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La Crosse BC-700 Review: A Battery Charger That Does Not Suck

February 3, 2011 By Stephen 2 Comments

Anyone with a green bone in their body should love rechargeable batteries, but it’s awfully difficult.  Alkaline batteries provide always available power, last a long time, and are widely available and inexpensive, while rechargeables are expensive, unpredictable, and usually dead when you need them.  As a fan of green technology, I was frustrated at the prospect of buying … [Read more...] about La Crosse BC-700 Review: A Battery Charger That Does Not Suck

How I Get 7 Hours of MacBook Pro Battery Life

October 28, 2008 By Stephen 11 Comments

Shortly before landing in San Francisco the other day, the MacBook Pro-using guy in the seat next to me leaned over and asked, "how did you manage to use your Mac all the way across the country? Is that some special battery you have?" For a minute, I was tempted to make something up, as in "yes, it's an experimental fuel cell that runs on bovine methane!" Or maybe claim that … [Read more...] about How I Get 7 Hours of MacBook Pro Battery Life

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