Posts Tagged ‘battery’

My Wii Runs On A Battery?

Wednesday, June 5th, 2013

If your Wii dies, and it hasn’t been mistreated, odds are that it’s your CMOS battery. Here are some simple instructions for finding and replacing your Wii’s CMOS battery. Continue reading

Tags: battery, cmos, motherboard, wii
Posted in Computer Terms, Hardware & Peripherals, Multimedia, TV Tech, Uncategorized | No Comments »

Eneloop – The Best Rechargeable Battery?

Monday, March 4th, 2013

They say only two things in life are certain: Death and Taxes. I’d like to add another to that list: batteries will always cost a fortune. Sanyo, the makers of the Eneloop brand of rechargeable batteries, promises to change that. I put these batteries to the test for a year. Here’s what I found… Continue reading

Tags: battery, eneloop, eneloop vs alkaline, panasonic eneloop, rechargeable batteries, sanyo eneloop
Posted in Hardware & Peripherals | 4 Comments »

App Vs. Widget… What’s the Diff?

Monday, January 28th, 2013

What’s the difference between a widget and an app? I hope that this clears things up. Continue reading

Tags: android, app, battery, phone, resources, widget
Posted in Android, Computer Terms, Smartphones, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Battery Options for Samsung Devices

Monday, July 23rd, 2012

If you are not happy with the sole battery on your Samsung device, here are a few options to keep your phone juiced up on the go Continue reading

Tags: battery, desktop dock. spare battery, samsung
Posted in Android, Smartphones | No Comments »

Windows 7 Power Efficiency Report

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

Do you have a laptop and want to maximize your battery life? Are you wondering if your battery is still good enough to last a few more months or whether it time to replace it? Make use of Windows 7’s built-in tool to examine the laptop’s energy usage and obtain recommendations to improve performance! Continue reading

Tags: battery, laptop, windows 7
Posted in System Tune-Up Help | 1 Comment »

Laptop Recalibration

Friday, April 22nd, 2011

As a laptop gets older, it starts to slow down a little. You may notice that pages load slower, videos take longer to start playing, and general slowness of the machine. Unfortunately, thousands of people a year replace their laptop batteries without performing any monthly recalibration on it at all. If you want to get the best performance out of your laptop, here are a few

Tags: battery, laptop
Posted in Hardware & Peripherals | 11 Comments »