Mac Energy Saving Software
Use Power Manager to automate and control your Mac at home and work.
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How to Schedule Your Mac to Restart Once a Week
It can be useful to ensure your Mac is restarted at least once a week. In managed environments, such as classrooms and labs, Macs can go many weeks without being shut down or restarted. Being able to automate a restart once a week is possible with Power Manager. Continue reading
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How to Automatically Stop a Keynote Presentation
Yesterday, we looked at how Power Manager can be used to automatically open and start a Keynote presentation. Today, we will create an event to stop the presentation at a specific time each day. Continue reading
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How to Automatically Start a Keynote Presentation
Ever wondered how conference venues, theatres, and businesses control there large screen televisions and projectors? Most organisations use a surprisingly simple combination of a Mac and some presentation software. Continue reading
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How to Automatically Log Out After Inactivity on Mac OS X
Power Manager can automatically log out inactive users. Being able to log out inactive users is designed for use in school computer labs and in situations where computers are shared. By automatically logging out an inactive user, the Mac becomes available for the next person to use. Continue reading