BatterEEE v1.50
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Date Added: |
Jan 19, 2010 06:07 AM |
Publisher's Description: |
BatterEEE is a small application (just 85KB!) to improve the battery metering on netbooks and laptops, when running Microsoft Windows.
Many Windows users find that the standard battery icon is far too small, and only displays the battery charge in a few coarse steps. Furthermore, the mouse pointer often needs to be held over the icon to display the actual percentage charge remaining.
With the "dumb" batteries fitted to many netbooks and some laptops, Windows can only estimate the remaining charge to the nearest 10%, and has absolutely no idea how long this will last for. In comparison, BatterEEE uses a much larger, clearer display and offers greatly improved accuracy - battery charge left to 1% (instead of 10%) and run time remaining to 1 minute (instead of not at all!)
Although originally designed for the Asus EEE range of netbooks (hence the name), BatterEEE will work with any netbook or laptop running Windows 7, Vista, XP, or even 2000. It is particularly useful for netbooks and laptops fitted with "dumb" batteries - but even for those fitted with regular "smart" batteries, BatterEEE provides a greatly improved battery monitor.
BatterEEE was written and tested using an Asus EEE PC701 and an EEE PC900 :o)
Getting Started
Opening:
There is no installer for BatterEEE - just download and double-click on the program file to run it. Similarly, there is no uninstaller - just delete the program file if you have finished with it. You may also have a settings file (BatterEEE.cfg) and a calibration file (BatterEEE.cal), and these too can just simply be deleted.
Overview:
Unlike previous versions, BatterEEE does not install itself in the system tray - instead it uses a floating battery icon which can be positioned anywhere you like on the screen.
The images to the right show two examples: In the first, the battery icon is placed over the speaker icon, between the clock and the wireless network indicator. In the second, the battery icon is placed over the Start button, in the bottom-left of the screen.
Left-click-drag on the battery icon to move it around the screen, and right-click on the battery icon to open the settings window, described in more detail below.
Note that the battery icon is automatically displayed on the settings window whenever it is open, and will return to its previous screen position when the settings window is closed.
Some of the items described below are bonus program features, shown in red - these can be unlocked by making a small Paypal donation, described in more detail below.
Closing:
To quit BatterEEE, right-click on either the title bar of the settings window or the taskbar tab to open the system menu, and choose Exit.
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Documentation: |
http://www.ash10.myzen.co.uk/BatterEEE/help/index.html |
Last Download: |
May 19, 2012 12:08 PM
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Downloads: |
316 |
OS: |
Windows |
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