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Activity Audit - Review and Recommendation from Mac360
Thanks to Wil Gomez, Mac360, for reviewing Activity Audit. Wil's review of Activity Audit provides a good overview of how easy Activity Audit is to use.
Thanks to Wil Gomez, Mac360, for reviewing Activity Audit. Wil’s review of Activity Audit provides a good overview of how easy Activity Audit is to use. …
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Preparing for Gatekeeper
With the introduction of Gatekeeper, we have started releasing new versions of our software. These new versions will be signed with Gatekeeper ready trusted digital certificates.
With the introduction of Gatekeeper, we have started releasing new versions of our software. These new versions will be signed with Gatekeeper ready trusted digital certificates. Mountain Lion is Apple’s code name for the next version of Mac OS X. This new operating system introduces a new security mechanism called Gatekeeper. …
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Power Manager 4.1.3 - Preparing for Mountain Lion and Gatekeeper
This update adds support for Mac OS X 10.8, aka Mountain Lion, and Gatekeeper. The update promotes where Power Manager's lives on your Mac. Previously Power Manager lived in the System Preferences; with v4.1.3 we have upgraded Power Manager to a full application.
Power Manager 4.1.3 is now available. Power Manager is an energy saving solution for Mac OS X. Use Power Manager to reduce the running costs of your Macs, to save time, and to save energy. …
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How to Trigger Events When Your Mac is Asleep or Powered Off
Power Manager can power on your Mac to perform scheduled events. Your Mac can be asleep and Power Manager will do its best to power on your Mac to perform your schedule.
Power Manager can power on your Mac to perform scheduled events. Your Mac can be asleep and Power Manager will do its best to power on your Mac to perform your schedule. …
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Sending Requests with the Power Manager SDK
You can create tools and utilities that interact with Power Manager. Your software can send Power Manager requests asking for events to be performed, variables to be set, and schedules to be changed.
You can create tools and utilities that interact with Power Manager. Your software can send Power Manager requests asking for events to be performed, variables to be set, and schedules to be changed. …
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Binding with the Power Manager SDK
Binding makes it easy to track changes in the Power Manager engine. Binding is part of Objective-C/Cocoa's Key Value Observation (KVO) methodology, and Power Manager SDK provides full support for this sophisticated ability.
Binding makes it easy to track changes in the Power Manager engine. Binding is part of Objective-C/Cocoa’s Key Value Observation (KVO) methodology, and Power Manager SDK provides full support for this sophisticated ability. …
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Observing with the Power Manager SDK
How can you create an interface that always shows the latest information, but does not require a refresh button? For Objective-C developers the answer is to set up code to observe changes.
How can you create an interface that always shows the latest information, but does not require a refresh button? For Objective-C developers the answer is to set up code to observe changes. …
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Connecting with the Power Manager SDK
You can create tools and utilities that talk directly to Power Manager using the Software Development Kit (SDK). Connecting to Power Manager from your software is easy and requires only a few lines of code.
You can create tools and utilities that talk directly to Power Manager using the Software Development Kit (SDK). Connecting to Power Manager from your software is easy and requires only a few lines of code. …
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How to Set the Volume When Logging In
Chances are, at one time or another, you have raised the volume on your Mac and forgotten to quieten it afterwards. That next alert, bleep, or song played at full volume was unwelcome at best.
Chances are, at one time or another, you have raised the volume on your Mac and forgotten to quieten it afterwards. That next alert, bleep, or song played at full volume was unwelcome at best. …
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Shutting Down Your Mac Safely
A few people have recently asked how Power Manager shuts down their Mac. Let's look at the two main shut down methods available and then how Power Manager strikes a balance between these two approaches.
Many of the problems with automatically shutting down your computer come from poorly behaved applications or from applications stalling while they wait for some form of interaction. There are two basic approaches to automatically shutting down your Mac. The first is to issue a shut down AppleEvent. The second method is to use the command line tool shutdown. …
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