Comments on: Tom’s Tuesday Tech Tip: Laptop Batteries Can Power Up Your Legal Nurse Consulting Business

By: Tom_Ziemba

Tom_Ziemba — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:02:34 +0000

Rebecca here are links to two earlier Tuesday Tech Tips about docks or docking stations: Explore Your Duality with Twin Monitors and Extend Yourself with a Hub. Take a look at those (they have pictures). In short, a dock, docking station or port-replicator is a unit that you can plug a monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc. into and then attach to (or insert) your laptop. This way you don't have to connect/disconnect all your devices each time you take your laptop on a trip.

By: Rebecca Burbes, RN, CLNC

Rebecca Burbes, RN, CLNC — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:18:18 +0000

This was hugely helpful, Tom. Thanks so much. Every time I read your tips, I realize afresh how much I still don’t know about computers. This kind of everyday-useful, step-by-step explanation is just what I (and I’m sure many other of us older, techy-challenged CLNC^® consultants) need. Could you ever give us an explanation ( a really dumbed-down version!) of what docking stations are all about? I still don’t ‘get’ those! Thanks again!

By: Dorene Goldstein

Dorene Goldstein — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:41:17 +0000

Thanks for the information Tom! I travel a lot too and I never knew many of the “battery saving” comments that you mentioned. My battery usually doesn’t die during a flight but it sure does run slow sometimes. Maybe having a CD in the drive, listening to itunes and trying to work is the culprit! Now I just need to get a screen protector so the guy next to me doesn’t read my screen!!
Your tech tips are great! Keep them coming.

By: Diana Liford

Diana Liford — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:21:06 +0000

That’s the first time anyone has given me any useful information regarding my laptop and I can tell you, it will be followed to the letter. Everything you “scenariod” (not a word)I know I’ve experienced on trips before. I truly look forward to eliminating that problem and having a backup plan for using it in the air at all times. Again, thanks, Tom. See ya’ at the wall plug. Ha ha!