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Variable voltage: a lighter alternative

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A much lighter, but more expensive, alternative to lead-acid batteries for portable power.

September 26, 2015 General, Macs, Technology

Variable voltage: how 12 V batteries are not

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How to get portable electronic equipment to work better from standard 12 volt batteries.

September 20, 2015 General, Macs, Technology

The End of the World is IT

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What has IT done to help tackle climate change?

September 1, 2015 General, Macs, Technology

Q&A: Magsafe compatibility

Can you use a different Magsafe power adaptor with you laptop, or does it void any warranty?

July 26, 2015 Macs, Technology

Power you can trust

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Sudden interruption to a Mac’s power supply can lose data, corrupt disks and can even damage hardware. Uninterruptible Power Supplies are inexpensive protection.

July 25, 2015 Macs, Technology

NIH: a common but sinister disease

It’s as primitive as a dominant stag roaring and grunting from the top of the tump during the rut, and all too often as drunk with testosterone.

June 28, 2015 General, Life

Q&A: FireWire draining power

When I connect an old FireWire drive to my FireWire-USB adaptor, my MacBook Air complains it is drawing too much power. How can I use this disk?

June 13, 2015 Macs, Technology

Q&A: USB drawing too much power

After I connected a Belkin USB hub to the front port of my Mac Pro, I saw a warning message that it was drawing too much power. Have I damaged that USB port?

May 27, 2015 Macs, Technology

Apple Watch power consumption

It appears that, for the moment, you should only wear an Apple Watch on the more popular outer/upper surface of your wrist.

May 14, 2015 General, Macs, Technology

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