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This was found via a public post on Google+ by Brad Aker 02OCT12 at 7:03 PM.
He linked to http://noexcuselist.com/.
This site says:
“The best place on the web to learn anything, free.”
There are links to learning resources for:
If you hover your mouse over the links, you can see comments about them.
I have not checked out every link myself, but the ones I have checked, are useful.
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If you are interested in learning, and you should be, check these out. Let me know what you think.
If you know of any other similar lists, let me know about them also.
I am always looking for places to learn new things.
I decided this morning that I would look for a battery meter for my HP Pavilion tx1410us Vista Home Premium SP2 notebook, as the Vista built-in does not show the remaining time, only the percentage of charge remaining.
My requirements were that it be freeware / open source, and that it provide a read out of the estimated time remaining.
I went to Gizmo’s freeware and searched for battery. https://www.techsupportalert.com/ (Gizmo’s Freeware has shut down)
The first result was:
The recommendation was:
“So, here’s an excellent dedicated free Battery Meter: BatteryBar !
The free version is pre-configured, but still has most/all information one needs.Pass the mouse over the little display and you’ll see all data it
keeps track of. Click on it and it changes from % remaining to
hours:minutes remaining, all this in a color bar : green, yellow and
red. When it’s blue, battery is charging.go to
I followed the link, read the information there, checked what others had to say by searching in Google, and downloaded BatteryBar v3.3.3 Free . I scanned the downloaded file with my anti-virus software, and installed it once it showed clear. (System requirements say XP, Vista and Windows 7 supported, both 32bit and 64bit.)
Once installed it showed up as a toolbar showing the percentage of charge left 
, then when clicked toggled to show time remaining 
, just what I was looking for.
Also, when I hover over the toolbar with the mouse, more detailed information is shown such as the capacity, charge rate, and battery wear.
There is a “Pro” version, but this does just what I wanted, so I see no need to upgrade.