Introducing Energy Saver - new electricity saving feature

Process Lasso v5.1.0.7 beta released with new electricity saving feature

This build is likely to be followed quickly, so I did not make a big deal of its release. However, in this new version I did complete an exciting new feature that can conserve electricity for those who demand the highest performance. In this build it was called 'Power Saver', but in future builds it will be called 'Energy Saver'. Basically, this allows you to keep your PC in High Performance (or whatever power profile), but then drop it back down when you go Idle. When you return, your previous power scheme is restored.

All Power Profiles, including custom ones, are supported. As with other Power Profile features of Process Lasso, this is only for Vista+, as Microsoft re-factored the code for power profiles in Vista and I've not yet added support for the now deprecated XP Power Schemes. Remember, this is in beta testing.

http://bitsum.com/prolasso.php

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Process Lasso v5.1.0.6 beta

v5.1.0.6 beta

Since previous beta changes weren't listed here, I'll list them along with the current version changes. Much more work is ongoing behind the scenes. You will see very soon. We've improved our QA further with more unit tests, automating the process of regression testing more of our code.

Downloads:

Workstation:
32-bit: http://www.bitsum.com/files/beta/prolasso.zip
64-bit: http://www.bitsum.com/filesbeta//prolasso64.zip

Server:
32-bit: http://www.bitsum.com/files/server/beta/prolasso.zip
64-bit: http://www.bitsum.com/files/server/beta/prolasso64.zip


Changes:

• [.0]Change.GUI: Changed startup code to avoid condition where solication dialog may become hidden, and prevent Lasso from starting
• [.0]Change.Core/GUI: Add Symantec (Norton and other) and F-Protect processes with tamper protection back to the list *without* triggering tamper protection events (in testing)
• [.0]Much more work underway, being phased into this build
• [.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed I/O priorities of multi-selection process context menu not grayed out in XP
• [.2]Fix.GUI: Fixed sort of process restraint history column **RE-EVAL
• [.2]Change.InstallHelper: Early prep for DSN support
• [.2]Change.All: Added Japanese to International Server Edition (via Nettool affiliate)
• [.2]Change.GUI: Updated Serbian, Polish, Italian.
• [.4]Change.GUI: Improved cosmetics and behavior of new items in InstallHelper config dialog 2
• [.4](hackported in .51) Fix.Core: Theoretical code error condition, unknown if ever manifested in real world
• [.4](backported in .51) Fix.Core: Adjusted sharing permissions on .pg-active, a filesystem based locak the governor uses, and an issuing for some backup and imaging software
• [.4]Build.System: Misc adjustments throughout
• [.5]Change.GUI: Re-arranged Options menu in a big way, with subcategories and such
• [.5]Change.Core: Some code optimization and refactoring
• [.5]Fix.Core: Minor code fixes and refactoring
• [.5]Change.GUI: Added new message for sanity check failure
• [.6]Addition.GUI: Finished Categorization of Media Player support in GUI
• [.6]Addition.BuildTools: Modified our in-house translation tools to allow use of the deprecated strings file if no translated string is in the primary file
• [.6]Fix.InstallHelper: [beta2beta] Fixed, during update when using global paths, 'use global path' option radio box could be set along with conflicting one (no functional problem)
• [.6]Change.GUI: Several misc cosmetic changes
• [.6]Change.Core: [beta2beta] Experimental code speed improvements
• [.6]Change.GUI: Some code optimizations
• [.6]Fix.Updater: [beta2beta] Fixed issue with new Server betas not being properly uploaded in some cases

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