Taking care of your laptop's battery

Taking care of your laptop's battery

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Does it seem like no matter what you do, your computer is always out of battery power? It might be time to replace the battery. Every battery has a designed capacity-basically the amount of charge that it's designed to hold. Over time batteries lose their ability to hold a charge. This means that even though you're fully charging your battery, the actual amount of power that the battery can hold is going down.

Some of the telltale signs that your battery is going bad are shorter use times, and subsequently, shorter times to recharge. If you notice the amount of time you can spend unplugged is going down, then chances are your battery has lost much of its ability to hold a charge. Another sign that your battery might be on the wane is that it takes less time to recharge. A battery that's going bad might also cause your computer to turn off or hibernate unexpectedly, even if the battery meter displays ample capacity remaining (70 or 80 percent).

Fortunately, Windows can help you know when your battery is unable to hold a full charge. When your battery gets down to 40 percent of its original capacity (that is, it can only hold 40 percent or less of its designed capacity after it has been charged), you'll see a notification via the battery meter icon that your battery might be going bad. This notification is new in Windows 7-earlier versions of Windows can't notify you when your battery is going bad. If you don't want to receive this notification, you can turn it off by clearing the check box on the battery meter.

Battery meter showing a notification that a battery might be going bad

Many batteries will show signs of problems well before reaching 40 percent of their original capacity. Also, many computer manufacturers have programs that you can use to measure the performance of your battery. These programs might be more sensitive to battery problems and should be used first to check the condition of your computer's battery. For more information about solutions to this problem, see Solutions to common battery problems.

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Some computer manufacturers report the designed capacity of their batteries to be the level of the last full charge, so it's possible that your battery might be below the warning threshold without giving you any warning. If your computer continues to run out of battery too quickly, but your battery meter shows that it's fully charging, it might be time to consider replacing your battery. Check with your computer manufacturer for information about replacing your battery.

Using the battery meter to monitor power consumption

• The battery meter is a handy tool located in the notification area of the Windows taskbar that makes it easy for you to keep an eye your computer's power consumption. The battery meter icon indicates whether your laptop is plugged in or whether it's running on battery power . When you point to the battery meter, you can see the percentage of battery charge remaining as well as an estimate of how much time you have until you'll need to plug your computer in.
• When you click the battery meter icon, you can get more information-like which power plan you're using and, if you have more than one battery, how much charge is left in your second battery. You can also change power plans and access additional settings for managing more power options. For more information, see Battery meter: frequently asked questions.

Battery meter showing power plans

Using power plans to save your battery

One of the easiest ways to save your battery without affecting the performance of your computer is to use one of the built-in power plans that come with Windows. Power plans are basically collections of hardware and software settings that control how your computer uses power. There are two power plans that come with Windows that are useful for laptops:

Balanced. This is the plan that most laptops use by default. It offers full performance and display brightness when you need it and saves power during periods of inactivity.
Power saver. This plan can help you get the most from a single battery charge. It saves power by reducing system performance and screen brightness.

In addition to the power plans that come with Windows, your computer manufacturer might offer additional plans. You can also create your own power plan, or customize the settings for one of the existing plans. For more information, see Change, create, or delete a power plan (scheme).

Getting the most out of your battery

In addition to using power plans to get the most mileage out of a battery charge, it's also important to take care of your battery to make sure you get the most life out of it.

• Make sure you're following the manufacturer's instructions for charging and maintaining your battery. Only use a charger and power cord supplied by the manufacturer.
• Don't let your battery get too hot (or too cold). A hot battery is a sign of trouble and usually means that your battery isn't working properly. You should stop using it right away. Also, make sure that your battery isn't exposed to extreme temperatures. Batteries are designed to work best at room temperatures. Avoid using (or even storing) batteries in extreme temperature conditions.
• Use your battery to keep it fresh. Don't keep your computer plugged in all the time. It's a good idea to discharge and then recharge your laptop battery about once a month. Also, you should let your battery run down before you recharge it.
  

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RWE AG offers electric mobility packages

RWE AG offers electric mobility packages

The Essen-based energy group RWE AG is in municipal utilities and regional suppliers with immediate individual electric mobility packages. The municipal utilities and regional suppliers to the package of six modules in calories. The delivery of a complete charging infrastructure is central and includes a management software. The placement of electric vehicles, support for developing their own electric mobility for end users and appropriate marketing packages and a professional technical support round out the package. "We estimate the investment needs for infrastructure charging in Germany alone to about EUR 3 billion. This is a big task. We therefore take this cooperative way, "said Carol Reichert, RWE is responsible for the electrical mobility. The complete package provides a cost-effective entry into the electrical mobility and the engagement can be gradually expanded.

