News and Updates

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

Previewing Power Manager 4.2

Significant changes are on the way with Power Manager 4.2. Learn what has changed and how it will affect you.

A preview of Power Manager 4.2 is now available. This preview marks the jump from 4.1 to 4.2, which for Power Manager is notable. We released 4.0 in 2010 and version 3.0 in 2005. …

Published 16 April 2014

Safe From Heartbleed

DssW's software is not affected by this vulnerability.

A serious security bug called Heartbleed has been discovered in OpenSSL. DssW’s software is not affected by this vulnerability. A number of DssW’s products, including Power Manager, use SSL/TLS to secure communications between processes and clients. That security layer is provided by underlying OS X frameworks and those frameworks are not affected. OS X has never shipped with a vulnerable copy of OpenSSL.

Published 10 April 2014

How to Run a Shell Script After Inactivity

Learn how to run a shell script when your computer has been left inactive.

In this recipe we will run a shell script whenever the computer has been left inactive. We will use Power Manager to achieve this. Using this technique you can automate a wide range of responses to an idle Mac. A shell script could quit computationally expensive processes, clean up temporary files, or hook into an existing workflow. …

Published 18 March 2014

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