Unplugged - Useless or useful battery status app?
Jan 08, '07 07:30:00AM
Contributed by: robg
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[Score: 10 out of 10]
[This is the Pick of the Week for December 25th, 2006]
This week's pick is a simple app that provides a service that some may find useless while others, like me, find it invaluable. Unplugged simply tells you the status of your portable Mac's power cord. And why might this be useful? Well, if you've ever used your laptop for a few hours, thinking it was plugged in, then moved it to another location only to have it die relatively quickly, you'll know why.
But instead of talking about it myself, I'll let you read what Dan Frakes wrote about it (including some screen shots of Unplugged in action) in his Macworld Gems column.
When I first heard about this app, I shrugged it off, too -- heck, the battery status is right there in the menu bar. But when you're involved in something, you don't tend to notice such details. Unplugged makes sure you don't wind up powerless, as its alerts really can't be ignored. I've now got it installed on both our laptops, and love its simplicity. While I undertsand how many may view this as a worthless app, I definitely don't think that's the case.
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