We have just released Power Manager 3.7.2 for Mac OS X. This release includes minor interface improvements and a bug fix for rescheduled events.
DssW Power Manager 3 http://www.dssw.co.uk/powermanager/?csms
30 day trial http://www.dssw.co.uk/powermanager/download.html?csms
Overview http://www.dssw.co.uk/powermanager/technical/index.html?csms
Power Manager helps you save energy by automating your Mac. You can schedule your Mac to automatically:
- Start up or wake;
- Shut down;
- Wake;
- Sleep;
- Restart;
- Log out;
- Fast user switch.
Pricing and Availability
Power Manager is available today through the DssW web site http://www.dssw.co.uk/powermanager/?csms, for EUR20 / 28.95 USD. Scaled discounts are available for sales covering +100 Macs. System requirements are Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later.
Version 3.7.2 is free for registered users of Power Manager 3.
We have just released Power Manager 3.7.2 for Mac OS X. This release includes minor interface improvements and a bug fix for rescheduled events.
DssW Power Manager 3 http://www.dssw.co.uk/powermanager/?ucsm
30 day trial http://www.dssw.co.uk/powermanager/download.html?ucsm
Overview http://www.dssw.co.uk/powermanager/technical/index.html?ucsm
Power Manager helps you save energy by automating your Mac. You can schedule your Mac to automatically:
- Start up or wake;
- Shut down;
- Wake;
- Sleep;
- Restart;
- Log out;
- Fast user switch.
Pricing and Availability
Power Manager is available today through the DssW web site http://www.dssw.co.uk/powermanager/?ucsm, for EUR20 / 28.95 USD. Scaled discounts are available for sales covering +100 Macs. System requirements are Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later.
Version 3.7.2 is free for registered users of Power Manager 3.
In article support-64F8B9.10363519022008@redacted.invalid, Graham Miln support@redacted.invalid wrote:
Power Manager helps you save energy by automating your Mac. You can schedule your Mac to automatically:
- Start up or wake;
Built in to the OS
- Shut down;
Built in to the OS
- Wake;
Built in to the OS
- Sleep;
Built in to the OS
- Restart;
Built in to the OS
- Log out;
Built in to the OS
- Fast user switch.
OK, finally, something that is not built in to the OS.
And yes, I ignored the request for email copies. This is USENET.
In article gkreme-FBD2B1.02512019022008@redacted.invalid, Lewis gkreme@redacted.invalid wrote:
- Fast user switch.
OK, finally, something that is not built in to the OS.
Fast User Switching IS built-into Mac OS X. Or have they named it something else?
Lewis gkreme@redacted.invalid wrote:
- Fast user switch.
OK, finally, something that is not built in to the OS.
It isn't?
In article 1icju48.1nxxl1a6rahv0N%mikePOST@redacted.invalid, Mike Rosenberg mikePOST@redacted.invalid wrote:
Lewis gkreme@redacted.invalid wrote:
- Fast user switch.
OK, finally, something that is not built in to the OS.
It isn't?
Where is the setting to automatically schedule a user switch?
In article jim.redelfs-154133.07131719022008@redacted.invalid, Jim Redelfs jim.redelfs@redacted.invalid wrote:
In article gkreme-FBD2B1.02512019022008@redacted.invalid, Lewis gkreme@redacted.invalid wrote:
- Fast user switch.
OK, finally, something that is not built in to the OS.
Fast User Switching IS built-into Mac OS X. Or have they named it something else?
You clipped the rest of what was quoted which included the rather informative line:
Power Manager helps you save energy by automating your Mac. You can schedule your Mac to automatically:
And then a list of features
As far as I know, there is no way to schedule your Mac to fast user switch.
Lewis, for a comparison between the built-in Energy Saver and DssW Power Manager take a look at the following web page:
http://www.dssw.co.uk/powermanager/technical/energysaver.html
Power Manager offers significant improvements over Mac OS X's standard energy management.
Yours sincerely,
Graham Miln
[[ This message was both posted and mailed: see the 'To' and 'Newsgroups' headers for details. ]]
On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:59:39 -0600, Graham Miln wrote (in article support-9B66C0.06593820022008@redacted.invalid):
Lewis, for a comparison between the built-in Energy Saver and DssW Power Manager take a look at the following web page:
http://www.dssw.co.uk/powermanager/technical/energysaver.html
Power Manager offers significant improvements over Mac OS X's standard energy management.
Yours sincerely,
Graham Miln
How does this differ from spam?
