News and Updates
DssW's latest news and information. Announcements, insights, and guides all appear here first.
Battery Report 1.2 in the Mac App Store
Battery Report 1.2 for OS X improves support for OS X 10.11, El Capitan. The Mac App Store edition is now available.
Last week we launched Battery Report 1.2. The Mac App Store edition is now available. To update the Mac App Store edition of Battery Report, launch App Store on your Mac. Then select Updates. …
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Battery Report 1.2 Released
Battery Report 1.2 for OS X improves support for OS X 10.11, El Capitan.
We are pleased to announce the launch of Battery Report 1.2. This release improves support for OS X 10.11, El Capitan. Updating Battery Report Battery Report includes built-in software updating. To update to the latest version, use the built-in Check for Update… menu item in the menu Battery Report. …
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Fleeting Sleep Trigger
A little advice about using the sleep trigger and why it may not be what you want to use.
Power Manager 4.5 introduced the ability to trigger actions just before the computer sleeps. This often requested, but long denied, trigger is now available. Compared to other triggers, the sleep trigger is not technically complex or challenging. Power Manager is informed the computer is about to sleep, and so can diligently trigger events as needed. …
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Power Manager 4.5.0 Released
Announcing the launch of Power Manager and Power Manager Professional 4.5 for OS X.
We are pleased to announce the launch of Power Manager and Power Manager Pro 4.5. This significant update introduces new triggers, Schedule Assistant tasks, and numerous improvements. We have also continued to work on the internal scheduling engine to ensure it remains modern and efficient. …
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All Domains Secured
All dssw.co.uk content is now protected by SSL/TLS encryption.
Building on our efforts to improve the DssW web site, we are pleased to announce all our dssw.co.uk domains support encrypted connections. The domains include: dssw.co.uk my.dssw.co.uk version.dssw.co.uk We have been offering secure connections for a few years now. Recently we decided to roll out secure connections across all our domains. This increases the number of things we need to manage but in return it offers a better experience for you. …
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Preparing for OS X 10.11 El Capitan
Apple is soon to release the next major version of it's operating system, OS X 10.11 aka El Capitan. As always, we will be supporting this latest operating system and we continue to recommend waiting a while before upgrading.
Apple is soon to release the next major version of it’s operating system, OS X 10.11 aka El Capitan. As always, we will be supporting this latest operating system and we continue to recommend waiting a while before upgrading. …
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Better Sleep for Your Mac Media Server
How to improve when your Mac media server goes to sleep after periods of inactivity. In this recipe we combine Power Manager's inactivity trigger with a custom condition to ensure no media is playing.
Do you use a Mac as a media server? Looking for a way to save energy and have your Mac sleep more often? In this recipe, we walk through how to improve when your media server goes to sleep. …
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Sleep Centre, Security, and Search
Recently we rolled out a handful of notable changes on this web site, dssw.co.uk. I rarely talk about the web site but today will be an exception.
Recently we rolled out a handful of notable changes on this web site, dssw.co.uk. I infrequently talk about the web site but today will be an exception. We have improved Sleep Centre with a new structure and layout. We have begun the transition to promoting secure web links by default, and we have a new site search. …
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Battery Guardian v1.1 Released
We are pleased to announce the launch of Battery Guardian 1.1. This update improves support for recent versions of OS X and includes new artwork. Updating Battery Guardian Battery Guardian includes built-in software updating. To update to the latest version, use the built-in Check for Update… menu item in the menu Battery Guardian. …
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Eighteen Years
Today marks 18 years since we began DssW.
Today marks 18 years since we officially began DssW. However there is no time to reminisce now. We have enough to occupy us with future releases, updates, and products. …
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