>Instead of Battery Recondition, try out Jeremy Kezer's superior shareware >($10 registered) BatteryAmnesia program. It first discharges the battery >much more fully, giving you more runtime afterward.
I don't know where this myth got started, but Battery Amnesia doesn't do a better job than Apple's Battery Recondition. In fact BA is a fairly trivial app that doesn't do anything you couldn't do yourself; it's just a convenient way of running the Duo for a long period as per usual. By comparison BR actually ties in to the Power Manager and runs the battery down below the warning and forced-sleep points. This is why it requires the Duo to be plugged in while it works (BA only works when unplugged). Battery Recondition only runs on later Duos (270 on I think) and you have to make sure you have the right version for your Duo model and OS revision - if you get the wrong one it won't launch or won't actually run down the battery even though it appears to be working. Battery Amnesia's main virtue is that it runs on any Powerbook - but that's because it does less. On the other hand I've personally never been too convinced that either of these measures makes a lot of difference to battery life anyway - it may all be voodoo and placebos, so it might not matter which you use. ;) ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Need help from a real person? Try. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---------- Dr. Bott | 10/100 Ethernet for your 2400 is finally here! MPC-100 | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/mpc100.html> RoadTools $30 PodiumPad available at Apple retail stores, $20 Traveler CoolPad at Staples. Both in white for iBooks at <http://roadtools.com> Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com> After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][ MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only $879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! <http://www.macresq.com>
