News and Updates
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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. You need a web server and you need shell access to the Macs to update. This probably means an Apache httpd or nginx web server, and a mass ssh tool such as Apple Remote Desktop (ARD). …
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Artwork of Battery Guardian
With Battery Guardian it took a while to narrow down both the product name and associated artwork. The samples below show a couple of the designs and variations we tried.
I built Battery Guardian to help my wife maintain her new MacBook Pro. Laptops are expensive purchases and some care is needed to get the most from the internal battery. …
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Battery Guardian - Extend Your Mac Battery Life
We are pleased to announce the immediate release of Battery Guardian for Mac OS X. Battery Guardian is an assistant for helping you get the most from your Mac battery. If you have a MacBook, please download and use Battery Guardian. It is never too late to start improving your battery life.
We are pleased to announce the immediate release of Battery Guardian for Mac OS X. Battery Guardian is an assistant for helping you get the most from your Mac battery. …
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How to Schedule an Application to Quit
Applications can be scheduled to launch using Power Manager's built-in Schedule Assistant, but what if you need to schedule an application to quit? In this recipe we will walk through how to ask an application to quit.
Applications can be scheduled to launch using Power Manager’s built-in Schedule Assistant, but what if you need to schedule an application to quit? In this recipe we will walk through how to ask an application to quit. …
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How to Schedule an AppleScript Minutes After Login
Power Manager can schedule actions relative to a trigger. In this article we will walk through scheduling an AppleScript to run 10 minutes after logging in.
Power Manager can schedule actions relative to a trigger. In this article we will walk through scheduling an AppleScript to run 10 minutes after logging in. Most events are created to occur alongside a specific trigger. These triggers are typically at predetermined times, when the user logs in or out, or when the computer wakes up. …
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How to Install Subversion for Trac on Mac OS X
Trac is a project management system from Edgewall. It also offers the ability to browse source code and project materials managed by Subversion (svn). This article shows to set up svn support in Trac on Mac OS X.
Trac is a project management system from Edgewall. It also offers the ability to browse source code and project materials managed by Subversion (svn). This article shows to set up svn support in Trac on Mac OS X. …
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How to Install Trac on Mac OS X
Trac is a project management and bug tracking system from Edgewall Software. This article walks through how to install Trac on Mac OS X.
Trac is a project management and bug tracking system from Edgewall Software. Trac is free, open source, and popular. However, Trac lacks a good Mac OS X install guide. This article walks through how to install Trac on Mac OS X. …
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How to Add Error Checking to Your Shell Scripts
Working out why a shell script is failing or not working as expected is frustrating. This article shows how to add error checking to highlight problems you might otherwise miss.
Working out why a shell script is failing or not working as expected is frustrating. This article shows how to add error checking to highlight problems you might otherwise miss. …
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Versions
We recommend running the latest version of our software. The latest version represents the most complete, stable, and best version we have built.
We recommend running the latest version of our software. The latest version represents the most complete, stable, and best version we have built. To make it easier to stay up-to-date with the latest version, most of our software includes the ability to automatically check for new versions. If a new version of your software is available, you will be informed through an in-application message. …
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