The Best Way to keEp your gaDgets charged all tHe Time...

Always Remember to Charge Your Gadgets...:

Remembering to charge your gadgets requires two simple things: easy access to power and a good memory, even if it isn't your own. Don't worry if you haven't got either—that's an easy problem to fix.

If you can't remember to charge your devices, let your devices remind you. All you have to do is set a few reminders to go off regularly at important times as well as when you're at a specific location that's good for charging. First and foremost, ensure you have a charging reminder around your bedtime. If you charge your devices every day, that's the time you'll want to remember most. It's easy to forget when you're sleepy, so alerts will keep you on task. Not everything happens at the same time each day, of course, so location-based reminders can be of great assistance throughout the day so you get an alert when you arrive at the office, at home, or anywhere else with consistent power. iPhone users can set location-based reminders through the standard reminders app. You just tell it to remind you at a specific location and then enter an address. Android users can set location-based reminders through the Google Maps app by tapping a location and choosing to set one. Alternatively, apps like CheckMark and GeoNote offer that feature to-do list style.

Your devices can't remind you to charge them if they're out of battery, of course. If you've got a desktop computer or other device with constant power, set alerts there too. That way it'll be much harder to miss. If you don't, put a sign in your bathroom that says "charge your gadgets" (or something like that). Paper doesn't run out of battery, and presumably you'll at least brush your teeth right before you get to bed.

Optimize Your Gadgets' Battery Life :

We've talked a lot about optimizing the battery life of your gadgets, and it's pretty simple: turn off services you don't use. Don't need Bluetooth? Turn it off. Are you letting lots of apps access your GPS and use your location? Turn off the ones you don't need. Do you leave your screen on full brightness when you don't need to or keep Wi-Fi active when it's not in use? Don't! Use only what you need to use and you'll squeeze a little more life out of your batteries. For more information, check out our guides to saving battery life on your smartphones and laptops.

Hopefully these tips will help you keep your batteries charged. If not, you might be a little too connected. When your battery can't last you the entire day, you're charging regularly, and the battery is in good condition, you're probably using your devices too much. Take a break. You and your gadgets will be better off for it.

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