Simply shutting down doesn't protect against lightning surges. You
must unplug the power as well as any wired connections. Too much
trouble for most of us; get a UPS.
My own comp is turned off for the night if I'm not doing anything with
it. Our office machines are often left on for rendering,
Many years ago I witnessed a laboratory demonstration of the power of
lightning. They rigged up a very high voltage spark (a shadow of a real
lightning bolt) and had it jump to a block of wood. In an instant, the
spark jumped and the block of wood was just gone. In that instant, all of
the
Could you refine that answer just a bit? When I sleep the various 'Books,
for wear purposes, does sleep count as being turned off? I'm inclined to
think it does, as it is my regular practice, but eagerly await your
thoughts.
Yes.
Computers do now always wake from sleep or some parts wake while
On Apr 10, 2007, at 7:50 PM, Tom Piwowar wrote:
Once an hour at the Franklin Institute. I wonder if they still do this?
I lost a bunch of stuff from a lightning hit. It took out a
computer, which was unplugged and disconnected from the telephone line,
buy entering via the audio inputs
At 09:05 PM 4/10/2007, Steve Rigby wrote:
On Apr 10, 2007, at 7:50 PM, Tom Piwowar wrote:
Once an hour at the Franklin Institute. I wonder if they still do this?
I lost a bunch of stuff from a lightning hit. It took out a
computer, which was unplugged and disconnected from the telephone
