I seem to recall that shutting the modem off can make a battery last longer. Noted that Mybattery reports that my Pismo's modem is on, but no apparent way of switching it off. Any clues?
> >Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 21:22:05 +0100 >Subject: Re: Battery maintance tips >From: Ryan Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Hello everyone, I just bought a brand new battery for my lombard, and before >> I start messing around with it, can someone let me know how you properly >> maintain these things? Also are there any special things you need to do to >> make sure the battery life meter on the control strip is correct? I'm just >> trying to guage it for an accurate run time..Thanks, Josh > >Your battery is a Li-ion (Lithium Ion) so the best way to maintain it is to >simply keep it charged (just keep the computer plugged in when possible). >There is no need to discharge the batt. > >In regards to the control strip, that is simply a software guesstimate. The >most accurate reading is pushing the little button on the batt. itself. Not >very precise, but that is the way it goes. You should get over 2 hours with >light computing and no CD/DVD use. > >There is a cool batt. Voltage software out there called "MyBattery". Look >for it on <www.versiontracker.com> or <www.macupdate.com> unfortunately it >only runs in OS9 or earlier. > >Have fun, >Ryan > -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
