Charles Moore

Charles Moore (1951-2018) was a well known freelance writer who lived in Nova Scotia, Canada who wrote about the Mac for over 20 years — with a special emphasis on mobile computing from the vintage PowerBook to the current generation of the MacBook and iPad — and his column, “The ‘Book Mystique,” had been a weekly feature on MacPrices since 2011 until his untimely passing in 2018 due to health complications.

Get The Most From Your Laptop Battery – Maximizing Runtime and Service Life – The ‘Book Mystique

The ability to operate under battery power is both the raison d’etre and the Achilles’ heel of portable computers. In theory, battery powered computing is ideal. You can slip the surly bonds of cords and cables and compute freely wherever you please, and with WiFi even surf the Web if you’re within range of a connected wireless router. The snake in this garden of portable […]