Brand: MacTech

DssW has updated Power Manager (http://www.dssw.co.uk/powermanager/), a Mac OS X utility designed to help users save energy by automating Macs, to version 4.0. The upgrade provides the ability to automate tasks and perform sequences of actions.

With Power Manager, users can schedule their Macs to start up or wake, shut down, restart, log out, switch to the log-in window, and sleep. A 30-day demo is available for download. Power Manager costs approximately US$52 for a single-user license and $387 for Power Manager Professinal. Volume discounts for 100-plus Macs are available.

e-Node has announced CalendarSet 3.6 (http://www.e-node.net/cs), an update of the tool for implementing calendars on 4th Dimension forms. The new versioin fixes various bugs, simplifies the license system and brings an overall better stability. 


Version 3.5 licenses can be upgraded to 3.6 for free (except original equipment licenses subscribed with a third party). Contact e-Node with a valid proof of purchase if your license was purchased from a third party. 


Elgato (http://www.elgato.com) has released a software edition of Turbo.264 HD, a video converter for the Mac. It gives users the ability to instantly edit HD camcorder clips without converting them first, and supports nearly any kind of video source format.

Registration is now underway for the 2010 MacTech Conference. It’s a three-day technical conference designed to raise the level of knowledge for the entire Apple/Mac community.

MacTech Conference for IT Pros and Apple developers will be held Nov. 3-5, 2010, in Los Angeles at the Sheraton Universal in Universal City. The information-packed event will have sessions and activities throughout the day and evening giving attendees the opportunity to not only learn from the best, but also to get to know others in the industry.