Recent content by inbox788

Strange. So you are using sync between your other devices like desktops and laptops? Or are you only browsing with your iPad? BTW, which version iPad? 11 hours is great battery life! Anyway, now that I've killed Chrome and am using Safari only, the problem seems to have gone away. I'm a little...

Do you sync with your desktop and other Chrome browsers? That seems to be the issue in my case. Don't know if it's constantly syncing when asleep or only while the iPad is being used, but I found some macbook/chrome battery issues that sounded similar. This is just one that seemed to be traced...

No, never had to manually turn off wifi or apps before. Just pressed the sleep/wake button to turn off/sleep and the home button to turn on. Been working fine for 2 years now on the iPad 2, and would have just thought it was an aging battery if not for similar effect with new iPad mini. Killing...

Has anyone else noticed a connection between Google Chrome and battery drain? There were issues with Chrome draining Macbooks and iOS 6.2 battery drain. I'm been seeing more drain since using Chrome instead of Safari these last few weeks. This happens with two iPads I have, an older iPad 2 and a...

Ten years ago this month, Macworld July 2001 published on the last page an article by Andy Ihnatko titled "Newton's Ghost". You can read the article here. Strangely, there isn't a mention of the name iPad in the text, but a commentary a few months later mentions the photo of the iPad. See the...

It would save tiny amount, not worth it going beyond current energy savings goals.

All this food talk is making me hungry.

It's expensive and probably overkill, but lookup Spark Solar Charger for iPad (I can't link yet).