In article jim.redelfs-154133.07131719022008@redacted.invalid, Jim Redelfs jim.redelfs@redacted.invalid wrote:
In article gkreme-FBD2B1.02512019022008@redacted.invalid, Lewis gkreme@redacted.invalid wrote:
- Fast user switch.
OK, finally, something that is not built in to the OS.
Fast User Switching IS built-into Mac OS X. Or have they named it something else?
You guys really need to learn how to read with context comprehension.
The stated feature was to automatically fast user switch in response to power events.
Dave Balderstone <dave@redacted.invalid_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> wrote:
It isn't?
Where is the setting to automatically schedule a user switch?
Oops! I didn't trace the thread back far enough to see the automatic part.
In article 1ickigc.seoag48390eN%mikePOST@redacted.invalid, Mike Rosenberg mikePOST@redacted.invalid wrote:
Dave Balderstone <dave@redacted.invalid_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> wrote:
It isn't?
Where is the setting to automatically schedule a user switch?
Oops! I didn't trace the thread back far enough to see the automatic part.
It was quoted in the msg you replied to...
;-)
Dave Balderstone <dave@redacted.invalid_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> wrote:
Oops! I didn't trace the thread back far enough to see the automatic part.
It was quoted in the msg you replied to...
Double oops! Okay, I didn't trace the one post back far enough...
Aw, the hell with it, I'm going to pull an Erik and say that, for me, there's no mention of automatic anywhere.
In article 0001HW.C3E0A5CA01928234F02066D8@redacted.invalid, Randy Howard randyhoward@redacted.invalid wrote:
How does this differ from spam?
Randy, thanks for taking an interest in my comment.
My post was in response to a criticism directed at the content of an announcement I posted.
In most situations, spam is considered unsolicited commercial e-mail (UCE). In the case of usenet/nntp, spam can be further refined to posts that are off topic for the group, posts that are overtly commercial without appropriate subjects, and behaviour best considered 'trolling'.
Wikipedia: newsgroup spam http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsgroup_spam
Paul Graham: Trolls http://www.paulgraham.com/trolls.html
I do not believe my post was spam; otherwise I would not have posted.
Yours sincerely,
Graham Miln
On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:07:35 -0600, Graham Miln wrote (in article support-71B389.11073420022008@redacted.invalid):
In article 0001HW.C3E0A5CA01928234F02066D8@redacted.invalid, Randy Howard randyhoward@redacted.invalid wrote:
How does this differ from spam?
Randy, thanks for taking an interest in my comment.
My post was in response to a criticism directed at the content of an announcement I posted.
Which should have been placed in comp.sys.mac.announce.
In most situations, spam is considered unsolicited commercial e-mail (UCE). In the case of usenet/nntp, spam can be further refined to posts that are off topic for the group, posts that are overtly commercial without appropriate subjects,
Yes, and .announce groups were set up specifically to provide a place for such things.
In article support-9B66C0.06593820022008@redacted.invalid, Graham Miln support@redacted.invalid wrote:
Lewis, for a comparison between the built-in Energy Saver and DssW Power Manager take a look at the following web page:
My only needs for power management are met by 'restart after power failure'.
It makes the Flying Spaghetti Monster Infant Version cry when you put a computer to sleep.
In article 0001HW.C3E0A5CA01928234F02066D8@redacted.invalid, Randy Howard randyhoward@redacted.invalid wrote:
[[ This message was both posted and mailed: see the 'To' and 'Newsgroups' headers for details. ]]
On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:59:39 -0600, Graham Miln wrote (in article support-9B66C0.06593820022008@redacted.invalid):
Lewis, for a comparison between the built-in Energy Saver and DssW Power Manager take a look at the following web page:
http://www.dssw.co.uk/powermanager/technical/energysaver.html
Power Manager offers significant improvements over Mac OS X's standard energy management.
Yours sincerely,
Graham Miln
How does this differ from spam?
Well, it was properly tagged as an announcement, and it did in fact appear to be an announcement, so I would not classify it as spam since csm.announce last had a post in about 1642.
As for the reply, well, I did fire off a snarky post, and he certainly has the right to reply.
In article 1ickjya.uhjpq5tf6susN%mikePOST@redacted.invalid, mikePOST@redacted.invalid (Mike Rosenberg) wrote:
Dave Balderstone <dave@redacted.invalid_O_T_T_H_I_Sbalderstone.ca> wrote:
Oops! I didn't trace the thread back far enough to see the automatic part.
It was quoted in the msg you replied to...
