Hi, To see your battery status, just press control option and M twice, to get to the status menu. After that, right arrow until you hear the battery status.
Brianna On Dec 23, 2010, at 12:49 PM, AZ wrote: > Hi. > I have my MacBook only two weeks, but i've found it very useful for my > working, and i don't know, if it is possible to read the battery state spoken > by VoiceOver? How do you know, when to charge? > > AZ > > > 23.12.2010 20:16, Brianna Snyder writes: >> Hey list, >> >> Thanks to everyone for their input. I like hearing how everyone uses their >> macBooks, and how they take care of them if it's their main computer. >> You guys have helped me to see that I can continue to use my Mac as I have >> been doing, and I don't have to worry about hurting the battery at this >> point in time. >> Thanks for all the opinions and suggestions. It all helps. >> >> Brianna >> >> On Dec 23, 2010, at 11:55 AM, Scott Ford wrote: >> >>> Hi Brianna, >>> Great questions! I use my MBP exclusively. On the 26th I will have >>> used it for two years. About a month ago my power supply quit working. >>> This was caused by this little plastic clip that is on the computer >>> charging side of the cord. While in my computer bag the plastic part cut >>> into the cord then breaking the insulation, finally causing a short and >>> the power supply. I had heat shrunk the cable before the supply quit >>> working, however it does not appear to have helped. In any case I brought >>> the power supply and MBP in to make sure that the battery was not the >>> problem. The tech ran their diagnostics on the system. In the 18 months I >>> charged the system around 300 times and the the batter checked out fine. >>> Additionally the tech told me that my battery is expected to be charged and >>> discharged 5000 times. Finally he told me that I could glean this >>> information some where in the system and their diagnostics is just faster >>> and provides additional information. I have cut the plastic part off of my >>> new power supply. An interesting note also is that the old power supply >>> had an end that came straight out of the computer and was white plastic >>> just like the old Macbooks. My new power supply has an end on it that is >>> round with a brushed aluminum and clips on in a 90 degree angle I really >>> like my MBP, however I am finding that the hardware is no different than pc >>> hardware. This morning I discovered that the left hinge is failing and the >>> display is rubbing on the body. This is the second time that something >>> like this has occurred. I recommend that you purchase the applecare if you >>> have not already done so. merry Christmas. >>> Sincerely, >>> Scott >>> On Dec 22, 2010, at 9:51 PM, Brianna Snyder wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I just got my MacBook Pro about a month and a half ago. Now that I've >>>> started figuring more and more things out, I find myself using the Mac way >>>> more than my old Windows desktop. I was just wondering if anyone used >>>> their MacBook/MacBook Pro as their main computer? >>>> I'd love to, as I love the OS so much more than windows. The only thing >>>> stopping me is I don't know how much it hurts the battery to use it every >>>> day until it tells me I'm running on reserved battery power, when I charge >>>> it, sometimes while still using it. >>>> I was just wondering if this could hurt my battery in any way, and under >>>> this kind of usage, how long the battery would last until I need to >>>> replace it. >>>> >>>> Sorry for all the questions, I've just been really wondering this for a >>>> while. >>>> >>>> Thanks for all your help, >>>> Brianna >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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