Hi Esther, Thank you for the link. Your knowledge and meticulous research are invaluable as always.
TC James On 18 Jan 2010, at 23:59, Esther wrote: > Hi James, > > I also wondered whether you were thinking about the Coconut battery > application, which can tell you additional information about your Mac's > battery performance and history -- such as the number of cycles, the current > battery capacity compared to the original battery capacity, etc.. You can > find Coconut battery for download at version tracker as Jim notes, or you can > go to the application's software page: > > http://www.coconut-flavour.com/coconutbattery/index.html > > I don't think this was referenced in the current list's archives, but Coconut > battery is listed in the earlier macvisionaries list archives (from before > February 2009). > > Cheers, > > Esther > > Jim Gatteys wrote: > >> Hey James! >> that info is under the system profiler. You can get there by going to the >> apple menu. When you get to about this mac, if you hold down the option key >> the menu turns into system profiler. The battery life is under there. I >> also downloaded a little application called Coconut battery which will tell >> you the same info. Think I found it at version tracker. >> Hope this helps. >> Jim >> >> On Jan 18, 2010, at 4:56 PM, James & Nash wrote: >> >>> Hi Jim, >>> On 18 Jan 2010, at 22:09, Jim Gatteys wrote: >>>> I vo-m twice and then left to the battery menu. mine tells me the time >>>> left and if its charging, how long till full charge. >>> Thanks for this, mine does the same. However, you can also be told if >>> you're battery is healthy or if it needs replacing etc. But I can't >>> remember how to bring this info up. >>> TC >>> James >>>> Hi James! >>>> >>>> I vo-m twice and then left to the battery menu. mine tells me the time >>>> left and if its charging, how long till full charge. >>>> Jim >>>> >>>> On Jan 18, 2010, at 3:53 PM, James & Nash wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi list, >>>>> >>>>> From what i've been reading, there is a way to check the current health >>>>> of the batteries in the Apple laptops. Has anyone worked out a way of >>>>> getting to this info please? I did it once, but I've forgotten how to do >>>>> it as it was a long time ago. >>>>> >>>>> Thank you for any help. >>>>> >>>>> TC >>>>> James-- > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > >
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