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Monday, September 26th, 2011
Laptop batteries grow weaker over time
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Pick a Cool Spot. Not only does sunlight wash out your screen making you use a brighter setting, it also warms up your laptop faster requiring more running of the fan. A cool spot will let you use a darker monitor setting, and keep that fan off.
Turn Off Your Utilities. Ok, you need your resident virus scanner because you never know what might be out there, but you do not need to be running a full hard drive scan when you are unplugged. I don’t care if it is Thursday at 3:00 PM (or whatever your automatic drive scanning is set to.) Likewise, no defragging, no file syncing. If you aren’t running it manually, close it down.
Set Your Wireless Power. If you ever have trouble connecting to a wireless network, chances are you jacked up the transmission power of your wireless adapter. That is a good move. But, if you are in the middle of Starbucks and the wireless router you are connecting to is right overhead, you don’t need the higher setting. Lower your transmit power to the lowest setting you can while still maintaining a connection.
Save Your High Power Applications. You know what I’m talking about. Those programs that when you run them light up your little hard drive light like a stuck green light at a busy intersection. Digital photography programs are a big culprit, as is anything that renders, compiles, or otherwise nails your system resources to the wall. Keep the use of those programs to a minimum.
Plan Ahead. Kirk wouldn’t always need more power from Scotty if he wasn’t always getting stuck in a jam. Make sure your laptop has a full charge before you head out. If you are going to be somewhere for a while, look for a power outlet when choosing your seat and plug in right away so someone doesn’t string their cord across the room to “your” outlet.
Put a power plug splitter in your laptop bag. This tiny device means you can share an outlet with anyone.
No one’s laptop turns off the second it is unplugged, so you don’t even have to ask. Just go to the outlet, unplug their cord, and stick the splitter into the wall. By the time they complain, you’ve already got them plugged back in. Be a real hero and take one that has 3 plug-ins and someone else can use the power too.
Reduce your screen brightness. Sure, when you are plugged in, you can jack up the brightness all you want, but when you are running off of battery such as Apple A1079 Battery, a brighter screen is a battery drainer. There is more strategy to this than just turning down the brightness. You still have to see your screen, so location selection is important. Choose a spot away from bright windows. In fact, the dimly lit corner will allow you to use the darkest screen setting.
Stop Using the CD-ROM Whether you are running a game or playing movie, keeping that CD spinning at several thousand RPMs takes a lot of juice and sucks the life from your battery. Install everything you will need to use when unplugged to the hard drive, and save your CD based things for when you are plugged in.
Bring Along Your iPod. Yes, your laptop has your music collection installed, and yes, Media Monkey is awesome, but playing music burns the juice. Run your music collection off your MP3 player instead and save your battery.
Use The Table. Every notice how warm your laptop gets on your lap? That’s because your body is a great insulator, and chances are your body is blocking one or more of the vents needed to cool your laptop. This means that your laptop has to run the fan to stay cool. Put it up on the table, and you’ll get the airflow your laptop was designed for which will minimize the use of the fan and save power.
Disconnect Your Accessories. All of those devices connected to your PC are sucking battery life like leaches on an open wound. USB devices are setup to draw power via the USB connection. Unfortunately, they all consider your laptop the equivelent of a wall socket, so they just take all the juice they want without regard to your battery life. The PDA you plugged in an hour ago has been charging the battery, lighting its screen at maximum brightness, and syncing every 15 minutes. Drain, drain, drain.
