Here are six ways you can make your laptop’s battery last longer.

Turn your brightness down. A bright screen can drain your battery.

Defragment your hard drive. Defragmenting your hard drive reorganizes all the files stored there so that they can be used more efficiently. The more efficiently your computer can access and activate files, the less battery power you’ll use.

Run one program at a time. The more programs you have running, the more quickly your battery will run down.

Take care of your battery. Don’t leave your laptop battery exposed to extreme temperatures or direct sunlight.

Use hibernate—not standby. Standby mode still uses power. Hibernate, on the other hand, saves your system settings as they are—and then switches off the power.

Avoid using your disc drive. Save the information you’re using on disc to your hard drive and use it from there.

Laptops are convenient and portable—but only when you can depend on them to last as long as you need. Take steps to extend your laptop’s battery life, and you’re less likely to run out of power when you need it.

About the Author

C.Smith works for the UK based IT company on365. On365 provide a range of IT solutions for business including UPS protection and server rooms. Visit http://www.on365.co.uk/ for more information.