V1.1.1 - added Spanish and Greek translation - fixed a bug in the Swedish translation V1.2 - added Norwegian translation - bugfix for Pismo-Powerbooks - memory-optimization ![]() V1.3 - added Chinese translation - added new icon - memory-optimization V2.0 - completely rewritten, added a dashboard widget, preferences menu for custom values and much much more! V2.1 - much cooler widget - chinese localization - minor improvements V2.2 - widget bugfixes and improvements, new localizations (finnish, spanish, french, german), minor bugfixes V2.5 - now compatible with macbook and macbook pro, warning on unsupported computers (like imacs) (runs on MacBook, MacBook Pro and PPC-Macs) (Click here for the older version 2.2 which only runs on PPC-Macs)Ĭlick here to download the current BETA 2.5 Widget ![]() (Hm - my battery got really really bad - but hey, it's over 2.5 years old)Ĭlick here to download coconutBattery 2.5 An Apple-Notebook (Powerbook, iBook, MacBook Pro or MacBook) Mac OS 10.4.3+ (sorry, currently no 10.3.x version available) If you want to help translating coconutBattery to your language, just write me an email.īy the way: The really really cool and absolutely coconut-flavoured icon was created by - really good job! Check out the webpage. Many localizations are ready to start but still need some bugfixes. The absolutely most requested feature has been added: coconutBattery now ships with a Dashboard Widget, which has exactly the same coconut-flavour as the real app! You have to check it out!Īnd last but not least: coconutBattery is Universal Binary (you can run it on Intel-Macs!) and it is completely localizable! Of course you are able to save the current maximum capacity of your battery - with just one click! coconutBattery uses Apple's new and really powerful technology named "CoreData" to realize this comfortable saving option. You also get information about the battery-loadcycles (how often did you fully load your battery), the current charger (coconutBattery even warns you if you plugged in a wrong charger for your Notebook) and last but not least information about the age of your Mac.ĬoconutBattery gives you all these information just in time because of it's live-feedback interface! completely rewritten.preferences menu.dashboard widget.more languages(coming soon).and it's still freeware(but donations are more than welcome)ĬoconutBattery isn't just a tool which shows you only the current charge of your battery - it also shows you the current maximum capacity of it in relation to the original capacity your battery had as it left the factory. Each new battery includes a label to return your old battery for proper recycling or disposal. You can order a replacement battery by Newer Tech at OWC. According to the Coconut Battery Widget my old battery is on Load Cycle 652 and batteries have a lifetime of 300-500 loadcycles. My laptop battery is sucking and I just ordered a new one. Scroll down the above web page and ownload the Beta widget if you are running Tiger - if you don’t you can get the regular version. The hottest battery information app out there. I got this infromation from Ottmar Lieberts sight. It sure helps to keep track of the battery health if the stats that are reported are correct.The Coconut battery update is very cool and lets you see where your battery is as far as how much more juce you left and do you need to replace you battery. The processor runs around 128F regardless whether Coconut was running or not. Everything from LaunchBar to EarthDesk to Acrobat Pro to Photoshop to. Currently running a whack of applications. Actually, can't ever remember it kicking in, even doing serious crunching. While this model portable has always run warm to hot the fan has almost never come on. Coconut is using between 1 - 2% from Activity Monitor. Janu18:17 EST #6 No fan or excessive heat on my 15" 1.67GHz AI PB.When I quit Coconut battery things return to normal. Strangely activity monitor only reports Coconut using between 1 and 2 % CPU. ![]() ![]()
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