>From: Theresa Roth <theresaroth@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: MUGLO <muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: [muglo] Re: Storm Protection >Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 08:29:05 -0400 > > > With all the storms that we have had recently - and who knows for the > > future!! - is it necessary to turn off the power, unplug the supply > > and/or disconnect the telephone line to the modem? It seems these days > > that people leave their computers on in storms!! Perhaps they are more > > robust now? > > > > Paul > > >I left mine on as I¹ve never had a problem. I do have a $35 powerbar which >I¹m not sure if it¹s also a surge protector. Here¹s what happened: My old >TV got cooked (straight horizontal line), my water heater fried, my furnace >merely shut off, a cordless phone fried and I was without phone service for >48 hours. My Mac is ok but the phone jacks in the powerbar are fried. I >assume the powerbar protected my Mac from surges both through the >electrical >and phone lines. But now, I can¹t use the phone jacks in the powerbar and >must plug the Mac into the wall directly. I¹m unsure of whether this will >prevent surges and/or damages in the future. > >Theresa If it did protect your computer (which it may very well have), chances are it's toast now (most surge protectors are one use only, unless (I hate to say it since $$$) you paid through the nose for it). Now to get my fax working so I can get the "special ballot" sent to us (Olivia Chow stands a damn good chance of unseating the incumbent in our riding since the last time he only won by the slimmest of margins against a no-name... plus, she's got an amazing track record in Toronto (which should have special political status as a pseudo-province (if not a full-fledged province) since it's larger than most of the other provinces put together and subsidises even more of them... what is the old adage? "no taxation without representation")). Eric. _________________________________________________________________ http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=http://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines _________________________________________________ For information concerning the MUGLO List just click on http://muglo.on.ca/Pages/joinus.html Don't forget to periodically check our web site at: http://muglo.on.ca/