RE: [NF] Do laptop batteries wear out faster in the cold?

2007-02-06 Thread Kevin O'Shea
] Subject: RE: [NF] Do laptop batteries wear out faster in the cold? My wife and I ran our first 5K yesterday at 7:30AM, in shorts and T-shirts. We didn't do too bad for a first run. Next one is in 6 weeks - looking to knock 5 minutes off our time. :) I LOVE being in Southern California. :) LS

[NF] Do laptop batteries wear out faster in the cold?

2007-02-05 Thread Whil Hentzen (Pro*)
So there I am, in the basement, wearing my four pair o' corduroys, dinking around on the wind trainer. I have my Mac set up on a stand in front of the bike to watch whatever trash Netflix has heaved my way recently. I've been getting about 70-75 minutes of DVD playing time. Today it bailed on

Re: [NF] Do laptop batteries wear out faster in the cold?

2007-02-05 Thread Justin Darnell
How old is the battery? My iBook G4 battery would work for 3 - 5 hours depending on the use before going dead on me, but I also had to replace the battery after the first year. Justin On 2/5/07, Whil Hentzen (Pro*) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So there I am, in the basement, wearing my four pair

RE: [NF] Do laptop batteries wear out faster in the cold?

2007-02-05 Thread john harvey
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Whil Hentzen (Pro*) Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 10:19 AM To: profox@leafe.com Subject: [NF] Do laptop batteries wear out faster in the cold? So there I am, in the basement, wearing my four pair o' corduroys, dinking

Re: [NF] Do laptop batteries wear out faster in the cold?

2007-02-05 Thread Ted Roche
On 2/5/07, Whil Hentzen (Pro*) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Should I be getting more than 75 minutes on a Mac PowerBook G4 battery for playing DVD? Last I heard, the newer batteries (Lithium and NiMH) work better and longer with shallow discharges rather than full ones, so it might be worth

RE: [NF] Do laptop batteries wear out faster in the cold?

2007-02-05 Thread Dave Crozier
increase dramatically when cold. Solution: Move to a warmer climate! Dave Crozier -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Whil Hentzen (Pro*) Sent: 05 February 2007 16:19 To: profox@leafe.com Subject: [NF] Do laptop batteries wear out faster

RE: [NF] Do laptop batteries wear out faster in the cold?

2007-02-05 Thread Dave Crozier
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Whil Hentzen (Pro*) Sent: 05 February 2007 16:19 To: profox@leafe.com Subject: [NF] Do laptop batteries wear out faster in the cold? So there I am, in the basement, wearing my four pair o' corduroys, dinking around on the wind trainer. I have my Mac set up

RE: [NF] Do laptop batteries wear out faster in the cold?

2007-02-05 Thread David Crooks
On Monday, February 05, 2007 11:33 AM Dave Crozier wrote: snipped Solution: Move to a warmer climate! Sure, move the Dallas, TX where it snowed a couple inches of snow last week. With this Global Warming it would be warmer to move to the North Pole where all the icebergs are melting! (Quickly

Re: [NF] Do laptop batteries wear out faster in the cold?

2007-02-05 Thread Whil Hentzen (Pro*)
Dave Crozier wrote: Whil, And I forgot to add that the internal resistance of the battery will increase with the drop in temperature which is one of the main reasons for decreased performance as there is more internal energy loss i.e heat generated. I am shocked, I tell you, shocked, that

RE: [NF] Do laptop batteries wear out faster in the cold?

2007-02-05 Thread mrgmhale
(hahahahaha) John -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Whil Hentzen (Pro*) Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 10:19 AM To: profox@leafe.com Subject: [NF] Do laptop batteries wear out faster in the cold? So there I am, in the basement, wearing

Re: [NF] Do laptop batteries wear out faster in the cold?

2007-02-05 Thread Whil Hentzen (Pro*)
Justin Darnell wrote: How old is the battery? Oh, I dunno. How long have I been asking silly Mac questions on the list? My iBook G4 battery would work for 3 - 5 hours depending on the use before going dead on me, but I also had to replace the battery after the first year. I bet this one is

RE: [NF] Do laptop batteries wear out faster in the cold?

2007-02-05 Thread John Weller
Solution: Move to a warmer climate! Like UK? John Weller 01380 723235 07976 393631 ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list:

RE: [NF] Do laptop batteries wear out faster in the cold?

2007-02-05 Thread David Crooks
On Monday, February 05, 2007 11:47 AM Gil wrote: This morning we were at -1 F. Not expected to go up much today either. Last night (Super Bowl) our entire neighborhood lost power, so they missed the last hour or so of the game (500 homes affected). We were out when the power went out, but when

RE: [NF] Do laptop batteries wear out faster in the cold?

2007-02-05 Thread Kevin O'Shea
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [NF] Do laptop batteries wear out faster in the cold? Solution: Move to a warmer climate! Like UK? John Weller ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo

RE: [NF] Do laptop batteries wear out faster in the cold?

2007-02-05 Thread mrgmhale
PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kevin O'Shea Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 12:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [NF] Do laptop batteries wear out faster in the cold? Milwaukee sounds like a warmer climate - here in Ottawa it was -39 this morning with the wind chill. The kids went off to school

RE: [NF] Do laptop batteries wear out faster in the cold?

2007-02-05 Thread Lou Syracuse
05, 2007 12:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [NF] Do laptop batteries wear out faster in the cold? Milwaukee sounds like a warmer climate - here in Ottawa it was -39 this morning with the wind chill. The kids went off to school as usual

RE: [NF] Do laptop batteries wear out faster in the cold?

2007-02-05 Thread mrgmhale
] Behalf Of Kevin O'Shea Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 12:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [NF] Do laptop batteries wear out faster in the cold? Milwaukee sounds like a warmer climate - here in Ottawa it was -39 this morning with the wind chill. The kids went off to school as usual