Hi, I'd like to point out, on the macbook air, and any Macbook for that matter, if screen brightness is turned down to 0%, there is no need to then use the screen curtain. Unlike IOS devices, turning screen brightness to 0 on a Macbook turns off the display.
hth Ricardo Walker [email protected] Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Nov 4, 2012, at 11:27 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav <[email protected]> wrote: > one thing you can do is disable auto brightness, turn it down to 0% and > enable screen curtain, this gives the best result. > > On my MacBook Air running like this, the battery life is rated at 7 hours, > however, I get 13+ out of it by doing this. > > > Regards, > > Neil Barnfather > > Talks List Administrator > Twitter @neilbarnfather > > TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, as well as an Apple > iOS, Macintosh and Android accessibility specialist. For all your accessible > phone, PDA and GPS related enquiries visit www.talknav.com > > URL: - www.talknav.com > e-mail: - [email protected] > Phone: - +44 844 999 4199 > > On 4 Nov 2012, at 12:25, Ricardo Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I don't think the bigger battery would translate into longer batterylife for >> sighted or blind user. I believe the usage is rated about 9 or 10 hours. I >> don't that has changed from the 1st gen iPad. >> >> Ricardo Walker >> [email protected] >> Twitter:@apple2thecore >> www.appletothecore.info >> >> On Nov 4, 2012, at 6:48 AM, Garry Turkington <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> One of the big changes in the iPad 3rd gen -- continued with the 4th >>> gen -- was the much larger battery required to support the retina >>> display. I was wondering if this translates into much more battery >>> life for VO users with the screen curtain on? I've never been clear >>> on just what screen curtain does -- if it just turns off the display >>> or something more meaningful -- but either way would be curious if >>> this has translated into more battery life for the VO user over say >>> the iPad 2? >>> >>> Garry >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>> 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/viphone?hl=en. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> 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/viphone?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > 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/viphone?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. 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/viphone?hl=en.
