BatteryCare

You and I know, do we not, that completely discharging a recargable battery and then charging it completely before starting to re-use it is the best way to prolong its life?

Maybe you do it with your phone, your MP3 player or your camera. Do you do it with your laptop? Not on your life you don't unless you are a) very disciplined or b) control your laptop’s battery with BatteryCare http://batterycare.bkspot.com/

Don't thank me – thank Tips & Advice Internet which in issue 19 of year 13 tells us that the integrated battery meter in Windows is not very helpful (you can say that again). The recommendation also covers Battcursor http://en.battcursor.net/ but since that doesn't work with XP it was of no interest to me Luddit that I am.