and found what i was looking for. http://www.jupiterapplet.org/ thanks to ableconf folks for having some solid documentation of the events hosted! On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 9:05 AM, Stephen 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 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 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 >>> 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! >>> >> >>> > >>> > >>> > --------------------------------------------------- >>> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> -- >> James McPhee >> jmcphe@gmail.com >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > 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 > -- 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 --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss