up Subversion (SVN) and Apache’s web server httpd on Mac OS X 10.8, Mountain Lion. …

Published 7 January 2014

How to Run an Automator Workflow After Inactivity

This recipe shows how to get an Automator workflow to run after a period of user inactivity. If the Mac is left idle, you can use Power Manager to automatically run a Automator workflow.

This recipe shows how to get an Automator workflow to run after a period of user inactivity. If the Mac is left idle, you can use Power Manager to automatically run a Automator workflow. A workflow can be used to present warnings, clean up files, or run complex sequences of tasks. …

Published 16 December 2013

Power Manager Recommended by Bohemian Boomer

The interface is intuitive, logical, straightforward, and displays a list of tasks that you can assign to run even while you are not using the Mac. It can start itself up, run the tasks, shut itself down.

Thanks to Jeffrey Mincey, Bohemian Boomer, for reviewing and recommending Power Manager. Jeffrey’s review highlights the benefits Power Manager offers, above and beyond those provided by Mac OS X’s Energy Saver. Bohemian Boomer recommends Power Manager …

Published 5 December 2013

Power Manager and Power Manager Professional 4.1.8 Released

We are pleased to announce the launch of Power Manager and Power Manager Professional 4.1.8. This release adds new battery level and Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) tasks.

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 next few weeks. …

Published 2 December 2013

Power Manager and Power Manager Professional 4.1.7 Released

We are pleased to announce the launch of Power Manager and Power Manager Professional 4.1.7. This release adds new authorization capabilities and improves support for OS X 10.9, Mavericks.

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 next few weeks. …

Published 25 November 2013

How to Schedule a PowerPoint Presentation to Automatically Start

This recipe walks through scheduling a PowerPoint presentation to begin playing without needing human interaction. The presentation will automatically launch and begin when you need it to.

Previously we discussed how to start a PowerPoint presentation using Power Manager and an AppleScript. Since then, Power Manager has gained new presentation Schedule Assistant tasks. The task we want today is called, Play a PowerPoint presentation daily, and this task makes setting up your PowerPoint presentation even easier. …

Published 13 November 2013

Power Manager and Power Manager Professional 4.1.6 Released

We are pleased to announce the launch of Power Manager and Power Manager Professional 4.1.6. This update adds support for OS X 10.9, Mavericks.

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 next few weeks. …

Published 5 November 2013