Newbie questions

[tktk]

Hi there..

1) Do I just yank the USB+power connector out by just pulling it? Or is there a special maneuver (I hate the cords that just get yanked, as they usually wear out the teeth at the machine side)

2) How often do you recharge it? When it gets down to 50%? 10% or whenever there is power around..

3) Its battery finishes pretty quickly. In an hour, reading/writing email, I am down to 48%. Is that about right?

Thanks!
-t

[iemand]

Hi there..

1) Do I just yank the USB+power connector out by just pulling it? Or is there a special maneuver (I hate the cords that just get yanked, as they usually wear out the teeth at the machine side)

2) How often do you recharge it? When it gets down to 50%? 10% or whenever there is power around..

3) Its battery finishes pretty quickly. In an hour, reading/writing email, I am down to 48%. Is that about right?

Thanks!
-t

1) I allways do a backwards summersault followed by a moonwalk to the LifeDrive, then gently pull out the plug with the indexfinger and the thumb of my left hand while standing on my right foot, and then walk away like an Egyptian. :D
But euhrm, if that's not your style, you can just gently pull the connector out, the 'pins' are springloaded, and it should do no harm. I agree with you though that some sort of 'release-mechanism' would have been better...allthough ironically they tend to break also...

2) I don't think the scientists have agreed on this matter. For every one person that says one thing, there's al least two that say the direct opposite. I do think most people tend to agree that newer generations of batteries are less prone to get less effective after lots of charges before they are empty (I forgot the term for that, someone please fill that one in for me).
As for me, I just charge it EVERY night, right next to my bed, together with my mobile, that way they are allways there if I need them (for writing down that briliant idea in the middle of the night...that I am still waiting for), and I never think about the state of my battery, because I begin my day with full batteries, and normally that's enough to get me through the day.
Plus your device will never be on the charger when you need to take it with you. Works for me.

3) I'm not sure about this one, I only have my LifeDrive for two weeks, so can't really tell yet. Seems a bit quick to loose so much power though...
I do suppose you did turn of WiFi, Bluetooth and dimmed the screen to a reasonable brightness? If all else fails, you could considder to use an app that let's you underclock your device for some apps that don't need the full processorpower, like WarpSpeed from PalmPowerups (http://www.palmpowerups.com) .

[tktk]

Ok, many thanks for these tips!

I'll try the summersault tonight, but it's been ages since I've last done it :)
-t

[slaughters]

Hi there..

1) Do I just yank the USB+power connector out by just pulling it? Or is there a special maneuver (I hate the cords that just get yanked, as they usually wear out the teeth at the machine side)

2) How often do you recharge it? When it gets down to 50%? 10% or whenever there is power around..

3) Its battery finishes pretty quickly. In an hour, reading/writing email, I am down to 48%. Is that about right?

Thanks!
-t

1) I hate cords that have release mechanisms or teeth, because when you pull too quickly just once the dang thing is broken. I usually rock my cord plug gently from side to side as I pull it out of the palm.

2) I charge every day while in the car going to work and don't have a problem.

3) Set the screen brightness to it's lowest setting.

I spend most of my time reading e-books and in addtion to dimming the brightness I've set up the Mobipocket reader ( http://www.mobipocket.com/en/DownloadSoft/ProductDetailsReader52.asp?View=Device ) so the background color is black and the text is light gray. At that setting I've had the batteries last for up to a weeks worth of reading without recharge (about 12-20 hours)

[iemand]

About brightness, I tend to use my device a lot in the dark (playing games in bed for example), but a always find the lowest brightness-setting still way to bright.
With BrightnessFix fromPalmPowerups (http://www.palmpowerups.com) you can set the brightness even lower, saving your eyes, and your batteries...