Tag Results For: power

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Jupiter: Toggle Power, Wi-Fi, Video & Bluetooth Settings In Ubuntu

Being able to configure hardware options from the system tray using an applet is much easier than searching numerous hardware settings from the Unity Dash or the Classic start menu in Ubuntu. There are a number of applets which provide the functionality to manage one or two kinds of hardware related settings from the system tray, however, [...] (more…)

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New Memory Power Management Options In Windows 8

Windows 8 brings extra memory power management options to Windows Power Plan Advanced Settings which is accessible from Power Options. These options provide the utility to monitor short memory history, channel power history, backoff channel heat break tolerance, backoff idle utility threshold, and so on. It can help you specify power management settings for your [...] (more…)

Windows 7 Advanced Power Management

Power Plan Assistant is a free Power Management tool developed exclusively for Windows 7. It does not change the basic power management feature, rather it adds additional features which enhances the overall power of your laptop/netbook running Windows 7. (more…)

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Fully Configurable Laptop Battery Manager For Windows 7/Vista

We have previously covered power tools that allows you to keep a check on your laptop battery, among them so far our favorite has been Battery Bar. But now a new contender has arisen that aims to be totally flexible and fully configurable, and yes it also supports Aero Glass. BattCursor is a free battery [...] (more…)

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Battery Bar – Get Detailed Information Of Your Laptop Battery

Battery Bar is a free tool for Windows that sits on your taskbar and monitors your laptop battery in real time using a unique algorithm. Many battery monitoring tools are not accurate, but what makes Battery bar different is that it takes a whole new approach. It constantly monitors your laptop battery and keeps it’s [...] (more…)

How To Check And Monitor Your Laptop Battery With PowerMeter

The build-in power meter in Windows is totally crap, after fully recharging your laptop it will tell you that battery is full, but after a few minutes it will say only 75% is left. What the heck? Can’t there be a simple and reliable way to monitor laptop battery? There are many apps that  help [...] (more…)

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How To Put Your Laptop Into Automatic Hibernate Mode When Running Windows XP

To help conserve battery power and save your documents while you away from the laptop for an extended period of time you should use the automatic hibernate capabilities of your laptop. Once you have made these changes your laptop will always go into hibernate after a set time.The secret behind hibernation is that before you [...] (more…)

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How To Change The Action Of Windows 7/Vista Power Button

By default, when you click the Power button in the Start menu, it goes into Sleep mode. To turn off your Windows Vista system, you’ll have to click the arrow (next to the Power button), and select Shut Down in the drop-down list. If you find it tedious, you can change the Power button action [...] (more…)