News and Updates
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Power Manager and macOS 11
Minor update of Power Manager for macOS 11, aka Big Sur.
With Apple’s launch of the first minor update to macOS 11, aka Big Sur, we are releasing our minor update to Power Manager. This update fixes a few cosmetic bugs and improves Power Manager’s support for macOS 11. …
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Mac Geek Gab and Cool Stuff Found
Mac Geek Gab, a Mac podcast, discuss Power Manager.
Thanks the Mac Geek Gab for mentioning Power Manager in their latest episode, MGG 848: Swiper, NOT Swiping. You can listen to their comments in the Cool Stuff Found section at 01:16:10.
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Power Manager 5.5.0 Released
Announcing the launch of Power Manager 5.5.0 for macOS.
We are pleased to announce the launch of Power Manager 5.5. This update introduces new authentication options via client-side certificates and an improved licensing interface. This update continues our focus on refining the Scheduler and introduces a new way to authenticate connections. We will share more about how to use the new authentication method soon. …
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How to Distribute Power Manager Settings
A guide showing how to create an installer package containing Power Manager settings.
Let’s create a tiny Installer package containing Power Manager’s settings. With this package you will have an easy way to distribute schedules, licences, and events across your computers. Create Your Settings The first step is to install and set up Power Manager on a single computer. On this computer, create your schedule, apply your licence, and change any other settings you want to apply to your other computers. In the next step we will copy these settings. …
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Power Manager 5.4.0 Released
Announcing the launch of Power Manager 5.4.0 for macOS.
We are pleased to announce the launch of Power Manager 5.4. This update introduces significant scripting changes. Power Manager 5.4 contains changes that may cause existing scripts or tools to need updating. These changes do not affect schedules or events; the changes only affect bespoke scripts and tools that themselves interact with Power Manager. For the overwhelming majority of users, this update will be seamless. …
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Power Manager 5.3.0 Released
Announcing the launch of Power Manager 5.3.0 for macOS.
We are pleased to announce the launch of Power Manager 5.3. This update adds audio input device support and improves robustness when connections are disrupted. Power Manager requires macOS 10.12 or later. …
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Power Manager 5.2.0 Released
Announcing the launch of Power Manager 5.2.0 for macOS.
We are pleased to announce the launch of Power Manager 5.2. This update introduces new audio device triggers and set of related Schedule Assistant tasks. Power Manager requires macOS 10.12 or later. …
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How to Log Out Users After Ten Minutes
Learn how to automatically log out users after a period of use.
You can create an event in Power Manager to automatically log out users after a set period of time. The user will be warned before the log out occurs and see a count down timer in the menu bar. …
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Power Manager 5.1.0 Released
Announcing the launch of Power Manager 5.1.0 for macOS.
We are pleased to announce the launch of Power Manager 5.1. This update introduces a new trigger and set of related Schedule Assistant tasks. Power Manager requires macOS 10.12 or later. …
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Introducing Power Manager 5
Introducing Power Manager 5. A major update to the Mac automation and energy saving tool.
Today we released a major upgrade to Power Manager. This is a significant upgrade and one that has been in development for years. This upgrade is the first paid upgrade in nine years. We released Power Manager 4 in July 2010 and since then we have been providing support and regular updates to the v4 lineage. From today Power Manager 4 is no longer being actively improved. …
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