Turning Off Plug-Ins To Extend Battery Life For Your Macbooks
I am immensely jealous that my Macbook doesn't sport one of those newer enclosed batteries. So, while I've got decent battery life with my 8-month old unibody Macbook, I don't have insanely great battery life in the neighborhood of 7 hours (or 8 as some have claimed). And if you're in the same boat as I am, here's a quick mobile tip I heard while I was running and listening to one of my favorite podcasts, Powerpage . It's so obvious. You can turn off your browser plug-ins when you're running your laptop or netbook off the battery. I only heard it tonight so I'll give it a go tomorrow and let you know if it makes any difference. And whether you're running Firefox or Safari makes a difference in how you manage plug-ins as well. On top of that, make sure you use this great application to monitor your battery use. Coconut Battery . As you can see, it provides you with information about your MB or MBP battery. Charges, capacity, and cycles....