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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1488661"><p>1. Today compared to when you first got this thing, you are watching a LOT more video online. Everyone is. It sucks up battery like nothing else (shakes fist at Adobe for Flash). You can mitigate this a bit by switching to HTML5 only for places like Vimeo and YouTube either by setting a pref on their site or by installing a Safari or Firefox plug-in that tames Flash players and forces them to use HTML when available.</p><p></p><p>2. You may have inadvertently cranked up the brightness on your laptop due to your environments (as I sometimes do). <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> This again will eat the battery. When on battery, keep the brightness down as low as you can.</p><p></p><p>3. Uninstall that "anti-virus." It is most definitely eating your battery because it's doing a ton of checks for viruses that DO NOT EXIST. I know you said you uninstalled it, but you probably didn't. You probably just dragged it to the trash. With "anti-virus" programs, you MUST use the provided uninstaller.</p><p></p><p>Is there any chance at all that you've installed the hideous malware known as Mac Keeper?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1488661"] 1. Today compared to when you first got this thing, you are watching a LOT more video online. Everyone is. It sucks up battery like nothing else (shakes fist at Adobe for Flash). You can mitigate this a bit by switching to HTML5 only for places like Vimeo and YouTube either by setting a pref on their site or by installing a Safari or Firefox plug-in that tames Flash players and forces them to use HTML when available. 2. You may have inadvertently cranked up the brightness on your laptop due to your environments (as I sometimes do). :) This again will eat the battery. When on battery, keep the brightness down as low as you can. 3. Uninstall that "anti-virus." It is most definitely eating your battery because it's doing a ton of checks for viruses that DO NOT EXIST. I know you said you uninstalled it, but you probably didn't. You probably just dragged it to the trash. With "anti-virus" programs, you MUST use the provided uninstaller. Is there any chance at all that you've installed the hideous malware known as Mac Keeper? [/QUOTE]
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