I will be arguing the benefits of laziness at Victoria’s Mac User Group (iMUG) in a couple of weeks.
I will discuss how laziness has affected the design of Mac OS X, and how laziness influences the design decisions behind DssW Power Manager.
CSIRAC – Australia's First Computer, Melbourne Museum
It will be fun to brush up on my public speaking skills, share some stories of those who have shaped Mac OS X, and get the chance to meet you in person.
The meeting is free and open to the public.
Thanks to iMUG’s president, Les Posen, for the invitation to speak.
iMUG talk essentials.
| Who |
Graham Miln, Director of DssW |
| What |
Talking about Mac’s Lazy Design at iMUG |
| When |
6:30pm - 9pm, Tuesday 27 May 2008 |
| Price |
Free |
| Where |
Ross House, Level 4, 247 Flinders Lane, Melbourne (between Swanston & Degraves Streets).
If an usher is not at the door to let you in, press the intercom button marked Floor 4 Front (not Rear).
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Written by Graham Miln on May 7th, 2008.
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Thanks to Christopher Breen for recommending Power Manager in Macworld’s Mac 911 column.
Christopher recommended Power Manager 3 to Brian Silverman as a more capable replacement to Mac OS X’s built-in Energy Saver scheduler.
Green leaves.
“Unlike with Energy Saver, Power Manager 3 allows you to create schedules for any day and time of the week. Additionally it can handle a variety of tasks including startup, wake, sleep, log out, log in, restart, and shut down. You can also create one-time events.”
Christopher Breen, Macworld
Written by Graham Miln on April 2nd, 2008.
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Thanks to Gabriela Ghinita, Softpedia, for reviewing Power Manager 3. Gabriela awarded Power Manager 3 high marks.
“Power Manager is easy to configure, intuitive and does everything you expect it to do, and very well I might say. The best thing about Power Manager is that you only have to configure it once and then you can forget about it.”
Gabriela Ghinita, Softpedia
“When it comes to things I didn’t like about Power Manager, I can’t find anything to say.”
Gabriela Ghinita, Softpedia
Softpedia Very Good Award for Power Manager
Written by Graham Miln on March 31st, 2008.
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This morning we launched Power Manager 3.7.2. This update includes a serious bug fix and a few minor improvements. It is available immediately.
Sustainable Living Festival 2008, Federation Square, Melbourne
Power Manager 3.7.2 is free for existing users of Power Manager 3 and highly recommended.
Changes in Power Manager 3.7.2
- Improved Quick Status interface.
- Improved feedback field to allow multiple line comments.
- Improved status menu ‘nothing pending’ icon.
- Minor documentation improvements.
- Fixed potential crashing bug when rescheduling events.
Written by Graham Miln on February 18th, 2008.
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