Battery dead?

[satrow]

... an edit to existing threads does not cause the thread to bubble up to the top of the list ...

That may not be completely true for all all fora/BB software/plugins. I've seen instances on 1, possibly 2 sites where topics I expected to be 'marked as read' were left unmarked on a subsequent visit, the last post in each of the topics had been edited during/after my last visit to them.



I fear we are leagues away from the battery problem now, did it get solved?

 

[Will]

I fear we are leagues away from the battery problem now, did it get solved?

Unfortunately not - I may buy a new battery eventually, but most likely I'll leave it and carry on running off mains power. The laptop is four years old anyway now, it has a few more years left but I don't want to spend too much on it.

 

[Digerati]

, but to use the links to get a better search engine ranking for themselves

Good point. Had not thought of that.

 

[satrow]

I guess that since the mass uptake of Smartphones and other portable WiFi-enabled devices, having a battery powered computer is less of a necessity than just a few years ago; I haven't replaced my dead notebook or netbook batteries for similar reasons.

If you wanted to score a high % hit rate against the spammers, the Edit time would need to be in the 3-5 minute range (as would Staff checks) - the search spiders are so efficient these days.

 

[Digerati]

I guess that since the mass uptake of Smartphones and other portable WiFi-enabled devices, having a battery powered computer is less of a necessity than just a few years ago; I haven't replaced my dead notebook or netbook batteries for similar reasons.

I think all that depends on what type road warrior you are, and your computing requirements (personal and business) you have on the road (or in the air). Presentations are still a high priority for many so external monitor/projector connections are a must, and not found on many - if any smartphones or tablets. Some netbooks might - I don't know. But I know many travelers who have long battery run times as the top priority.

 

[Will]

One of the reasons I'm not too bothered about the dead battery is my constant use of my smartphone. Not perfect, but much better battery life than my netbook and I can view/use the majority of websites just as easily. I personally wish more websites would have mobile users in mind with their normal web display (not mobile versions, they're generally not so great on higher end smartphones).