What small DFW things will you do w/c 10th September?

allydowd

carrielovesfanta wrote: »

It will likely be better for the laptop battery as well. I'm fairly sure that charging things all the time ruins the batteries. It certainly does for mobile phones.

Depends on the type of battery CLF.



Early laptops used nickel-cadmium (NiCad) batteries which were subject to a “memory effect”. If they weren’t allowed to discharge all the way before being recharged they would eventually “remember” the level of charge they fell to before recharging and act as if they were completely drained every time their charge decreased to that level.


The next generation of laptops used Nickel-Metal-Hydride (NiMH) batteries. Those batteries generally were an improvement over NiCads, primarily because they didn’t have the memory effect issue.


The vast majority of laptops on the market today use lithium-ion (Li-Ion) batteries which work much better and last longer than their NiCad and NiMH predecessors. Li-Ion batteries aren’t susceptible to the memory effect which means you can recharge them at any time. In fact, lithium-ions will last longer if you never allow them to fully discharge.


Bottom line: If your laptop uses an older type of battery it’s best to let it discharge completely before recharging it. But if it uses a lithium-ion battery it’s best not to.

carrielovesfanta

allydowd wrote: »

Depends on the type of battery CLF.

Early laptops used nickel-cadmium (NiCad) batteries which were subject to a “memory effect”. If they weren’t allowed to discharge all the way before being recharged they would eventually “remember” the level of charge they fell to before recharging and act as if they were completely drained every time their charge decreased to that level.

The next generation of laptops used Nickel-Metal-Hydride (NiMH) batteries. Those batteries generally were an improvement over NiCads, primarily because they didn’t have the memory effect issue.

The vast majority of laptops on the market today use lithium-ion (Li-Ion) batteries which work much better and last longer than their NiCad and NiMH predecessors. Li-Ion batteries aren’t susceptible to the memory effect which means you can recharge them at any time. In fact, lithium-ions will last longer if you never allow them to fully discharge.

Bottom line: If your laptop uses an older type of battery it’s best to let it discharge completely before recharging it. But if it uses a lithium-ion battery it’s best not to.

I knew that you would know

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Morning everyone!


At work today 9-5, and I was naughty and bought two bottles of diet coke. needed a pick me up this morning instead of water and I don't like hot drinks unless its creamy hot chocolate :rotfl: I will have to make up for it by doing some surveying today.


Hoping that I get more of my list done than I did yesterday! Love this thread, I get so many good ideas.


foxgloves - Sorry to hear about your mum, wishing you all the best!


TO DO LIST:
- Gym
- Make SW lunch from stores for tomorrow
- Make SW dinner from stores
- Do one load of washing (its raining here so only have room for one)
- Put the clean, dry washing away
- Cleansing routine to use up products before I buy new ones
- Take shoes/coats upstairs - I'm sure its not just me who has a cupboard full of crap?
- 1hour of reading (free entertainment)
- 1 hour of writing (working on my passions)
- Update debt diary (working on my debt :rotfl: )
- Surveys
- Pluck eyebrows/paint nails
- Swipe kitchen/bathroom
- Change bedsheets in spare room
- Take rubbish out of car
- Bug the BF to ring V!rgin now we are out of contract and cancel
- October budget plan
- Set up a new FB to business


Happy Tuesday everyone! :j

jbkmum

allydowd wrote: »

Depends on the type of battery CLF.



Early laptops used nickel-cadmium (NiCad) batteries which were subject to a “memory effect”. If they weren’t allowed to discharge all the way before being recharged they would eventually “remember” the level of charge they fell to before recharging and act as if they were completely drained every time their charge decreased to that level.


The next generation of laptops used Nickel-Metal-Hydride (NiMH) batteries. Those batteries generally were an improvement over NiCads, primarily because they didn’t have the memory effect issue.


The vast majority of laptops on the market today use lithium-ion (Li-Ion) batteries which work much better and last longer than their NiCad and NiMH predecessors. Li-Ion batteries aren’t susceptible to the memory effect which means you can recharge them at any time. In fact, lithium-ions will last longer if you never allow them to fully discharge.


Bottom line: If your laptop uses an older type of battery it’s best to let it discharge completely before recharging it. But if it uses a lithium-ion battery it’s best not to.

My laptops pretty much brand new so I'd hope it's one of the new ones. I've ordered a timer though because if its not being used during the day the battery probably won't go down anyway. Unless it doesn't matter?

Today I've booked my bicycle in for a service (£50) I've not cycled for three years so my plan is to cycle once a week to work and build it up until I'm cycling at least 3 days a week. Free exercise and saves fuel! I can't service the bike myself, I'm looking at taking a course though.

