Most of you probably do not do the majority of your motion work on a laptop, but I know a lot of students who do. Laptops now outsell desktops, so there's a good chance that you own one.

My old laptop battery went dead. I've been looking for a place to recycle it, and then I found this:



I have a G4 Powerbook battery and I wonder if it would work? I'm afraid to try it and blow up my laptop. Anyone like to try and report back to me? ;-)

Battery conservation is something that I always consider, especially when travelling. Sometimes it's hard to find an open outlet at an airport. Here are some Laptop Battery Conservation Tips.

My friend is flying to Las Vegas on Continental Airlines and was told that he had to remove his laptop battery on the flight, but many seats have outlets available. I sure hope the airline I'll be flying requires me to remove my battery. Not! (I learned that joke from Borat!) They've singled out Apple and Dell batteries. Don't even get me started on airline security...

Labels: Hardware, Tips