If you use a mobile computer like a laptop or netbook on the road you better make sure to keep track of the battery to avoid running out of power when its most important to have access to the computer. We have seen several laptop battery monitors in the past like notebook battery monitor, BattStatt [...]
Notebook Battery Monitor
Windows XP users – or those with even older versions of Windows – who have the operating system installed on a notebook might have noticed that the battery meter icon in the system tray is not really the best way of displaying the current battery level. Hoovering over it would display the information needed but [...]
Vista Battery Saver
Windows Vista drains the battery faster than comparable operating systems like Windows XP if battery live is tested on the same laptop. Most users suspect that it has something to do with all the fancy visual effects that Windows Vista uses. Whatever it is the effects are easily measurable by using a dual booting laptop [...]
SpeedswitchXP Laptop CPU Frequency Control
Laptop users love batteries that last longer. At least those laptop users who use their laptop on the road, those desktop replacement laptops are usually to big and heavy to be carried around anyway. One of the best ways to extend battery life is to reduce the cpu frequency of the laptop.
That’s usually not a [...]