The charging infrastructure is continuously adjusted in accordance with European standards so that the financial risk of the local municipal utility partners is reduced. For electric vehicles, the municipal and regional utilities between car models, Micro-Vett 500 E Microvett Fiorino and select E, both of which were developed on the basis of the small car Fiat 500.

The private customers with the e-package an appealing solution. Here, the Micro-Vett 500 E Microvett Fiorino and E are also available. It is delivered green power and the private individual is given an individual charger. There is a choice between a loading station for outdoor use and a home charging for wall mounting. The Group has been established 150 public charging stations in eight provinces.

Source: Press release RWE AG

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Boeing first hydrogen cell-powered aircraft

Boeing first hydrogen cell-powered aircraft

U.S. aircraft giant Boeing announced that they have successfully completed the test hydrogen cell-powered aircraft, which is the world's first use of hydrogen battery flight. The breakthrough will help promote the aviation industry, "green aircraft."

Boeing first hydrogen cell-powered aircraft

Boeing conducted a total of three times this year's successful test flight. For testing small two-seater propeller aircraft (pictured) weight 800 kg, body length 6.5 meters, wingspan 16.3 meters long. Flight time is only a pilot, relying on hydrogen battery to power in 1000 meters height to 100 kilometers per hour to fly about 20 minutes.

Hydrogen battery is installed in the test aircraft passenger seat, and stood beside the driver's seat of a diver using an oxygen tank similar. Hydrogen battery using hydrogen and oxygen combine to form water is generated when the energy, will generate environmentally sound steam, and can be a clean, renewable green "fuel cell."

Boeing, said the hydrogen battery rack up the flight time of 45 minutes, take off the battery still must depend on others to provide auxiliary power, but in the air when the battery completely on hydrogen.

Boeing chief technology officer, John. Tracy said:, "This is a precedent-setting aviation history, Boeing has been completed with hydrogen battery-powered manned flight. This development is the historic Boeing technical success ... indicates that more environmentally friendly future."

But hydrogen is hard to become a battery source of power for large commercial aircraft. Flight plan for Boeing engineers Rafael satisfied that the hydrogen battery for back-up power source large aircraft, "about 20 years later thing."

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Japan developed a carbon instead of platinum as a catalyst for fuel cell technology

Japan developed a carbon instead of platinum as a catalyst for fuel cell technology

With the rising awareness of global environment protection and energy, the growing demand for carbon emission reductions, fuel cell vehicles and household needs in the area will be expanded. Recently, Qing Textile Co., Ltd. and Japan's Tokyo Institute of Technology co-developed the use of carbon fuel cell to replace expensive platinum as a catalyst for new technology.

Carbon catalyst platinum price is only one-tenth of the catalyst, fuel cell vehicles can be greatly reduced cost. Nisshinbo big plans to work with the East in 2009 introduced the technology for home and auto supply carbon fuel cell catalyst. In addition, other manufacturers are also developing alternative catalysts, fuel cells designed to reduce marketing costs.

Japan's June exports of refined zinc increased by 12.3% year on year

Tokyo July 30, according to sources, the Japanese Finance Ministry data released Wednesday showed Japan's June exports of refined zinc increased by 12.3% over last year to 7,554 tons.

Zinc are mainly exported to Japan, Malaysia and Taiwan.

The following is the detailed export data: (in tonnes)

June 2008 May 2008 June 2007 January-June 2008 January-June 2007

SHG 2,552 2,532 385 22,099 2,528

West, the original 5,002 4,340 6,341 26,192 32,577 Zinc

Total 7,554 6,872 6,726 48,291 35,105

Note: The original zinc in the West, including high-grade zinc. SHG is a special high grade zinc.

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From the LCD, solar cells and LED create the future

From the LCD, solar cells and LED create the future

Sharp, Chairman, President and CEO Katsuhiko Machida will be scheduled for October 29 to 31 at the FPD Expo and Forum integrated "FPDInternational2008", which was published in particular on the topic. The "low-carbon eco-house DC community" as the theme, describing about the LCD, solar cells and LED create the future picture.

