macbook air: power management for students
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In support of the 2012-2013 Softlaunch 1:1 Program for the Marshall School, Duluth MN - these slides offer power management tips to help students and faculty get the most out of their batteries.TRANSCRIPT
MACBOOK AIR TIPS BETTER POWER MANAGEMENT
Turn Down the Screen Brightness
The backlight on the screen takes extra battery life - Use the F1 Key to reduce the brightness.
Keyboard Lights? This thing has keyboard lights?
Typing in the dark? Otherwise use the F5 to turn the keyboard lights off.
WIFI - POWER OVERWHELMING
WIFI Radio are always updating and refreshing. That takes a lot of power. When not in use, shut it off.
YouTube Blues
Video Rendering uses the WIFI Radio Graphics card and the CPU. Watching many
videos means a huge power drain
Use the Battery Settings
YOU can tweak the Power Settings to Turn Off monitors and hard-drives after a set time
Close the lid
This puts all functions into a sleep mode. Open the lid and the
system powers up in seconds.
Power Down
It takes 15 seconds to power up a MacBook Air. This is the ultimate in Battery Conservation