There’s nothing more annoying than digging out your laptop to do some important work, only to find you have 5% battery power left, or worse still the laptop has powered itself down due to no power left at all. Depending on your laptop’s model you can get anything from 1-hour usage to 12 hours, but [...]

Categories: Tutorials Basic, Windows

An improperly configured power scheme can reduce the battery life of a notebook, netbook or other mobile device significantly. It does not really have to be something that is configured deep in the operating system; Something like a too bright display can make a huge difference. Everyone can make a wrong change on the system [...]

Categories: Windows

Mobile users have to keep an eye on the battery level of their device when they use it without connection to a direct power source. If they do not it can happen that the device runs out of power in the least appropriate moment, for instance during a presentation, meeting or when replying to an [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Each USB port can provide power to connected devices. This is not always necessary, especially if those devices have their own external power supply. But some devices need the power provided by the USB port to function or reload batteries. A problem with this is that USB ports can only supply a maximum of 500 [...]

Categories: Tutorials Basic, Windows

One of the difficulties of travel in the modern world is that not all countries operate on the same type of electricity. You don’t want to have to buy a new charger, laptop, or phone every time you go to another country. That would simply be ridiculous. Instead, you probably realize that all you need [...]

Categories: travelling geek

Energy saving tips are not only important these days because of rising energy costs. While this may be the prime motivation to cut down on the costs there are other benefits in regards to computer systems. A computer system that saves energy will produce less heat which is important in the summer months where heat [...]

Categories: Tutorials Basic

Yes, this article is a little out of the box but I’m pretty sure that most of tech geeks (and sci-fi fans ;) would be interested in this matter, that’s why I wanted to share the info. Additionally, IF true, this project would in my honest opinion become a revolution easily comparable to the birth of the internet. Some time ago I’ve read about a brand new concept of a microwave engine designed especially for spacecraft propulsion. A bunch of smart heads from the UK lead by R.Shawyer invented a simply looking yet very complicated (from the view of mathematical and physical theories) prototype of a propeller that uses microwaves to generate thrust and by doing so compensate the power of gravity…

Categories: Science