Quick Tip: Save Some Battery Life

Posted by Clayton Lewis on January 5, 2009 under Blog Articles, Mac Tips | Be the First to Comment

When running a laptop off its battery, switching off the Airport and Bluetooth will save power if you’re not using them. Also dimming your screen to a lower setting will save oodles of run time on your battery.

• Turn Airport on and off by clicking on the Airport icon in the Menu Bar.
• Turn Bluetooth on and off  by cicking on the Bluetooth icon in the Menu Bar.
• Lower your Screen Brightness by pressing the F1 (dimmer) and F2 (brighter) keys to dim the screen until the brightness is as low as possible and the screen is still comfortable to look at.

Here are a few other tips.