Calibrate that Battery!

A while ago, we ran a tip about calibrating your MacBook, Macbook Pro, PowerBook or iBook battery. Keith at Small Dog suggested it was time to rerun the tip, as people have increasing been asking how to do this, or if it’s even necessary.

Since our original article ran, Apple has streamlined it’s battery calibration page. Simply visit:

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86284

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