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Battery Guardian Recommended by Technology Personalized
Thanks to Alex Serban, Technology Personalized, for recommending Battery Guardian. Alex's article talks about how to extend your MacBook's battery life.
Thanks to Alex Serban, Technology Personalized, for recommending Battery Guardian. Alex’s article talks about how to extend your MacBook’s battery life. Technology Personalized recommends Battery Guardian Alex’s list of energy saving tips includes: Dimming your display; a laptop’s display accounts for the largest proportion of energy used Switch to the on-board/integrated graphics card; many modern MacBooks have two graphics cards, use the least power hungry Adjust sleep time; use Energy Saver to put your idle Mac to sleep sooner rather than later If you want to do more and save more than Energy Saver can offer, try Power Manager. …
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Announcing Power Manager and Power Manager Pro v4.1.4
We are pleased to announce Power Manager and Power Manager Professional 4.1.4 are now available. This latest update introduces three new Schedule Assistant tasks and fixes bugs.
We are pleased to announce Power Manager and Power Manager Professional 4.1.4 are now available. This latest update introduces three new Schedule Assistant tasks and fixes bugs. Power Manager will automatically check for updates every so often, so there is nothing to do. …
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authbuddy - Introducing our new authorization rights tool for Mac OS X
We are pleased to announce the launch of authbuddy for Mac OS X. authbuddy lets system administrators edit the /etc/authorization file on Mac OS X without resorting to hand editing property list files.
We are pleased to announce the launch of authbuddy for Mac OS X. authbuddy lets system administrators edit the /etc/authorization file on Mac OS X without resorting to hand editing property list files. DssW authbuddy is a command line tool for Mac OS X …
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How to Schedule an External Shell Script
Power Manager can schedule an external shell script to run at specific times or on-demand. An external shell script is separate from your Power Manager event and is often an executable file containing a bash, perl, python or ruby script.
We recommend embedding your scripts with Power Manager events. Embedded scripts can not be accidentally moved or changed without realising they are part of a greater workflow. Events with embedded scripts can also be shared easily; the schedule file contains everything needed. …
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How to Schedule a Hard Drive to Unmount or Eject
By limiting when your back up drive can be accessed, you minimise the chances of accidental deletion and mistakes that risk the contents of the drive.
A hard disk drive physically connected to your Mac can be either be mounted or unmounted. Only if the drive is mounted can the contents of the drive be accessed. Most of the time you will want all your drives mounted and available to use. …
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How to Make Events Conditional on Running Applications
Power Manager events can perform a wide range of actions to a schedule. Eventually you will want to create an event that only performs if a specific application is or is not running. For many, this is the first step from creating simple events to creating more sophisticated schedules.
Power Manager events can perform a wide range of actions to a schedule. Eventually you will want to create an event that only performs if a specific application is or is not running. For many, this is the first step from creating simple events to creating more sophisticated schedules. …
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How to Schedule a launchd Job
launchd manages Mac OS X services. These services include a mix of critical processes, such as the WindowServer, and optional services like screen sharing. We are going to use Power Manager to turn on and off services according to a schedule.
launchd manages Mac OS X services. These services include a mix of critical processes, such as the WindowServer, and optional services like screen sharing. We are going to use Power Manager to turn on and off services according to a schedule. …
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How to Start Up Your Mac Using AppleScript
You can schedule your Mac to automatically start up using Power Manager and AppleScript. Using AppleScript to create start up events opens up new possibilities for crafting complex and dynamic power management schedules.
You can schedule your Mac to automatically start up using Power Manager and AppleScript. Using AppleScript to create start up events opens up new possibilities for crafting complex and dynamic power management schedules. This recipe shows how to create a start up event in Power Manager using AppleScript. …
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Triggering an Event from the Command Line
Power Manager events can be be triggered from the command line - often referred to as from the shell. This ability allows you to incorporate your events into other scripts and to trigger events through a remote secure shell connection (ssh).
Power Manager events can be be triggered from the command line - often referred to as from the shell. This ability allows you to incorporate your events into other scripts and to trigger events through a remote secure shell connection (ssh). …
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How to Set Up Power Manager with a Web Server
Power Manager's energy saving schedules can be deployed through a web server. This technique can be used to deploy schedules to a few Macs or many thousands of Macs.
Power Manager’s energy saving schedules can be deployed through a web server. This technique can be used to deploy schedules to a few Macs or many thousands of Macs. There are two parts to setting up schedule deployment via a web server. …
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