Extending Battery Life

I have one other little iPad tip that I want to pass along this morning.  I just pulled out my iPad to check what apps have gone free today.  I think I have passed along an App for that called AppsGoneFree in a previous email.  I was surprised to see that my iPad’s battery was dead (even though I had recently recharged it).  Usually, the iPad battery is great and lasts a long time, much better than my smartphone.  So, as I thought about it, I quickly remembered that the power has been out at my house (due to the recent storms).  So what does that have to do with it?  The wireless router at my house had no power for about 24 hours so the iPad was using up its battery power “searching” for an available wireless connection which it never found.  The same is true on your cell phone. If you have cellular, Wi-Fi, and/or Bluetooth turned on when none is available, your battery runs down more quickly.  When I am teaching at Georgia Highlands I get no cellular signal inside the building.  To prevent my cell phone from going dead due to searching for a connection, I put it on Airplane mode or turn it off while I’m in the building.  I just have to remember to turn it back on and check messages before I start home or I might arrive home without that “gallon of milk” I was supposed to pick up on the way. LOL!

So if you don’t have a wireless network at home, or are somewhere else where none is available for an extended period of time, turn off the Wi-Fi, or put it in Airplane mode and your battery will last longer.

Keep that in mind while you are backpacking in the wilderness next week (now there’s an idea) and enjoy your break!