Laptop Power Management

[Ed]

On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 9:16 AM, Stephen <cryptworks at gmail.com> wrote:
> and found what i was looking for.
>
> http://www.jupiterapplet.org/
>

so long as you don't mind a mono app - and - uninstalling may need a
kernel reinstall to take.

> thanks to ableconf folks for having some solid documentation of the
> events hosted!
>
> On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 9:05 AM, Stephen <cryptworks at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Found the Speaker finally
>>
>> Jim Klein
>> Director of Information Services
>> Saugus Union School District
>>
>>
>> Now to find out the power management tool he used...
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 8:48 AM, James Mcphee <jmcphe at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I usually turn down my cpu's frequency to reduce heat.  also increases
>>> battery life.  cpufrequtils makes it easy.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 8:45 AM, Stephen <cryptworks at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> yeah someone made a tool that did allot of under the hood stuff like
>>>> this and allowed you some nice control over it.
>>>>
>>>> im not used to linux laptops. but firt run battery life went from
>>>> about 2.5 hrs to nearly 6.
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 11:14 PM, Joseph Sinclair
>>>> <plug-discussion at stcaz.net> wrote:
>>>> > Not sure about alternate tools; but you should read this post on
>>>> > Phoronix about kernel regressions that cause high power consumption:
>>>> > http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=linux_2638_aspm&num=1
>>>> >
>>>> > On 06/30/2011 08:59 PM, Stephen wrote:
>>>> >> Yay i finally got a spare drive to do an install of Linux on this
>>>> >> thing.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> at ableconf last a gentleman was talking about power management that
>>>> >> he was using in his school district on some netbooks. I cant fro the
>>>> >> life of me remember what it was nor can i find my notes that were
>>>> >> taken on the matter.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Does anyone remember what he was using? or the school district he was
>>>> >> from?
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Or even some good ideas? right now im starting with a fresh Ubuntu
>>>> >> 11.04... and i just remember that it made power times on battery
>>>> >> phenomenally better on this power hungry beast.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Anyhow thanks in advance!
>>>> >>
>>>> >
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>>>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.
>>>>
>>>> Stephen
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>> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from
>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.
>>
>> Stephen
>>
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> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from
> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.
>
> Stephen
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