A many-featured PowerBook application that lets you monitor the battery, predict time remaining and adjust many things adjustable. Includes a handy menubar readout with user settable information such as voltage, time/date, free memory and internal temperatures. Even the screen brightness (all PowerBooks) and contrast (for b/w Duos) can be set via the keyboard or on-screen controls.
Version 2.1 adds network server management and, via the accompanying Synk 1.0 program, folder backup/synchronization.
ftp://sumex-aim.stanford.edu Info-Mac /cfg/
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Synk 1.0.5 - $5 shareware - free with BatteryMinder
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Network volume management and folder synchronization for all Macintoshes. It can resolve aliases for locating sync or backup files. You can create a folder full of aliases that will be backed up. Even the destinations can be aliases! You could have 4 or 5 files backed up throughout your hard drive via aliases... no need to move them.
When used with BatteryMinder, BM provides a Sync menu for direct access to Synk’s functions.
ftp://sumex-aim.stanford.edu Info-Mac /disk/
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ResetPwrMgr 1.0 - freeware
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Resets the internal PowerManager memory of your PowerBook. This can help when Duos lose their ability to charge their batteries. It has also reportedly helped the new PB 5xx computers when their ‘smart’ batteries go ‘dumb’. Symptoms such as losing most of their charge while sleeping overnight have been solved. I am not sure about the overheating battery problem with the PB 5xx, but it is worth a try.
Please note that ResetPwrMgr is intended only for PowerBooks Duo and later.
