With my current MacBook closing in on its third birthday, it occurred to me the other day that it might be prudent to check out the condition of the battery. Happily, there are several utilities for doing that, and I downloaded a couple of freeware examples to check out their comparative usefulness, as well as that of the MacBook battery.

Time Machine is Leopard’s built-in backup solution. Backing up every hour, Time Machine keeps all of your files safe on either an external FireWire/USB drive, or a networked drive like Apple’s own Time Capsule. Time Machine is a pretty limited service at the moment – you can only have it back up every hour, and more »

The presence of a LED lit display in Apple’s relatively new MacBook Air has apparently brought the technology to the forefront of new machines. However, it is not just computers as you would expect, LCD televisions are also jumping on the bandwagon. There is expected to be a large 16.7 million devices using this technology more »

After a Japanese man’s iPod nano caught fire while recharging (see here), officials are investigating a possible defect in the MA099J/A iPod nano model. Approximately 425,000 iPod nanos with identical model numbers have been shipped between September 2005 and September 2006. Fortunately, no one has been harmed due to the fire, although a possible defect more »

The MacBook Air wowed us all on Tuesday, and as the time passes, some specific details have begun to reach the Internet. For example, Apple’s claim of 5 hour battery life is much more reasonable than usual. Ars Technica achieved 5 hours with WiFi on and the screen at half-brightness while browsing the web and more »

While most agree that Apple’s MacBook Air sure is a looker, there is some discrepancy on the internet about it’s usefulness and its price value. One of the biggest concerns raised was the fact that the MacBook Air has an integrated battery. The concerns are that the replacement is expensive, time consuming, or impossible altogether. more »

I really didn’t know whether to laugh or cry when I read this. Then I realized that I had laughed so hard that I was crying which solved my problem. Speaking of problems, as soon as the iPhone was launched people were worrying about the battery ‘problem’, how long would it hold it’s charge, how more »

Apple has quietly released some new information regarding the iPhone’s user replaceable non-user replaceable, iPod-like battery. Under warranty, Apple will replace the iPhone’s internal battery if it’s charge “drops below 50% of it’s original capacity.” If you aren’t one for AppleCare, you can choose to pay the company $85.95 US to ship the phone out more »