Dear listers, I was very pleased to learn that somehow the life of my 12'' PowerBook's battery suddenly increased to more than six hours for no apparent reason. Of course my happiness did not last too long and now I find my 'Book often enough closing down in the middle of my work. I tried resetting the PowerManager, the PRAM (using OpenFirmware) etc. - to no avail. Do you have any idea (maybe just on how to reset the battery or the PowerBook properly)? Thank you very much - Per -- Per Brodersen, Short-Term Scholar Kennan Institute at the Woodrow Wilson international Center for Scholars One Woodrow Wilson Plaza 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., N. W. Washington, DC 20004-3027 phone 001-202-5482433 brodersenc at wwic.si.edu per.brodersen at berlin.de