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Belkin Mini Surge Protector Dual USB Charger $13.30 Protect your electronic devices while traveling…. |
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Silverhill 20 Piece Tool Kit for Apple Products $9.99 New from Silverhill Tools is a useful kit that helps with doing many of the routine tasks associated with Mac ownership, including accessing memory slots or opening housings. Includes 5 screwdrivers: Pentalobe size 1, Pentalobe size 5, flat, phillips, and Triwing. Includes 9 L keys: 3 hex keys and 6 star keys. 2 Spudgers. Sim adapter kit for reducing your SIM to a microsim, including SIM ejec… |
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General Tools 500 Cordless Ultra Tech Power Precision Screwdriver $16.39 … |
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Duracell Powerhouse USB Charger with Lithium ion battery / includes universal cable with USB and mini USB, $12.49 The Duracell Powerhouse Charger offers big time power from a portable charger. It can charge two USB compatible devices at once, including your iPod, BlackBerry or Motorola phone. Recharge it over and over again by simply plugging into your computer’s USB port. Get up to ten hours of extra power for your devices (Based on 680 mAh cell phone. Results vary based on device and usage patterns)…. |
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Duracell Instant USB Charger with Lithium Ion Battery/Includes Universal Cable with USB and mini USB $17.99 Includes universal cable with USB and mini USB. Compact on demand power. 1 charger, 1 cable. 5 volt/1150mAh rechargeable lithium-ion battery. USB power port. On/off switch, charging status light (illuminates when the charger is operating). Charging indicator light. In port used to charge the charger with the provided USB cable. Additional Run/Talk Time: iPod Classic: Up to 50 hours. iPod Nano: Up … |
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Duracell Mygrid Usb Charger $10.95 Duracell myGrid USB ChargerDuracell myGrid USB charger is portable power that charges 100’s of devices on the go.It’s Charging Made Simple.Charges 100’s of DevicesCompatible with Apple USB Cable4+ hours of Talk Time for iPhone and BlackBerry… |
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661-4817 Laptop Battery $52.21 Compatible Battery for Apple Macbook 13 inch Aluminum Unibody Laptops. Fits with compatible part number: 661-4817, A1280, MB466LL/A,MB467LL/A. Battery Technology: Li-Ion, 10.8V 45Wh. 100% OEM Compatible Order the 661-4817 Today – 1 year Warranty, 30 Day Money Back No Risk Shopping, Secure Online Ordering Guaranteed! Models displayed may be different than model shipped. See all the laptops this PN 661-4817 will fit! |
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661-3233 Laptop Battery $47.77 Compatible Apple Powerbook G4 12″ notebook lithium Ion battery. Works with 1.33 mhz and 1.5 MHz processor Powerbooks. Fits with compatible part number: 661-3233, 661-2787, 661-2787, 661-3051, M8984G/A. Battery Technology: Li-Ion,10.8 Volts, 4400 mAh. 100% OEM Compatible Order the 661-3233 Today. See all the laptops this PN 661-3233 will fit! |
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A1245 Laptop Battery $67.99 Compatible Battery For Apple MacBook Air. Fits with compatible part number: A1245, 661-4587, 661-5196, LB-AP1245 Battery Technology: Li-Ion, 7.2 Volts 5400 mAh. 100% OEM Compatible Order the A1245 Today – 1 year Warranty, 30 Day Money Back No Risk Shopping, Secure Online Ordering Guaranteed! Models displayed may be different than model shipped. See all the laptops this PN A1245 will fit! |
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MA458LLA Laptop Battery $71.1 Laptop Battery Compatible With Apple MacBook Pro 17 Inch. Fits with compatible part number: MA458LLA, A1189, MA458LL, MA458LL/A, MA611LL/A, 661-4618, 661-4231. Battery Technology: Li-Ion, 10.8 Volts. 6300mAh. 100% OEM Compatible Order the MA458LLA Today – 1 year Warranty, 30 Day Money Back No Risk Shopping, Secure Online Ordering Guaranteed! See all the laptops this PN MA458LLA will fit! |
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M9338G-A Laptop Battery $49.99 Compatible Laptop Battery for Apple iBook 2002, iBook 2003, iBook Dual USB – 14″, iBook G4, iBook G3 14-Inch. Fits with compatible part numbers: M9338G-A , 661-2611, 661-2886, M9338J/B, A1062, M8416G/A, A1080 and M8416J/A.Battery Technology: Li-Ion, 14.4 Volts 4000 mAh.100% OEM CompatibleOrder the M9338G-A Today – 1 Year Warranty, 30 Day Money Back No Risk Shopping, Secure Ordering Guaranteeditem color may vary See all the laptops this PN M9338G-A will fit! |
