News and Updates
DssW's latest news and information. Announcements, insights, and guides all appear here first.
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. …
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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. As usual, the full release notes are appended below, but first let’s cover at few notable changes in this update. …
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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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How to Mount a Mac Drive to a Schedule
Learn how to automatically mount a drive or volume on macOS to a schedule.
You can use Power Manager to automatically mount a hard drive on your Mac. This is particularly useful for preparing a drive for backing up or mirroring your files. When the back up is complete, you can also unmount the same drive with Power Manager. …
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Power Manager 4.6.1 Released
Announcing the launch of Power Manager and Power Manager Professional 4.6.1 for Mac.
We are pleased to announce the launch of Power Manager and Power Manager Pro 4.6.1. This update improves support for macOS 10.12.4 and ends support for older versions of macOS. Power Manager 4.6.1 requires macOS 10.10 or later. Legacy versions of Power Manager remain available for those running macOS 10. …
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How to View Power Manager's Unified Log Entries
Learn how to view Power Manager's log entries in macOS's Unified Logging system.
With macOS 10.12, aka Sierra, Apple introduced a new log file system called Unified Logging. This new system changes how you find and view log entries created by Power Manager and other applications on your Mac. In this recipe, I will show you how to list Power Manager’s log entries. …
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Power Manager 4.6.0 Released
Announcing the launch of Power Manager and Power Manager Professional 4.6 for Mac.
We are pleased to announce the launch of Power Manager and Power Manager Pro 4.6. This significant update introduces new Schedule Assistant tasks, Dark Mode support, and numerous refinements. We have also continued to work on the internal scheduling engine to ensure it remains modern and efficient. …
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How to Automatically and Quietly Shut Down a Mac
Learn how to automatically shut down a Mac quietly without notifications.
Power Manager can automatically shut down a Mac. The default approach is to provide the user with plenty of notification and warning beforehand. Sometimes these warnings are not desirable. In this recipe, we will walk through how to automatically shut down a Mac without forewarning. …
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How to Run a Script Before an Inactivity Triggered Log Out
Learn how to run a script just before automatically logging out an inactive Mac.
Power Manager can automatically log out an inactive Mac. The approach is predictable and unaffected by applications attempting to block or interrupt the log out with last minute dialogs. We have previously walked through how to create an inactivity triggered log out event. …
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Power Manager 4.5.4 Released
Announcing the launch of Power Manager and Power Manager Professional 4.5.4 for OS X and macOS.
Today we released Power Manager and Power Manager Pro 4.5.4. This update fixes a bug affecting the macOS 10.12 beta releases and includes updates to third party libraries. Updating Power Manager Power Manager will automatically check for updates every so often, so there is nothing to do. …
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