News and Updates
DssW's latest news and information. Announcements, insights, and guides all appear here first.
Unifying Power Manager's Removal
We revisited how Power Manager is removed.
Power Manager has always required files to be installed on your Mac. We have always included a means to remove those files. We try to limit the number of files that need to be installed and, with successive versions, we have reduced those files to a minimum. In future versions, we hope to reduce that number further. Much depends on what macOS will permit. Some features require files be installed within /Library but, where possible, we avoid doing so. …
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Modernising Power Manager's AppleScript
We revisited AppleScript support and gained a terminology reference.
Power Manager has included support for AppleScript for well over a decade. Recently we revisited the code that underpins AppleScript support and modernised it. Writing the original implementation of AppleScript for Power Manager felt like summiting a mountain. The time spent fitting together the demands of AppleScript and the design of Power Manager was gruelling, to say the least. Eventually we found a way to make it work and make it robust. That moment, the moment when we knew the approach was going to succeed, felt wonderful. …
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AppleScript, Automator, and macOS 10.14 aka Mojave
Allowing permission for Power Manager to run your scripts.
Power Manager works well with macOS 10.14 but Apple have introduced changes that may affect your existing schedules. macOS 10.14 introduces additional security permissions for AppleScripts and Automator workflows. Your scripts now need explicit permission to access applications and files. …
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Power Manager 4.6.5 Released
Announcing the launch of Power Manager and Power Manager Professional 4.6.5 for Mac.
We are pleased to announce the launch of Power Manager 4.6.5. This update focuses on code modernisation and deprecates a few older security options. Power Manager 4.6.5 requires macOS 10.10 or later. …
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How to Stop Your Mac Sleeping While Time Machine is Running
Learn how to keep your Mac awake while Time Machine is running.
You can tell Power Manager not to put your Mac to sleep while Time Machine is running. In this recipe, we walk through how to add this condition to your sleep event. …
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Cloning and Deploying a Power Manager Schedule
Learn how to clone a Power Manager schedule using the command line tool pmctl.
In this recipe we will walk through cloning an existing Power Manager schedule and deploying it to other Macs. We will do this without Power Manager Professional and instead use Power Manager’s included command line tool pmctl. …
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Power Manager 4.6.4 Released
Announcing the launch of Power Manager 4.6.4 for Mac.
We are pleased to announce the launch of Power Manager 4.6.4. This update fixes bugs and extends available durations from one day to one year. Power Manager 4.6.4 requires macOS 10.10 or later. …
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Power Manager 4.6.3 Released
Announcing the launch of Power Manager 4.6.3 and Power Manager Professional for Mac.
Today we released Power Manager and Power Manager Pro 4.6.3. This update fixes a bug in the Event Editor and, for Professional, includes updates to the Schedule Assistant. Updating Power Manager Power Manager will automatically check for updates every so often, so there is nothing to do. The update will automatically be offered to you during the next few weeks. …
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Power Manager 4.6.2 Released
Announcing the launch of Power Manager 4.6.2 for Mac.
We are pleased to announce the launch of Power Manager 4.6.2. This update adds new open document tasks to the Schedule Assistant, deprecates movie playing tasks, and improves support for macOS 10.13. …
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DssW is Twenty Years Old
DssW, the UK based software company, is twenty years old today. Twenty years is a long time in the software business.
Twenty years ago, I set up DssW to sell Power Manager on the then latest Macintosh operating system, Mac OS 8. I had written Power Manager while still a student and needed a business structure. With a business structure I could, I thought, trivially accept card payments and deal with customers around the world. …
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