X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2010 08:35:14 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from qmta12.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.27.227] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.10) with ESMTP id 4546076 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:05:02 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=76.96.27.227; envelope-from=j.hafen@comcast.net Received: from omta14.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.60]) by qmta12.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id QFFp1f0051HpZEsACK4PrJ; Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:04:23 +0000 Received: from [10.47.46.66] ([166.205.141.152]) by omta14.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id QK421f00B3HVCna8aK46U4; Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:04:21 +0000 References: In-Reply-To: Mime-Version: 1.0 (iPhone Mail 8A400) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-34-747773724 X-Original-Message-Id: <9EE8C105-D15C-4B47-81EB-6EC8135107BE@comcast.net> X-Original-Cc: "lml@lancaironline.net" X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (8A400) From: John Hafen Subject: Re: [LML] Re: 10 Tips to Conserve iPad Battery Life X-Original-Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:03:30 -0700 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List --Apple-Mail-34-747773724 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Very helpful. Thanks.=20 On Oct 28, 2010, at 11:59 AM, JAMES COLLINS wrote: > It was on the cardinal mailing list. >=20 > From: John Hafen > To: lml@lancaironline.net > Sent: Thu, October 28, 2010 9:34:01 AM > Subject: [LML] Re: 10 Tips to Conserve iPad Battery Life >=20 > What report is that? Pls say more.=20 >=20 > On Oct 27, 2010, at 10:21 AM, JAMES COLLINS wrote: >=20 >> What about the report of 12v plug-in causing a fire? >> I'd hate to have that happen in the air. >> From: GT Phantom >> To: lml@lancaironline.net >> Sent: Wed, October 27, 2010 6:31:19 AM >> Subject: [LML] Re: 10 Tips to Conserve iPad Battery Life >>=20 >> Here's an 11th tip: >>=20 >> Hook up to ship's power while flying. That way you don't have to squint=20= >> with low brightness levels, and if you really DO need the battery it=20 >> will be because you lost aircraft power (and will be landing shortly=20 >> anyway)... >>=20 >> ;-) >>=20 >> Blue skies, >>=20 >> Bill Reister >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> On 14:59, Lancair wrote: >> > >> > I have heard quite a few pilots opting for the paperless chart options >> > using the iPad or other e-book tools. Below are some suggestions that >> > could keep the units up and running during a dark and stormy night >> > instrument approach: >> > >> > 10 Tips to Conserve iPad Battery Life >> > >> > Apple claims a pretty impressive battery life for the iPad >> > - u= p >> > to 10 hours of use on a full charge. But that doesn't mean you won't >> > want to find ways to squeeze even more life out of it, or that you won'= t >> > have emergencies where you need to sacrifice some features to use the >> > device a little longer. For those situations, here are ten tips on >> > conversing iPad battery life. >> > >> > 1. Turn Off WiFi >> > Keeping your WiFi connection enabled drains battery, whether you're >> > connected to the Internet or not. So, if you're not connected - and >> > don't plan to be for a while - you can conserve the iPad's battery by >> > turning off WiFi. Do this by tapping Settings -> Network -> WiFi -> a= nd >> > moving the slider to "off". >> > >> > 2. Turn Off 3G >> > Only some iPad models >> > > >> have a 3G >> > dat= a >> > connection built in, but those that do run down their batteries when >> > using the always-on Internet connection 3G provides. If you don't need >> > to connect to the web, or need