News and Updates
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An Energy Saving Cookbook for Mac OS X
The DssW Power Manager Cookbook is now available. The Power Manager Cookbook is a new addition to the DssW web site. The Cookbook is the official home to our energy saving recipes and getting started tutorials.
The DssW Power Manager Cookbook is now available. The Power Manager Cookbook is a new addition to the DssW web site. The Cookbook is the official home to our energy saving recipes and getting started tutorials. Since launching Power Manager 4 in July 2010 we have been publishing step-by-step articles for creating energy and money saving events. …
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How to Automatically Log Out Your Mac After Inactivity
When a Mac is available publicly, or in a shared environment like a classroom, it can be useful to automatically log out after a period of inactivity. An automatic log out helps ensure the Mac is returned to a good state after a user has left, and helps avoid a Mac being left logged in unnecessarily.
When a Mac is available publicly, or in a shared environment like a classroom, it can be useful to automatically log out after a period of inactivity. An automatic log out helps ensure the Mac is returned to a good state after a user has left, and helps avoid a Mac being left logged in unnecessarily. …
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Costs and Benefits of Supporting Older Macs
We support as wide a range of Mac OS X editions as possible. The decision leading to not supporting an older edition is never easy. Finding the best path often comes down to gathering statistics about our customers' needs, and combining that information with a little insight about the feature restrictions any decision will impose.
We support as wide a range of Mac OS X editions as possible. The decision leading to not supporting an older edition is never easy. Finding the best path often comes down to gathering statistics about our customers’ needs, and combining that information with a little insight about the feature restrictions any decision will impose. …
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Thanks to New Wave Systems
Shortly before the launch of Power Manager 4, one of our older PowerPC (PPC) based Macs started to fail. The integrated video card had developed a fault rendering the Mac almost impossible to work with. This Mac was part of our test rig and thus needed replacing like for like. Replacing an older Mac with an equivalent is not always easy.
Shortly before the launch of Power Manager 4, one of our older PowerPC (PPC) based Macs started to fail. The integrated video card had developed a fault rendering the Mac almost impossible to work with. This Mac was part of our test rig and thus needed replacing like for like. …
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How to Avoid Passwords in Power Manager Scripts
Last time we talked about managing Macs with Power Manager's pmctl command line tool. I am going to explain how pmctl supports Mac OS X's Keychain and how you can avoid needing to enter your name and password each time you connect to a remote Mac.
This recipe is for Power Manager 4; for the latest version, please see Scripting without Passwords. Last time we talked about managing Macs with Power Manager’s pmctl command line tool. I am going to explain how pmctl supports Mac OS X’s Keychain and how you can avoid needing to enter your name and password each time you connect to a remote Mac. …
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How to Connect To Power Manager Over the Network
Power Manager can be connected to and managed remotely over a network. The simplest way to manage deployments of Power Manager is with Power Manager Professional. But this is not the only way. Let's walk through how to use the standard command line tools to remotely connect to a Mac running Power Manager.
Power Manager can be connected to and managed remotely over a network. The simplest way to manage deployments of Power Manager is with Power Manager Professional. But this is not the only way. Let’s walk through how to use the standard command line tools to remotely connect to a Mac running Power Manager. …
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MacUser Review Praises Power Manager 4
Thanks to Rob Buckley, MacUser UK, for reviewing Power Manager 4. Rob praises Power Manager 4's ability to save our customers' energy. He also highlighted our extensive AppleScript, Automator, and command line support.
Thanks to Rob Buckley, MacUser UK, for reviewing Power Manager 4. Rob praises Power Manager 4’s ability to save our customers’ energy. He also highlighted our extensive AppleScript, Automator, and command line support. MacUser UK awarded Power Manager 4 four stars. …
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How to Run a Script Within Every User Session
Ever wanted to run a script within every user session on Mac OS X? The chances are you have not. The need tends to be rare, but when needed it is essential. Until Power Manager Professional 4, being able to run a script within every user session was beyond the reach of most administrators.
Ever wanted to run a script within every user session on Mac OS X? The chances are you have not. The need tends to be rare, but when needed it is essential. Until Power Manager Professional 4, being able to run a script within every user session was beyond the reach of most administrators. …
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Power Manager 4.0.2 and Power Manager Professional 4.0.2 Released
Power Manager 4.0.2 and Power Manager Professional 4.0.2 are now available. These updates fix bugs discovered since launching last month, and include a handful of small refinements
Power Manager 4.0.2 and Power Manager Professional 4.0.2 are now available. These updates include a few bug fixes and AppleScript improvements. Changes Since v4.0.1 Bug: Fixed bug where some event editor fields did not support undo (Pro). Bug: Fixed AppleScript property names that overlapped reserved phrases. …
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Power Manager 3.7.4 Released
Today, we released Power Manager 3.7.4. This release is a minor update to fix memory leaks and to improve the powermanagerctl command line tool.
Today, we released Power Manager 3.7.4. This release is a minor update to fix memory leaks and to improve the powermanagerctl command line tool. Power Manager 3.7.4 includes the ability to export schedules using unicode characters via the command line. …
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