Machida, 10 years ago (1998) Sharp became president, they immediately said confidently, "For 2005, sales in Japan all of a LCD TV." Although initially questioned by many, but since the beginning of the Declaration, one of the world wind to change. FPD industry has now grown to 10 trillion yen panel shipments, TV panels more than 100 million. Now, the "TV panels," panel market, the total amount as high as about 40% larger than the previous industry leader as a "personal computer panel."

Today, Machida will declare the electronics industry there in the form of low-carbon society. LCD Needless to say, but also with solar cell, LED, and the superconducting technology, battery, to change the family, city and office forms. The special theme topic of the "DC Eco House" is also one of them. Machida advocated that "all of the family power to DC (direct current), eliminating the AC-DC conversion losses" green house. For the challenges of global environmental issues and greenhouse gas emissions by half, it is material, equipment, inspection companies, etc. should be across the industry, technical staff of unified direction of the moment.

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Waste Battery Waste Water Technology Investment for the production of raw materials

Waste Battery Waste Water Technology Investment for the production of raw materials

I. Project Overview

This technology is a waste dry batteries as raw materials used method of purifying agent. First, waste battery acid and alkaline batteries by sorting, alkaline batteries will be crushed, flooding, isolated impurities, metal and manganese dioxide mixture; then acid battery after cutting vibration, isolated carbon rods, acrobatics as well as manganese dioxide-based mixture; Finally, the respectively purifying agent material T1, T2 and T1 T2 as additive, added to the previously prepared mixture into a purifying agent in the preparation.

Second, the project features

1 part simple process, equipment, invest in small, low cost deal.

2, treated effluent through the relevant testing specifications meet the national requirements of the standard.

3, the technology in the production process and no waste generation, waste batteries can be all in extreme recycling and reuse.

Third, market analysis

Used batteries are hazardous waste, due to the lack of effective treatment methods, generally buried in the method, not only contaminated the groundwater and waste of resources. It into a purifying agent, not only solve the environmental problems of waste batteries, but also to find an effective treatment approach.

Production of half a ton of purifying agent (solid), need to use 1.5 tonnes of waste batteries; a ton of product can be purified water purifying agent 5 tonnes of -1 million tons (purified water can reach the required emission standards). Net people can reuse water (irrigation, green, car wash and some water for industrial use). The initial production technology confirmed by Baoding, sweat, after purification, all meet the national requirements of emission standards. The technology is cost-effective, and have a larger market space and strong may profit.

Fourth, investment conditions and benefit analysis

Early investment in equipment 200,000 yuan, including a reaction vessel, boiler, mill, milling machine, grinding machine the two, filtering tower 2, a curing machine and other equipment. Liquidity 100,000 yuan. 100-150 square meters of factory building can be, need skilled workers were 5-8.

The technology to produce Waste Water Waste Water cost per ton cost of one third lower than normal, such as the annual output of 300 tons can profit 100 000 -15 million.

5, investment advice

1, the technology is a waste management of technological innovation, environmental protection projects can apply for exemption to the three government departments, tax (VAT, tax regulation, land use tax), interest-free loan.

2, with local waste recycling and local environmental protection department signed a contract for recycling used batteries, to ensure sources of raw materials.

6, expert comment (Tianjin Environmental Protection Bureau of Solid Office)

1, the technical feasibility and the market is not the same technology.

2, Investment patent should consider local supply of waste battery capacity to ensure sufficient raw materials.

3, through which the sewage purified water purification agent, need to pass inspection by the local environmental protection departments only after discharge.

4, due to the large number of recycling used batteries, mercury prone to leakage, so the construction of cement floors and the Treasury should pay attention to the thickness of not less than 5-10 cm, to avoid the process of preservation of mercury leakage, pollution.

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The crisis of department stores

The crisis of department stores

They were once magnets in the city centers: the big department stores. But after Hertie and Woolworth had to file for bankruptcy g5266 battery and conglomerate Arcandor leaked that he wants to get rid of some of Karstadt department stores, is clear: the temple of consumption are deep in crisis.

Arcandor CEO Karl-Gerhard Eick announced earlier this week that he wanted to focus in the coming years on the core business of the Group. In this he includes in particular the lucrative tourism division Thomas Cook as well as 81 Karstadt department stores. The remaining eight are department stores, including the houses in Ludwigsburg, Kiel and Leipzig are in a new company spun off and later sold or closed. The reason: You write the red and are considered a renovation. 3r305 battery

Whether it remains in the separation of these eight branches is unlikely. For many years already, the retail division of the department stores is in a consolidation phase, which will now be accelerated by the economic crisis, as the bankruptcies of Hertie and Woolworth.

