Tech Tip — Charging All Of Your Devices
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Today’s tech tip is about staying charged up with your electronic devices. Just in the last year, we became a totally plugged-in family. My husband and I have two laptops and two smartphones between us. The desktop is still there, but seems so big and clunky. It acts as my back up for my laptop files.
I’ll admit it: I’m a geek. I’m on my computer a good portion of my waking hours. Most of the time it is business related. I freelance and write quite a bit. My Blackberry is my constant companion. I think I’ve rubbed off on my husband too, though his computer time at home is primarily for entertainment and personal work. So, to keep us charged and ready to go all the time, I came across this handy surge protector/charger/USB charger.
It’s nice when you need to charge all of your devices and you don’t have enough outlets close by. We’re also a bit more concerned about lightning and power surges than the average bear. Our lightning episode a couple years ago that took out our computer and router was a costly lesson. Now, just about everything in the house is on a power surge protector. For your own peace of mind, pick up this mini surge protector for $17.22 at Amazon.
Tech Tip — Protect Against Power Surges
Sometimes you learn things the hard way. I know: I did. Now that summer is nearly upon us, I think it’s a good time to remember some basics about protecting your computer. Always, always, always, use a surge protector.
We had an incident that brought this home to us a couple summers ago. We had been out boating. The weather took a sudden, nasty turn as it can do during the summer. By the time we made it to the dock, it was raining so hard that we could barely see the house. We were scrambling to put on the cover. As it rained, we decided to stay in the covered boat. It wasn’t a bad idea on hindsight. It was actually fun, huddling under the cover, enjoying a glass of wine.
Then, there came a sudden flash and booming thunder. Just as it flashed, I saw a spark near my left elbow. I had been in a back seat, resting it next to the metal frame of the bimini. It didn’t hurt, but it sure shocked me. (No pun intended.) Now, we thought for sure that a tree in our yard had taken the hit. The rain let up, so we ran to the house. Sure enough, the computer that I had left on was now off as was the router. It didn’t take long to figure out that both were victims of the lightning. Needless to say, I now have it set up with a surge protector.
So, repeating my advice to you, protect your computer. Use a surge protector.
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