Wireless on linux/Battery Life

[Tom Greaser]

dont know what to tell you about ndiswrapper question. other than
see if your vendor offers source for your nic.

as for the power question. are you referring to your wifi nic being
enabled ?
if so man iwconfig.

or in general power use.. check your bios to see if apm is enabled and
configure it to your needs
How does your current battery life compair to what the vendor specs are
?