Also having another tin of soup I've dug out from the cupboard, expires end of year so must have had it for about 3 years already!

determined_new_ms

Morning Purps

Foxgloves sorry to hear it's still stressful with your mum x

ooooo all this talk of crafting makes me just want to do some! I need to find one of my dpns as only 3 in the sewing box.... Think I'll make my bff & dd a pair of socks for Christmas....

been to the allotment this morning. dug, harvested and put the world to rights with my friend

Am about to drive to the sewing machine shop and have a look at what I could get with my budget looking to up grade. Might ask oh to give me my birthday present early as a contribution - 2 months isn't too early is it???!

might see if he wants to go for a walk at lunch time

really need to do some housework - house is a bomb!

Drs appt this afternoon to discuss anxiety - and also get it documented my work place are causing me anxiety.....

free puppy socialisation this evening

That'll do!

allydowd

jbkmum wrote: »

My laptops pretty much brand new so I'd hope it's one of the new ones. I've ordered a timer though because if its not being used during the day the battery probably won't go down anyway. Unless it doesn't matter?

Today I've booked my bicycle in for a service (£50) I've not cycled for three years so my plan is to cycle once a week to work and build it up until I'm cycling at least 3 days a week. Free exercise and saves fuel! I can't service the bike myself, I'm looking at taking a course though.

You can tell what battery you have by removing it and it'll be stamped on it. On many laptops they just click out. Or google the make and model of your laptop and you'll find it that way. The battery shouldn't go down too much when it's switched off.


You can get a Haynes Manual for bicycles with a picture-by-picture guide on how to service bikes. (Link) You could always order it from your local library. Our library charges 30p for this.

allydowd

Hi September Savers,

Afternoon!:coffee:Last day of my Holiday At Home.

And L'Shana Tova. Apples and honey a plenty in this house. :wave:



Debt-Free-Nillionaire Continuity Plan Year Four:

* Check online banking. Done.

* Take medication. Done.

* Turn alarm clock off at the wall til tonight. Done.

* Get some exercise. Used Bike and Go bike hired yesterday for a second time on the one, single "24-hour" charge. Feel like a genius for working this out. :idea: :rotfl: Am close to having cycled 100 miles this year and I'm loving it. I'm on 91 miles. I plan to buy myself a bike for Decemberfest.

* Lunch was cheese on toast with home-grown chives. Done. Everything comes with chives just now.

* Dinner will be a Tapas Tuesday deal at the tapas bar round the corner. Then we'll come home and make churros and have a Liqor 43 instead of paying a lot of money for them in the bar.

* We were going out photo-gra-faffing but the weather is horrendous. Opting for a 2-for-1 Meerkat Cinema deal instead.

If you've bought any of these products with CompareThe Market you qualify for Meerkat Movies and Meerkat Meals. This is from their website:

• Purchase: Car insurance, Motorcycle insurance, Van insurance, Contents and/or Buildings insurance, Pet insurance, Life insurance, Business insurance, Landlord insurance or Travel insurance;
• Switch: Domestic energy (gas and/or electric), Broadband, Home telephone or Digital TV;
• Obtain: a Credit card or Loan, Mobile phone contract or SIM only contract;

Meerkat Movies memberships can be claimed at any time within 12 months of your most recent qualifying purchase.

Whilst you can claim at any time, your membership will start from the date you purchased/switched, not from the date you submit your claim.

e.g. If you purchase in January 2018 and claim in April 2018, your Meerkat Movies membership will run until January 2019.

To be continued....



Things don't have to be perfect to be wonderful.

1LuckyLady

Afternoon all,
:wave: to everyone :grouphug: to those who need it
Thinking of you Foxgloves.
Dnms, hope appointment goes well and sorry to hear that work is causing the anxiety.
Welcome to lurkers and newbies

Today's list
Switch dss alarm clock off at the wall for the daytime done
Go to gym after dropping the kids off to make the most of my membership. Will fill up water bottle and have a shower there. done
Rm survey done
Triage fridge to make sure nothing goes to waste done, some salad veggies chopped into tonights pasta meal for the kids and I, dh is going to have the last of the chilli on a jacket potato
Make families lunches for tomorrow done and realised I'd forgotten to get bread rolls today so we have used the couple of rolls we had left for ds2 & 1 for dh, and packed the leftover pasta salad with salmon for dh & ds1 - shopping from home first at its best!
Check banking/update spreadsheet done
All meals from stores done
Meal plan based on what we have in done, taken meatballs out of the freezer to cook tomorrow and updated inventory
Share bathwater and continue use up of lotions and potions
Check surveys
Continue going through my cupboards and reorganising/get rid of anything not needed to the charity shop/tip Not done, after coming home from seeing a friend I felt lethargic and didn't really get on before kids came home and into the chasing them to do homework, pack bags, make lunches, eat etc!

Might not get it all done as I've only just got home so going to finish my cuppa and crack on!



Take care all.

carrielovesfanta

Just got a nice little commission for some gloves


I'll be able to use yarn from my stash too