Battery technology is improving, but disasters like the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 prove how careful we have to be with the energy stored in these things. There’s a ton of research going on, but while we wait for huge leaps in battery technology here are a few tips to help you stay in control of battery life on your Apple MacBook.

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This isn’t a collection of tips for battery life – things like decreasing screen brightness, turning off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, decreasing the number of apps you are running and/or not playing music and video will always be the best ways to try to tweak that extra ten minutes you need to finish a project off before you reach the next power socket. (As is using the Energy Saver preferences panel).

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