Chapter 23
Ten Battery Tips and Tricks
IN THIS CHAPTER
Avoiding battery perils
Using less battery power
Preventing virtual memory swapping
Cleaning the battery terminals
Storing the battery
Understanding that the battery drains itself over time
Without a battery, your laptop would be merely a tiny, overpriced PC. You need the battery to give the laptop its power of portability. There also comes a battery of battery issues, most of which involve squeezing the largest amount of life out of a limited supply of battery juice.
Chapter 10 is chock full of battery information. Refer there for further battery-saving tips and suggestions.
Don't Drop the Battery, Get It Wet, Short It, Play Keep-Away with It, Open It, Burn It, or Throw It Away
Enough said.
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