Category Archives: Energy saving

How to Make Your Mac Idle Sleep After Different Times on Different Days

Posted on 20 April, 2011 by Graham Miln

Your Mac can automatically enter a special low power mode called sleep. While your Mac is asleep it uses far less energy than when it is awake. Having your Mac sleep when not in use is much better than leaving it powered on constantly; you use less energy and that saves money on your electricity bill. Continue reading →

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How to Make Your Mac Sleep After Inactivity

Posted on 14 April, 2011 by Graham Miln

Your Mac can automatically go into a low power mode called “sleep” after a period of idle time. This significantly reduces the running cost of your Mac. But for many, automatic sleep does not work correctly or as assertively as they want. Continue reading →

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How to Energy Schedule Your Museum Macs

Posted on 16 March, 2011 by Graham Miln

Power Manager is ideal for use in museums, installations, and exhibits. Power Manager can fully automate and energy manage Mac computers dispersed around your exhibits and, once set up, no further interaction with the Mac is required from staff. For curators and exhibitors looking to reduce your running costs, Power Manager includes a Schedule Assistant built for you. Continue reading →

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Make Your Mac Sleep For an Hour

Posted on 10 March, 2011 by Graham Miln

Your Mac can be scheduled to put itself to sleep and to wake up. Traditionally these related tasks are considered and scheduled separately. Power Manager does away with this distinction and lets you schedule your Mac to sleep for specific durations, such as over your lunch break. Continue reading →

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