Hi Az, You can check the battery status by pressing vo-m twice and then two left arrows will get you to the battery status menu. Alternatively, you can use trackpad commander and double tap twice with two fingers near the top and locate the desired status menu on the upper right side of the trackpad.
HTH. Geoff On Dec 23, 2010, at 11:49 AM, AZ wrote: > Hi. > I have my MacBook only two weeks, but i've found it very useful for my > working, and i don't know, if it is possible to read the battery state spoken > by VoiceOver? How do you know, when to charge? > > AZ > > > 23.12.2010 20:16, Brianna Snyder writes: >> Hey list, >> >> Thanks to everyone for their input. I like hearing how everyone uses their >> macBooks, and how they take care of them if it's their main computer. >> You guys have helped me to see that I can continue to use my Mac as I have >> been doing, and I don't have to worry about hurting the battery at this >> point in time. >> Thanks for all the opinions and suggestions. It all helps. >> >> Brianna >> >> On Dec 23, 2010, at 11:55 AM, Scott Ford wrote: >> >>> Hi Brianna, >>> Great questions! I use my MBP exclusively. On the 26th I will have >>> used it for two years. About a month ago my power supply quit working. >>> This was caused by this little plastic clip that is on the computer >>> charging side of the cord. While in my computer bag the plastic part cut >>> into the cord then breaking the insulation, finally causing a short and >>> the power supply. I had heat shrunk the cable before the supply quit >>> working, however it does not appear to have helped. In any case I brought >>> the power supply and MBP in to make sure that the battery was not the >>> problem. The tech ran their diagnostics on the system. In the 18 months I >>> charged the system around 300 times and the the batter checked out fine. >>> Additionally the tech told me that my battery is expected to be charged and >>> discharged 5000 times. Finally he told me that I could glean this >>> information some where in the system and their diagnostics is just faster >>> and provides additional information. I have cut the plastic part off of my >>> new power supply. An interesting note also is that the old power supply >>> had an end that came straight out of the computer and was white plastic >>> just like the old Macbooks. My new power supply has an end on it that is >>> round with a brushed aluminum and clips on in a 90 degree angle I really >>> like my MBP, however I am finding that the hardware is no different than pc >>> hardware. This morning I discovered that the left hinge is failing and the >>> display is rubbing on the body. This is the second time that something >>> like this has occurred. I recommend that you purchase the applecare if you >>> have not already done so. merry Christmas. >>> Sincerely, >>> Scott >>> On Dec 22, 2010, at 9:51 PM, Brianna Snyder wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I just got my MacBook Pro about a month and a half ago. Now that I've >>>> started figuring more and more things out, I find myself using the Mac way >>>> more than my old Windows desktop. I was just wondering if anyone used >>>> their MacBook/MacBook Pro as their main computer? >>>> I'd love to, as I love the OS so much more than windows. The only thing >>>> stopping me is I don't know how much it hurts the battery to use it every >>>> day until it tells me I'm running on reserved battery power, when I charge >>>> it, sometimes while still using it. >>>> I was just wondering if this could hurt my battery in any way, and under >>>> this kind of usage, how long the battery would last until I need to >>>> replace it. >>>> >>>> Sorry for all the questions, I've just been really wondering this for a >>>> while. >>>> >>>> Thanks for all your help, >>>> Brianna >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> > > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
