A laptop battery is what makes your laptop run. Without it, you won't be able to use your laptop unless it is plugged-in directly to a wall outlet. Think of the battery like the gasoline that fuels your car. These days, batteries are made of lithium ion and have an average power of around 4 hours. Unlike gasoline though, your laptop battery would d
Lithium ion batteries are a great thing to buy if you want to cut your battery costs. They are not a new invention, they were first made in 1912. there are a huge amount to different batteries available from the smallest ones to some really big industrial type. For the amount of power that they are able to store. Most other types of power storage u
Until new nano lithium technology comes in later in 2009, mobile phone batteries are still notoriously flaky. Just when you need to make an important call the battery indicator tells you the charge is all but extinct. You may have conditioned your battery in line with all of the advice and old wives tales floating around but still have to re-charge
First thing Saturday morning I decided to fix the washing machine. This decision had not been reached lightly. The cold water pressure was weak so I had checked with two experts at work (i.e., they had both owned washing machines at one time or another) and determined that it was a sticky solenoid. I grabbed my toolbox and told my wife what I was p
It's been a great weekend. You've visited with friends and family, had a great dinner at your favorite restaurant, and even played a couple rounds of golf. But now it's back to the office. You swing open the door and punch in your security code but then you realize that things are not normal. There's a different smell and the air seems a little dam