to conserve battery more than you need t= o >> > connect, turn off 3G. Do this by tapping the Settings app -> General -= > >> > Network and then sliding 3G to "off". >> > >> > 3. Turn Off Bluetooth >> > You may be getting the idea by now that wireless networking of any kind= >> > drains battery. It's true, so another way to save battery life is to >> > turn offBluetooth >> > = . >> > Bluetooth networking is used to connect devices like keyboards, >> > speakers, and headphones to the iPad. If you're not planning to connect= >> > to any of those, turn Bluetooth off. Do so via Settings -> General -> >> > Bluetooth -> and moving the slider to "off". >> > >> > 4. Turn Off Data Push >> > This feature automatically pushes data like email from the web to your >> > iPad when it's connected to the Internet. Since wireless networking >> > always costs battery life, if you're not going to use this feature, tur= n >> > it off. You'll need to set your email to check periodically (if you wan= t >> > to get email on your iPad, that is), but that's often a good trade for >> > improved battery life. Turn this feature off via Settings -> Mail, >> > Contacts, Calendars -> Fetch New Data -> and move the "Push" slider t= o >> > "off". >> > >> > 5. Fetch Email Less Often >> > If you're not using data push and want to get email, you'll need to tel= l >> > the iPad how often it should check your email accounts. The less >> > frequently you check, the battery it will be for your battery. Update >> > these settings at Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendars -> Fetch New >> > Data, and change the settings just below the Push menu. >> > >> > 6. Turn Off Location Services >> > Another form of wireless communication the iPad employs is location >> > services. This is what powers the GPS functionality of the device. If >> > you don't need to use that (don't need to get directions, use a >> > location-aware app like Foursquare >> > >> > , etc.), turn off locations services via Settings -> Location Services= >> > and move the slider to "off". >> > >> > 7. Use Auto-Brightness >> > The iPad's screen can automatically adjust to the ambient brightness of= >> > the room its in. Using this feature will reduce drain on the iPad >> > battery because the screen will automatically dim itself in bright >> > locations. Turn this one via Settings -> Brightness -> and move the >> > Auto-Brightness slider to "on". >> > >> > 8. Reduce Screen Brightness >> > The screen brightness setting controls the default brightness of the >> > iPad's screen. As you might expect, the brighter your screen is, the >> > more juice is required from the iPad's battery, which reduces its life.= >> > So, the dimmer you can keep your screen, the longer your iPad's battery= >> > life. Tweak this settings by Settings -> Brightness and moving the >> > slider to a comfortable settings. >> > >> > 9. Turn Off Equalizer >> > The iPod app on the iPad has a music equalizer built in that >> > automatically adjust settings (bass, treble, etc.) to improve the sound= >> > of music. Because this is an on-the-fly calculation, though, it drains >> > the iPad's battery. If you're not a high-end audiophile, you can likely= >> > live without this being turned on most of the time. To keep it off, go >> > to Settings -> iPod -> EQ -> and set it to "off". >> > >> > 10. Auto-Lock Sooner >> > You can determine how quickly the iPad's screen should lock when it >> > hasn't been in use. The shorter the time before it locks, the less >> > battery you'll use. To change this setting, go to Settings -> General -= > >> > Auto-Lock and choose your interval. >> > >> > >>=20 >> -- >> For archives and unsub http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/lml/List.ht= ml --Apple-Mail-34-747773724 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
Very helpful. Thanks. 

