Monday, February 25, 2013

coconutBattery Keeps an Eye On Your MacBook Battery's Health


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coconutBattery Keeps an Eye On Your MacBook Battery's Health

By Whitson Gordon, Feb 25, 2013 7:30 AM

coconutBattery Keeps an Eye On Your MacBook Battery's HealthOS X: Over time, your battery's lifespan decreases, eventually reaching the point where it won't hold a charge nearly as long as when you bought it. Free app coconutBattery gives you detailed info on your battery's health over time.

A lot of this information you can get from OS X already, but coconutBattery puts it into a really simple, readable window: you can see your current charge, the current maximum capacity of your battery, the original capacity of your battery when you bought it, and more. You can even pull out a panel and save your data at any given point, so that over time you can see how much your battery's health degenerates—and take the necessary steps to keep it lasting as long as possible.

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Friday, February 22, 2013

Normalize the Sound Volume on Your PC with Windows' Loudness Equalization Se...

 
 

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via Lifehacker by Melanie Pinola on 2/22/13

Windows: If you find yourself regularly adjusting the volume on your computer, you'll want to normalize the sound volume. Although some apps (such as VLC) have normalization options and you can normalize the audio in your media collection with software and hardware solutions, Windows has a built-in setting that could also help. More »



 
 

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Saturday, February 9, 2013

Why Spotify Apps Are Actually Pretty Useful

 
 

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via Lifehacker by Thorin Klosowski on 2/4/13

When Spotify updated to add support for apps over a year ago, the news was met with a collective shrug from most people. Over time, a number of apps have popped up, and they make content discovery and personalized news easy. More »



 
 

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