best configuration for battery optimized laptop

[Carlos R. Mafra]

> I just compiled kernel 2.6.21 (with acpi, cpu frequency scaling and so
> on and HPET patch) on my debian laptop. However, which browser, MUA,
> desktop manager, etc do you use ? I plain to use a battery optimized
> system but don't really know how to.

I use Window Maker for the window manager, which is responsable for 4 wakeups.
If I use it with the --no-polling option, then it reduces to 3 wakeups.
Give it a try!

Carlos R. Mafra