News and Updates
DssW's latest news and information. Announcements, insights, and guides all appear here first.
How to Make Your Mac Sleep
This article shows how to put your Mac to sleep using a variety of methods. We will walk through how to make your Mac sleep using AppleScript, Automator, and the command line.
This article shows how to put your Mac to sleep using a variety of methods. We will walk through how to make your Mac sleep using AppleScript, Automator, and the command line. …
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Sleep Monitor 3 Released - Long Term Power Monitoring for Mac OS X
We are pleased to announce the launch of Sleep Monitor 3 for Mac OS X. Sleep Monitor gathers information over days, weeks, and months to build a complete picture of your Mac's energy use.
We are pleased to announce the launch of Sleep Monitor 3 for Mac OS X. Sleep Monitor gathers information over days, weeks, and months to build a complete picture of your Mac’s energy use. …
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Activity Audit on the Mac App Store
Activity Audit v1.1.1 is now available on the Mac App Store. Activity Audit creates a calendar showing when you use your Mac and what applications you run. This new version of Activity Audit introduces iCloud calendar support and support for other non-local auditing calendars.
Activity Audit v1.1.1 is now available on the Mac App Store. Activity Audit creates a calendar showing when you use your Mac and what applications you run. This new version of Activity Audit introduces iCloud calendar support and support for other cloud based calendars. …
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How to Extend Power Manager with Growl
Power Manager supports the open source notification utility, Growl. Growl lets you customise how and when you see notifications from your favourite applications.
Power Manager supports the open source notification utility, Growl. Growl lets you customise how and when you see notifications from your favourite applications. Not all applications support Growl. Those that do offer an impressive degree of control over how they can notify you. …
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Darth Reviews and Recommends Power Manager
Thanks to Darth for reviewing and sharing how he uses Power Manager 4 on YouTube.
Thanks to Darth for reviewing and sharing how he uses Power Manager 4 on YouTube. Darth’s video review is embedded below and available at YouTube, Darth Reviews: Power Manager Mac App. Download your free 30 day demonstration of Power Manager and try it on your Mac. …
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How to Display a Message After a Long Task
Power Manager is frequently used to start long running tasks. While any event is running, Power Manager's menu bar changes to show a small cog. Sometimes this small indicator is not enough.
Power Manager is frequently used to start long running tasks. While any event is running, Power Manager’s menu bar changes to show a small cog. Sometimes this small indicator is not enough. …
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Activity Audit v1.1.1 Released - iCloud Calendar Support
Today we updated Activity Audit to add support for Apple's new iCloud. Activity Audit creates a calendar showing when you use your Mac and what applications you run.
Today we updated Activity Audit to add support for Apple’s new iCloud. Activity Audit creates a calendar showing when you use your Mac and what applications you run. Activity Audit v1.1.1 includes support for iCloud Calendars. Previous versions were limited to local calendars on your Mac. This update offers the ability to record your calendar events to any editable calendar, including those on remote servers. …
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How to Enforce a Maximum Use Time on Mac OS X
Use time restrictions are often essential for Mac computers in shared environments such as schools, labs, and public buildings. A computer's use time is the maximum amount of time a user can use the computer. After that period has elapsed, the user should log out to allow others an opportunity to use the computer.
Use time restrictions are often essential for Mac computers in shared environments such as schools, labs, and public buildings. A computer’s use time is the maximum amount of time a user can use the computer. After that period has elapsed, the user should log out to allow others an opportunity to use the computer. …
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Thank You Steve
Today we learnt that Steve Jobs has died. Our thoughts and best wishes go out to Steve Jobs's family.
Thank you for all you have done for us. Today we learnt that Steve Jobs has died. Our thoughts and best wishes go out to Steve Jobs’s family. …
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Extend Your Power Manager Events
Power Manager 4.1 introduced a powerful new event editor. The new editor is included in Power Manager and Power Manager Professional. After a little time with your new schedule, you will probably want to start adding extra touches, tweaks, and general refinements. This is where the event editor comes into play.
Power Manager 4.1 introduced a powerful new event editor. The new editor is included in Power Manager and Power Manager Professional. When you first create your energy saving schedule, you will be guided through the process using the Schedule Assistant. The assistant includes numerous common tasks and events to get you started quickly. …
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