In times of economic crisis were the department stores is not the first targets, the customers would be controlling for their purchases, says Mirko Warschun, an analyst with AT Kearney. Winners crisis, however, are especially discounters such as Aldi, Lidl and Kik. "This proposed so far much better than the competition and in some cases even accelerated their growth. Even drugstores such as DM and Rossmann were not bad. "

How many of the approximately 650 stores 126 Kaufhof department stores (Metro Group), 129 Karstadt department stores (Arcandor), 315 Woolworth stores, 73 and 9 Hertie Ludwig Beck.in Germany after the economic crisis still remain is unclear. The Saarbrücken trade expert Joachim Zentes is, for example, estimates that about one-third of the stores in the next few years will still close. 6y270 battery

The decline of department stores, however, began much earlier, around the mid-1990s. Since then, sales have stagnated or are developing, according to the Association of individual (HDE), even declining. Also the share of the previously ever-growing total turnover of the total turnover of retail trade EinzelhandelsDer is, according to the HDE at € 399.6 billion for 2008. decreases greatly. In the 1970s, the stores are to a report in the Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper said another 14 percent of the total turnover of retail trade have posted. Today there are only 3.3 percent, according to HDE.

The managers and insolvency practitioners who wish to manage their houses from the present crisis, or in the case of Woolworth and Hertie try to bring the chains move to a new owner, the misery of the past years often too high rent of the property owners. c1295 battery

Analysts see the reasons but mainly as outdated concept and the changing buying habits of consumers. Argues the economist Joachim Zentes that would have the department store chain 20 years ago must reorient. They should have focused on a few areas, and otherwise let their land to other providers. From department store companies would then be next to commercial enterprises also become property managers with shopping centers.

And just this shopping center are now also reap the department stores much of the clientele in the immediate neighborhood. They offer a wide range of products in small independent stores of major brands. Moreover, shopping centers attract a variety of service providers such as hairdressers and makeup artists and snack offerings.

An additional competition are specialized chain stores such as Saturn and Media market for electronic articles or H & M, Zara and Esprit for fashion. This large-scale retailers have run under a wider range in its segment and one often better trained personnel to the engineering departments of department stores and fashion rank.

Especially for the younger audience also comes to the Internet as competition. Already, the revenue from online shops are located, with a turnover of 12 billion euros par with the revenue of the department stores. But while, according to an analysis of A.T. Kearney is the total revenue on the Internet to double by 2012, sales growth at department stores under the circumstances now seems unlikely. lenovo x40 battery

As the situation is like in other European countries, there is no clear opinion about it. In France the market is consolidating further advanced than in Germany, for example, says Kearney-expert Mirko Warschun. There, sales of department stores lay his estimation, a total of only 1.4 percent. Huge supermarkets such as Carrefour Hyper Marche, or are there the main competitors for department store chains. Only the big luxury houses of Galeries Lafayette and Printemps in cities such as Paris is going relatively well, which is due in large part to its popularity among tourists.

The retail federation estimates, however, that the situation in other European countries like Spain and France for the stores is better than in Germany. "Abroad, who managed the department stores to thrive in the high price segment. there is also competition from the discounters "not so strong, said Robert Weitz, Chief Economist of the HDE.

HDE When you see the future of department stores positive if the right decisions are made. The firms would continue to try, instead of establishing itself in high-price segments and refocus their products at specific target groups of an average family. Now the chosen of Arcandor CEO Eick way he thought so wrong, says Robert Weitz.

Also Mirko Warschun provides for the purchase of houses in the future a chance, "This one-stop shopping does have its right to exist", so Warschun. The key to the success of these houses lie in a focused assortment, accepted private label products and an attractive marketing. lenovo x41 battery

In the years to go some industry analysts estimate that so far spared from the insolvency department store chain Karstadt and Kaufhof in future be managed from a single source. "It will" give no place in the long term for both says, including Joachim Zentes.

In a new joint company could, however, not all of the currently about 260 stores will be transferred if it is to operate profitably. After a Commerzbank study, only 100 are permanent locations for a traditional department store. For the other would have a new use be found.