News and Updates
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Fast User Switch to the Login Window After Inactivity
After a period of user inactivity, Power Manager can Fast User Switch your Mac back to the Login Window. This is a great feature for getting the most out of shared Macs in labs. In an ideal world, you and I would always remember to log out when we have finished using our computer. This frees up the Mac for others to log in and get on with their tasks.
After a period of user inactivity, Power Manager can Fast User Switch your Mac back to the Login Window. This is a great feature for getting the most out of Mac computers shared by a few people, such as in a lab or studio. …
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How to Energy Schedule Your Museum Macs
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.
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. …
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Make Your Mac Sleep For an Hour
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.
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. …
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How to Schedule Your Mac to Sleep
Using Power Manager you can schedule your Mac to go sleep at a specific time each day.
You can even schedule your Mac to go to sleep at specific times on weekends, and at a different time on weekends. It is a good idea to power down or put your Mac to sleep when it is not in use. This saves energy and in turn saves you money. …
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DssW Support for Mac OS X 10.7
Apple recently provided developers with a first preview of Mac OS X 10.7, also known as Lion. Mac OS X 10.7 represents another major upgrade of Mac OS X, and this has been our first chance to look under the hood to see how the upgrade will affect our products and you, our customer. …
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Battery Report - A New Reporting Tool for Mac OS X
Today we launched a new product called Battery Report. Battery Report is a power source reporting tool for Mac OS X. …
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How to Run an AppleScript When Switching to Mains Power
You can use Power Manager to trigger an event whenever your Mac laptop is connected to mains power.
You can use Power Manager to trigger an event whenever your Mac laptop is connected to mains power. Previously we covered how to run an AppleScript when switching to battery power. This recipe deals with the opposite situation, where your MacBook or MacBook Pro has its power adapter plugged back in. …
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How to Run an AppleScript On Wake Up
You can use Power Manager to run an AppleScript when you wake up your Mac. Running an AppleScript when your Mac wakes up can be used to automate repetitive configuration tasks, such as mounting disks, or establishing a connection to a particular wireless network.
You can use Power Manager to run an AppleScript when you wake up your Mac. Running an AppleScript when your Mac wakes up can be used to automate repetitive configuration tasks, such as mounting disks, or establishing a connection to a particular wireless network. …
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Power Manager 4.0.4 and Power Manager Professional 4.0.4 Released
Power Manager 4.0.4 and Power Manager Professional 4.0.4 are now available. These updates include a critical bug fix and minor localisation improvements. As always, we recommend all users to upgrade. …
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How to Run an AppleScript When Switching to Battery Power
You can use Power Manager to run an AppleScript when you disconnect your Mac from mains power and start using battery power. Running an AppleScript when your Mac laptop's power source changes is surprisingly useful. With this ability, you can turn on and off power hungry services and settings, launch applications, or just warn the user that the power cord has come out.
You can use Power Manager to run an AppleScript when you disconnect your Mac from mains power and start using battery power. Running an AppleScript when your Mac laptop’s power source changes is surprisingly useful. With this ability, you can turn on and off power hungry services and settings, launch applications, or just warn the user that the power cord has come out. …
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