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How to Schedule an iPhoto Slideshow to Play Automatically
Power Manager can be used to start an iPhoto slideshow playing automatically. You can create an event that will wake up your Mac, launch iPhoto, and start your slideshow at a specific time or on certain days of the week. Let's walk through how to create an event to launch iPhoto and to start playing a slideshow.
Power Manager can be used to start an iPhoto slideshow playing automatically. You can create an event that will wake up your Mac, launch iPhoto, and start your slideshow at a specific time or on certain days of the week. …
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How to Run an Automator Workflow to a Schedule
Automator does not include a means of running workflows to a schedule. You must manually open and run the workflow, or use other tools to arrange for the workflow to be run. In this recipe we will look at how to use Power Manager to automatically run an Automator workflow.
Automator workflows offer a powerful and visual way to escape the burden of repetitive tasks on the Mac. Automator is included with Mac OS X and the files it creates are called workflows. …
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Fast User Switch to the Login Window After Inactivity
After a period of user inactivity, Power Manager can Fast User Switch your Mac back to the Login Window. This is a great feature for getting the most out of shared Macs in labs. In an ideal world, you and I would always remember to log out when we have finished using our computer. This frees up the Mac for others to log in and get on with their tasks.
After a period of user inactivity, Power Manager can Fast User Switch your Mac back to the Login Window. This is a great feature for getting the most out of Mac computers shared by a few people, such as in a lab or studio. …
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How to Energy Schedule Your Museum Macs
Power Manager is ideal for use in museums, installations, and exhibits. Power Manager can fully automate and energy manage Mac computers dispersed around your exhibits and, once set up, no further interaction with the Mac is required from staff. For curators and exhibitors looking to reduce your running costs, Power Manager includes a Schedule Assistant built for you.
Power Manager is ideal for use in museums, installations, and exhibits. Power Manager can fully automate and energy manage Mac computers dispersed around your exhibits and, once set up, no further interaction with the Mac is required from staff. …
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Make Your Mac Sleep For an Hour
Your Mac can be scheduled to put itself to sleep and to wake up. Traditionally these related tasks are considered and scheduled separately. Power Manager does away with this distinction and lets you schedule your Mac to sleep for specific durations, such as over your lunch break.
Your Mac can be scheduled to put itself to sleep and to wake up. Traditionally these related tasks are considered and scheduled separately. Power Manager does away with this distinction and lets you schedule your Mac to sleep for specific durations, such as over your lunch break. …
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How to Schedule Your Mac to Sleep
Using Power Manager you can schedule your Mac to go sleep at a specific time each day.
You can even schedule your Mac to go to sleep at specific times on weekends, and at a different time on weekends. It is a good idea to power down or put your Mac to sleep when it is not in use. This saves energy and in turn saves you money. …
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DssW Support for Mac OS X 10.7
Apple recently provided developers with a first preview of Mac OS X 10.7, also known as Lion. Mac OS X 10.7 represents another major upgrade of Mac OS X, and this has been our first chance to look under the hood to see how the upgrade will affect our products and you, our customer. …
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Battery Report - A New Reporting Tool for Mac OS X
Today we launched a new product called Battery Report. Battery Report is a power source reporting tool for Mac OS X. …
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How to Run an AppleScript When Switching to Mains Power
You can use Power Manager to trigger an event whenever your Mac laptop is connected to mains power.
You can use Power Manager to trigger an event whenever your Mac laptop is connected to mains power. Previously we covered how to run an AppleScript when switching to battery power. This recipe deals with the opposite situation, where your MacBook or MacBook Pro has its power adapter plugged back in. …
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How to Run an AppleScript On Wake Up
You can use Power Manager to run an AppleScript when you wake up your Mac. Running an AppleScript when your Mac wakes up can be used to automate repetitive configuration tasks, such as mounting disks, or establishing a connection to a particular wireless network.
You can use Power Manager to run an AppleScript when you wake up your Mac. Running an AppleScript when your Mac wakes up can be used to automate repetitive configuration tasks, such as mounting disks, or establishing a connection to a particular wireless network. …
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