Avoid Dead Laptop Batteries with BattCursor

Ah, the fightin' road warriors. We must be ever vigilant to avoid a dead laptop battery while taking notes in a meeting or while waiting for a flight at the airport. Well, good news, fellow soldiers. I've found another powerful weapon for your arsenal: BattCursor attaches the battery life remaining to your mouse cursor.

BattCursor is a cool idea; instead of having to constantly check the System Tray, your battery life is displayed (as a percentage) unobtrusively under the pointer, and the color even changes as the time remaining goes critical.

The utility doesn't just report on battery life -- it actively helps to extend it as well. Like my favorite battery app Aerofoil, BattCursor also dims the screen and disables Aero Glass for you automatically.

BattCursor requires Windows Vista or Windows 7, and it's free. If you're still looking for the perfect way to extend your laptop's runtime, give it a shot.