http://macmost.com/monitor-your-macbook-battery.html MacMost: Making the most of your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod, and Apple TV. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:12:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://macmost.com/monitor-your-macbook-battery.html#comment-27669 Gary Rosenzweig Sat, 12 Feb 2011 15:58:15 +0000 http://macmost.com/monitor-your-macbook-battery.html#comment-27669 What you are talking about is calibrating your battery for longer life. While I agree that doing this every once in a while is a good thing, doing it 3 times per week for no reason is NOT. That would run it through needless "cycles" and it won't last as long. Apple recommends doing it once every one or two months (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/9036.html). Of course for most MacBook users they do it once a month through natural use, so it isn't necessary to do anything special. I maintain that "calibrating" the battery once a month vs. natural use, where it might get drained once a month or more anyway, is about the same, give or take a few percent. But people stress about getting every bit of life out of a battery way too much. What you are talking about is calibrating your battery for longer life. While I agree that doing this every once in a while is a good thing, doing it 3 times per week for no reason is NOT. That would run it through needless “cycles” and it won’t last as long. Apple recommends doing it once every one or two months (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/9036.html). Of course for most MacBook users they do it once a month through natural use, so it isn’t necessary to do anything special.
I maintain that “calibrating” the battery once a month vs. natural use, where it might get drained once a month or more anyway, is about the same, give or take a few percent. But people stress about getting every bit of life out of a battery way too much.

]]> http://macmost.com/monitor-your-macbook-battery.html#comment-27665 Dan Sat, 12 Feb 2011 10:53:19 +0000 http://macmost.com/monitor-your-macbook-battery.html#comment-27665 I disagree, sorry - asked someone on the Apple genius bar the same question and he said to charge and discharge it, or else the battery cells weaken, which decreases battery life. he said, though, that if you use it a lot, 3 times a week is enough to drain and refill the battery. I disagree, sorry – asked someone on the Apple genius bar the same question and he said to charge and discharge it, or else the battery cells weaken, which decreases battery life. he said, though, that if you use it a lot, 3 times a week is enough to drain and refill the battery.

]]> http://macmost.com/monitor-your-macbook-battery.html#comment-25301 Gary Rosenzweig Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:39:34 +0000 http://macmost.com/monitor-your-macbook-battery.html#comment-25301 Besides the info in this video, I'm not sure there is much to say. I'm not a big believer in many of the techniques people use to extend battery life. I see people wasting tons of time and effort trying to get 1 or 2 percent more. I think people should let the hardware and software in their MacBooks handle it, and they should use their Macs to optimize their time and energy, not the battery's time and energy. Besides the info in this video, I’m not sure there is much to say. I’m not a big believer in many of the techniques people use to extend battery life. I see people wasting tons of time and effort trying to get 1 or 2 percent more. I think people should let the hardware and software in their MacBooks handle it, and they should use their Macs to optimize their time and energy, not the battery’s time and energy.

]]> http://macmost.com/monitor-your-macbook-battery.html#comment-25296 Bobby Fri, 29 Oct 2010 05:18:31 +0000 http://macmost.com/monitor-your-macbook-battery.html#comment-25296 Can u make a video on "How to improve your battery life?"...typo....tips and tricks or only tips on how to improve your battery???Thank you and looking forward for that. Can u make a video on “How to improve your battery life?”…typo….tips and tricks or only tips on how to improve your battery???Thank you and looking forward for that.

]]> http://macmost.com/monitor-your-macbook-battery.html#comment-24930 Gary Rosenzweig Thu, 14 Oct 2010 01:28:50 +0000 http://macmost.com/monitor-your-macbook-battery.html#comment-24930 My advise would be the same for MacBook and MacBook Pro. My advise would be the same for MacBook and MacBook Pro.

]]> http://macmost.com/monitor-your-macbook-battery.html#comment-24929 Julia Thu, 14 Oct 2010 01:28:00 +0000 http://macmost.com/monitor-your-macbook-battery.html#comment-24929 All macs ? or just mac pro? I have a macbook and i was wondering the same thing All macs ? or just mac pro? I have a macbook and i was wondering the same thing

]]> http://macmost.com/monitor-your-macbook-battery.html#comment-23928 andrew Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:59:20 +0000 http://macmost.com/monitor-your-macbook-battery.html#comment-23928 thanks for the advise... much obliged thanks for the advise… much obliged

]]> http://macmost.com/monitor-your-macbook-battery.html#comment-23927 Gary Rosenzweig Fri, 27 Aug 2010 01:07:54 +0000 http://macmost.com/monitor-your-macbook-battery.html#comment-23927 Keep it plugged in. Keep it plugged in.

]]> http://macmost.com/monitor-your-macbook-battery.html#comment-23926 andrew Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:57:33 +0000 http://macmost.com/monitor-your-macbook-battery.html#comment-23926 regarding battery life i know this question might have pop up somewhere before but once and for all should i leave the macbook pro plugged in all the time or should i unplugged it as soon as i get full charge and plugged it again when battery power gets low. thanks regarding battery life i know this question might have pop up somewhere before but once and for all should i leave the macbook pro plugged in all the time or should i unplugged it as soon as i get full charge and plugged it again when battery power gets low. thanks

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