On O= ct 28, 2010, at 11:59 AM, JAMES COLLINS <jcollins@snet.net> wrote:

It was on the cardinal mailing list.

From: John Hafen <j.hafen@comcast.net>
To: lml@lancaironline.netSent: Thu, October 28, 201= 0 9:34:01 AM
Subject: [LM= L] Re: 10 Tips to Conserve iPad Battery Life

What report is that?  Pls say more. 

On Oct 27, 2010, a= t 10:21 AM, JAMES COLLINS <jcollins@snet.net> wrote:

What about the report of 12v plug-in causing a fire?
I'd hate to have that happen in the air.
From: GT Phantom <gt_phantom@hotmail.com>
To: lml@lanca= ironline.net
Sent: Wed, October 27, 2010 6:31:19 AM
S= ubject: [LML] Re: 10 Tips to Conserve iPad Battery Life

Here's an 11th tip:

Hook up to ship's power while flying.  T= hat way you don't have to squint
with low brightness levels, and if you r= eally DO need the battery it
will be because you lost aircraft power (an= d will be landing shortly
anyway)...

;-)

Blue skies,

Bill Reister


On 14:59, Lancair wrote:
>
> I have heard quite a few pilot= s opting for the paperless chart options
> using the iPad or other e-b= ook tools.  Below are some suggestions that
> could keep the unit= s up and running during a dark and stormy night
> instrument approach:=
>
> 10 Tips to Conserve iPad Battery Life
>
> Apple= claims a pretty impressive battery life for the iPad
> <http://ip= od.about.com/od/productreviews/fr/apple-ipad-review.htm>  - up> to 10 hours of use on a full charge. But that doesn't mean you won't<= br>> want to find ways to squeeze even more life out of it, or that you w= on't
> have emergencies where you need to sacrifice some features to u= se the
> device a little longer. For those situations, here are ten ti= ps on
> conversing iPad battery life.
>
> 1. Turn Off WiFi
> Keeping your WiFi connection enabled drains batter= y, whether you're
> connected to the Internet or not. So, if you're no= t connected - and
> don't plan to be for a while - you can conserve th= e iPad's battery by
> turning off WiFi. Do this by tapping Settings -&= gt;  Network ->  WiFi ->  and
> moving the slider= to "off".
>
> 2. Turn Off 3G
> Only some iPad models
&= gt; <http://ipod.about= .com/od/beforeyoubuy/a/ipad-model-price-comparison.htm
>>&n= bsp; have a 3G
> <http://ipod.about.com/od/iphonesoftwareterms/g/3= g-definition.htm>  data
> connection built in, but those t= hat do run down their batteries when
> using the always-on Internet co= nnection 3G provides. If you don't need
> to connect to the web, or ne= ed to conserve battery more than you need to
> connect, turn off 3G. Do thi= s by tapping the Settings app ->  General ->
> Network and t= hen sliding 3G to "off".
>
> 3. Turn Off Bluetooth
> You m= ay be getting the idea by now that wireless networking of any kind
> d= rains battery. It's true, so another way to save battery life is to
> t= urn offBluetooth
> <http://ipod.about.com/od/ipodiphonehardwar= eterms/g/bluetooth_def.htm>  .
> Bluetooth networking is u= sed to connect devices like keyboards,
> speakers, and headphones to t= he iPad. If you're not planning to connect
> to any of those, turn Blu= etooth off. Do so via Settings ->  General ->
> Bluetooth -= >  and moving the slider to "off".
>
> 4. Turn Off Data P= ush
> This feature automatically pushes data like email from the web t= o your
> iPad when it's connected to the Internet. Since wireless networking
> always costs battery life, if you're not going t= o use this feature, turn
> it off. You'll need to set your email to ch= eck periodically (if you want
> to get email on your iPad, that is), b= ut that's often a good trade for
> improved battery life. Turn this fe= ature off via Settings ->  Mail,
> Contacts, Calendars ->&n= bsp; Fetch New Data ->  and move the "Push" slider to
> "off".=
>
> 5. Fetch Email Less Often
> If you're not using data p= ush and want to get email, you'll need to tell
> the iPad how often it= should check your email accounts. The less
> frequently you check, th= e battery it will be for your battery. Update
> these settings at Sett= ings ->  Mail, Contacts, Calendars ->  Fetch New
> Dat= a, and change the settings just below the Push menu.
>
> 6. Turn= Off Location Services
> Another form of wireless communication the iPad employs is location
> services. This i= s what powers the GPS functionality of the device. If
> you don't need= to use that (don't need to get directions, use a
> location-aware app= like Foursquare
> <http://ipod.about.com/od/ipodtouchapps/a= /foursquare-app-definition.htm>
> , etc.), turn off locations s= ervices via Settings ->  Location Services
> and move the slid= er to "off".
>
> 7. Use Auto-Brightness
> The iPad's scree= n can automatically adjust to the ambient brightness of
> the room its= in. Using this feature will reduce drain on the iPad
> battery becaus= e the screen will automatically dim itself in bright
> locations. Turn= this one via Settings ->  Brightness ->  and move the
&g= t; Auto-Brightness slider to "on".
>
> 8. Reduce Screen Brightne= ss
> The screen brightness setting controls the default brightness of the
> iPad's screen. As you might expect, the brighter y= our screen is, the
> more juice is required from the iPad's battery, w= hich reduces its life.
> So, the dimmer you can keep your screen, the l= onger your iPad's battery
> life. Tweak this settings by Settings ->= ;  Brightness and moving the
> slider to a comfortable settings.<= br>>
> 9. Turn Off Equalizer
> The iPod app on the iPad has a= music equalizer built in that
> automatically adjust settings (bass, t= reble, etc.) to improve the sound
> of music. Because this is an on-th= e-fly calculation, though, it drains
> the iPad's battery. If you're n= ot a high-end audiophile, you can likely
> live without this being tur= ned on most of the time. To keep it off, go
> to Settings ->  i= Pod ->  EQ ->  and set it to "off".
>
> 10. Auto= -Lock Sooner
> You can determine how quickly the iPad's screen should lock when it
> hasn't been in use. The short= er the time before it locks, the less
> battery you'll use. To change t= his setting, go to Settings ->  General ->
> Auto-Lock and c= hoose your interval.
>
>

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