other than the suggestions at internet tablet school, are there any other ways?

btw, is it really better to leave the n810 on like a handphone like what was stated in the internet tablet school?

I would guess so. The tablet school was written by a member on this board and is referred to by other members here. So whatever is recommend there is pretty much the standard here as well. Unless new information comes to light.

The logic behind the advice to "leave the tablet on" is the fact that booting is a energy-intensive process and the tablets should be quite efficient when on but idle.

I don't have any testing data to prove the advice correct. But it sounds plausible. That said, a misbehaving process can drain the battery, when the tablet's left idle. It can't when the tablet's off.

Personally, I let my tablet idle. But I frequently close off excess applications at bedtime, which reduces the chance a poorly written app will eat my battery overnight.

there are times i wish there was a way to make the device "sleep" no matter what processes there where active, kinda like hittings standby on a windows box....

I haven't tried it myself, but you may want to read this thread.

I never turn my N810 off. I just turn off the programs and lock the touchscreen and keys and let it sleep. It seems to last long enough to me for my used throughout the day.

Is "Soft poweroff" from the power switch NOT good enough?

bun

never tried it as i have gotten the impression that its buggy...

In what way? May be I need to know about it. I have been using it for quite awhile, especially during end of the day, I always soft power off. I have NOT checked whether it make any difference though . It supposed to turn off among other things, wifi, BT, screen. Wifi + screen eats battery, BT not that much. Logically it is a good habbit, I do worry that overuse may wear off the power button though.


bun

i kinda recall reading some posts where people reported having the tablet fail to wake up from a soft poweroff.

and turning off wifi and screen can be done with going offline mode and then locking screen and buttons.