Tag: battery

Single Beep When Turning Off a Prius

27/02/2013 – Please note the original article refers to a CR2032 battery which is only compatible with the fob for the second generation Prius. The third generation Prius uses a smaller CR1632 battery! In the last day or two I have found the Prius emitting a single beep when I have parked and turned off …

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How to Guide – Replacing a Battery in a MacBook Pro Laptop

In some of the earlier models of the unibody MacBook Pro the battery was deemed to be a “non-user serviceable part” meaning that if something happened to the battery (its capacity deteriorated or stopped working) you would have to send it back to get the battery replaced or swing by an Apple store. This was …

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Why You Shouldn’t Leave Your Computer Unplugged (For Too Long)

Here’s a tip that might help you prevent your computer become suddenly slow and groggy. If you leave your computer (be it a desktop or laptop with a depleted battery) unplugged for too long it can  forget about the current time and date. Usually, there is a tiny battery inside the computer that keeps this …

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Look After Your Lithium Ion Batteries

These days, nearly all of our portable devices like mobile phones, tablets, laptops and music players contain a lithium ion or lithium polymer battery which have largely superseded the old NiCad (nickel cadmium) or NiMH (nickel metal hydroxide) batteries. If you can remember back far enough, NiCad batteries suffered from “memory effect” which occurred as …

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Save Android Device Battery Life When at Home on Wi-Fi

Here’s a quick tip for those of you with Android devices. You might be able to boost your battery life by changing your Wi-Fi sleep settings. You can look at the available settings by going into “Settings” then “Wireless & Networks”. Make sure that Wi-Fi is enabled in this screen and then tap on “Wi-Fi …

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Check Your Laptop as HP Extends Battery Recall

Here’s a heads up for those of you out there with HP laptops that are a few years old. As is usually the case with battery recalls most are undertaken as a precaution to avoid widespread fire hazards, overheating and explosions from occurring. Unfortunately, unless the message is broadcast from manufacturers direct to consumers or …

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Pep Up Your Laptop Speed by Checking the Power Management Settings

A quick tip for this evening. Many of us have laptops and we do need to use them away from a power point when required. However, this often means that your laptop is running in a low power consumption mode designed to prolong battery life at the expense of performance. This can be a pain …

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Japan Quakes of March 2011

Most people would have seen or heard the news about the quakes in Japan over the last couple of days and my wife and I were certainly not expecting to be experiencing it first hand on the 35th floor of The Ritz-Carlton in Osaka. There is nothing like the sensation of a building swaying from …

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Disable Keyless Entry Before Going on Holiday

Most cars still utilise traditional turn key locks in rider to restrict access and usage but a growing number of vehicles employ the use of keyless entry mechanisms such as the Toyota Prius and certain Lexus and BMW vehicles amongst others. Such systems usually include push button locking and the ability to start the vehicle …

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Adjust Text Brightness on Android with Screen Filter

A tip for the Android users out there. Have you ever woken up during the night and needed to check your phone only to find your eyes burnt by the brightness of the screen even on the minimum or automatic brightness setting? It’s definitely not a pleasant experience but there is something you can do …

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