Double oops! Okay, I didn't trace the one post back far enough...
Aw, the hell with it, I'm going to pull an Erik and say that, for me, there's no mention of automatic anywhere.
That words not even in your dictionary, right? Just a blank spot?
:D
In article 0001HW.C3E0DE84019FCE00F01846D8@redacted.invalid, Randy Howard randyhoward@redacted.invalid wrote:
Which should have been placed in comp.sys.mac.announce.
Thanks Randy, I was not aware of comp.sys.mac.announce.
I note the announce group appears to be all but dead. This seems regrettable but expected with web sites like Version Tracker, MacUpdate, and Apple Downloads taking its place.
RFD: remove comp.sys.mac.announce moderated
<http://groups.google.com/group/comp.sys.mac.announce/browse_thread/threa
d/4a503182aa0356f2/d5a798028c59ba6b#d5a798028c59ba6b>
Time to add [ANN] prefixed subjects to your Usenet reader's kill file? :-)
Yours sincerely,
Graham Miln
Randy Howard wrote:
On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:07:35 -0600, Graham Miln wrote (in article support-71B389.11073420022008@redacted.invalid):
In article 0001HW.C3E0A5CA01928234F02066D8@redacted.invalid, Randy Howard randyhoward@redacted.invalid wrote:
How does this differ from spam? Randy, thanks for taking an interest in my comment.
My post was in response to a criticism directed at the content of an announcement I posted.
Which should have been placed in comp.sys.mac.announce.
In most situations, spam is considered unsolicited commercial e-mail (UCE). In the case of usenet/nntp, spam can be further refined to posts that are off topic for the group, posts that are overtly commercial without appropriate subjects,
Yes, and .announce groups were set up specifically to provide a place for such things.
He stayed around and replied to questions, and it was on-topic. Technically you might be right, I don't know, but I think it was a fair enough post, considering the real spam and the trolls. And it wasn't just mindless marketing speak.
Andy
Lewis wrote:
In article 0001HW.C3E0A5CA01928234F02066D8@redacted.invalid, Randy Howard randyhoward@redacted.invalid wrote:
[[ This message was both posted and mailed: see the 'To' and 'Newsgroups' headers for details. ]]
On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:59:39 -0600, Graham Miln wrote (in article support-9B66C0.06593820022008@redacted.invalid):
Lewis, for a comparison between the built-in Energy Saver and DssW Power Manager take a look at the following web page:
http://www.dssw.co.uk/powermanager/technical/energysaver.html
Power Manager offers significant improvements over Mac OS X's standard energy management.
Yours sincerely,
Graham Miln How does this differ from spam?
Well, it was properly tagged as an announcement, and it did in fact appear to be an announcement, so I would not classify it as spam since csm.announce last had a post in about 1642.
And that was only a crossposted rant about how the roundheads were going to get their asses kicked.
On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:43:44 -0600, Graham Miln wrote (in article support-5D0832.12434420022008@redacted.invalid):
First of all, please don't use the
Mail-Copies-To: poster header. Mega annoying.
In article 0001HW.C3E0DE84019FCE00F01846D8@redacted.invalid, Randy Howard randyhoward@redacted.invalid wrote:
Which should have been placed in comp.sys.mac.announce.
Thanks Randy, I was not aware of comp.sys.mac.announce.
Yeah, it's not widely read, because people don't like spam with their usenet. :)
I note the announce group appears to be all but dead.
Yeah, the dirty little secret about announce groups is nobody hardly
subscribe(d) to them, because people get enough of such stuff already.
;-)
This seems regrettable but expected with web sites like Version Tracker, MacUpdate, and Apple Downloads taking its place.
Exactly. They are were people /do/ expect to see such information, so it makes more sense to put it there eh?
Time to add [ANN] prefixed subjects to your Usenet reader's kill file?
Nope. Time to use appropriate vehicles for advertising software and hardware products for the Mac. :-)
If someone asks a question about your product, it's cool to answer, you see this often, but it's good form to indicate that you are involved directly in the product so people don't accidentally think it's an unbiased opinion.
Randy, thanks for your advice. Sad that the spammers and trolls have some equating Mac product announcements with spam.
Yours sincerely,
Graham Miln
Lewis gkreme@redacted.invalid wrote:
Double oops! Okay, I didn't trace the one post back far enough...
Aw, the hell with it, I'm going to pull an Erik and say that, for me, there's no mention of automatic anywhere.
That words not even in your dictionary, right? Just a blank spot?
Absotively.