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Notes on your Mac, its battery and your time

Plain-language, technical write-ups that cite Apple's documentation and Battery University, with every source listed at the end. They cover how a Mac's battery ages, why a Mac slows down, and how to read where your time goes. The same ideas power the Mac performance and day tracking parts of MacLenz.

Plugged in, or run it down? A ring gauge at 80 percent with a battery bar, on a dark blue background.

Battery6 October 20269 min read

Should you keep your Mac plugged in, or run the battery down first?

How a lithium-ion cell ages, what Apple recommends, and the lab numbers on charge level and heat.

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