[bksvol-discuss] Re: Validating With A Laptop
- From: Chris Hill <hillco@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:09:34 -0500
You need an inverter. This lets you hook your power adapter to a car
lighter plug. You should be able to find one (I'd recommend 100watts
or greater) for well under $50.
On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:09:16 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi, everyone. Do any of you who validate with a laptop have any gadgets
>you use for extending battery power during a very long road trip? Have
>you seen some sort of adapter that lets a laptop hook up to the
>cigarette lighter in a car to extend the battery life of the laptop? I'm
>going to be riding along for 10 hours each way, and I'd like to use that
>time productively. I've found that my laptop battery lasts about 2 hours
>or so, depending on what I'm doing. That would mean I'd have 8 hours of
>time each way where I'm not doing much. I can read with my Book Port, of
>course, but I'd rather validate for Bookshare if I'm going to be reading
>anyway. I have my five books out for validation, and I have about 120
>books I could prevalidate to get ready to submit to Bookshare. I can get
>a lot done with 20 hours of sitting time. So if you have any tips for
>working with a laptop on the road, will you please share them? You'll
>have my gratitude and will get to enjoy some new books when I get back.
>(smile)
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