Sunday, March 2, 2008

Laptop Battery Life

One of the biggest questions I get ask is, "How can I extend the battery life on my laptop?" Following the rule that to every person that asks a question there are 100 more people with the same question.
We are slowly turning our computing habits from home/office to mobile. If we want to are going to be more mobile, then we are going to depend more and more on our laptop's battery as opposed to plugging it into a wall outlet. There are several things we can do to extend battery life on a laptop that runs Windows Vista. I have listed five things, below, that will extend your laptop battery life.
  1. Turn off Aero Glass
  2. Set the display to a lower brightness
  3. Turn of WiFi when you are not using it.
  4. Avoid running more than one application at one time
  5. Put the laptop in automatic hibernation
If you have any question or comments you can always email at efc@efcussins.com

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