Welcome to what I view as one of Linux biggest issues and why I’ve switched many of my systems to Windows 7 from Linux to achieve efficient battery use without all the (Mildly Fun) hassle I had to achieve it in Linux . Regardless on the way I found many a solution to keep my little lappy alive as long as possible on the go in Linux and Windows XP and what sort of tech geek would I be if I didn’t share my discoveries back with the community! Though …