My Power Play

Last week I finally bought a UPS (Uninterruptable Power Supply) for my computer. Basically, if the power goes out the computer will run on batteries long enough for me to save any data and shut down safely. Our electricity is usually solid, this winter we only lost power 3 or 4 times, and three-quarters of those were for 10-15 seconds before power came back on. Once it was about 5 minutes. Well this UPS I have will provide power for up to 60 minutes (actually less because of the dual monitor setup that I have), and smooth out any surges or power fluxuations that we may get. It even has a port for running the cable modem through it to prevent lightning strike burnouts. But the cable that came for that feature is only about a foot and a half long. About 3 feet shorter then I need in order to get the cable back to the cable modem from where the UPS is on the floor.

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I don't like the fact that in order to download QuickTime (the most recent version is 7) you are required to also download and install the bundled software: Itunes. I am a big fan of Itunes, and think that with the availability of TV shows on there (even though the quality is pretty poor) it is only going to lead to bigger and better TV-related entertainment options online. But being required to also install that program just so that I can use QuickTime to watch the little video clips that I have recorded with our digital camera is quite the pain in the butt.