. Turn off Wi-Fi and BlueTooth - Most laptops have shortcut keys to instantly disable wireless networking.
. Don't play computer games, music or DVD movies - Multimedia activities drain laptop batteries.
. Disconnect all external device like PC Card modems, Firewire, USB devices and optical drives. Use the notebook touchpad > instead of an external mouse.
. Adjust your screen brightness - Dimming your display saves battery power.
. Tweak Windows Power Options - Choose a Laptop power scheme that turns off the notebook monitor and hard disk after 10 minutes > of inactivity.
. Decrease or mute the Laptop Speaker Volume.
. Turn off all scheduled tasks.
. Turn off Auto-save features in Microsoft Office and other applications.
. If your PC has a built-in wireless card, turn it off or disable it when not in use.
> Programs that are run from a CD or DVD can be copied to and run from the hard drive, which typically consumes less power than > an optical drive.
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