News and Updates

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Power Manager and Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6)

DssW Power Manager 3 works well with Mac OS X 10.6, aka Snow Leopard. As with all significant Mac OS X upgrades, we recommend you install a fresh copy of Power Manager after upgrading. This ensures all required files are available and untouched by the upgrade process. …

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Power Manager and Panther (Mac OS X 10.3.9)

With the latest update of Power Manager 3, Mac OS X 10.3.9 is no longer supported. The engineering effort required to support Mac OS X 10.3.9, combined with the dwindling number of Panther users, made the decision easy for us. …

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Power Manager 3.7.3 Launched

Today, we launched DssW Power Manager 3.7.3 for Mac OS X. This is a minor update to our core energy saving solution. The update is recommended for all users of Power Manager, but not essential. …

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Mac Gem's reviews Power Manager 3

Thanks to Dan Frakes, Macworld.com, for reviewing Power Manager in Mac Gems. Dan took the time to get to know Power Manager and his review picks up on some of the product’s more subtle features: Power Manager’s stricter definition of “inactivity” over Apple’s “idle time” makes schedules easier to predict, and small touches like waking a sleeping Mac to ensure the scheduled event occurs on time. …

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AAUG review awards Power Manager 3 top marks

Thanks to Dave Enders for reviewing Power Manager 3, for the Alaskan Apple Users Group (AAUG). Dave awarded Power Manager 3 top marks with an Excellent rating. AAUG Awards Power Manager 3 “Excellent” …

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Macworld's greener computing tips recommends DssW Power Manager

Thanks to Michael Gowan, Macworld.com, for recommending Power Manager and Energy Schedule. Michael’s article talks about greener computing and provides tips on how to save energy and money. There are two really good reasons to practice green computing: It saves you money, and—bit by bit—it helps save the planet. It’s a major win-win. Here are just a few of the little things you can do to make a big difference. Michael Gowan, Macworld.com …

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Discovery Channel's Planet Green recommends DssW Power Manager

Thanks to Jaymi Heimbuch, planet green, Discovery Channel, for recommending Power Manager. Jaymi lists DssW Power Manager as a easy solution for reducing the power consumption of your computer. …

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BC Hydro offers incentive with DssW

Great news for Canadian BC Hydro business customers. BC Hydro have added DssW Power Manager to their Product Incentive Programme (PIP). …

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The Age article about DssW and Mac's Lazy Design

Thanks to Garry Barker, The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, for the fun write up of my “Mac’s Lazy Design” talk. …

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Unicode licences: Your details in your language

Thanks to last weekend’s launch of the DssW Authorised Reseller programme, all future DssW purchases will now support unicode names and organisation details. …

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