I'm using a UPS, and don't hook up the interface cable or use any software.
With the cheaper units, the included software serves to alert your OS to a
low battery condition, and with some models, to automatically save your work
when the battery is low. I've never actually used this feature though.
On a somewhat related subject, I'm surprised someone hasn't come out
with a battery pack for the Mac Mini. Maybe they have and I don't know about
it, but it would seem to me that, since its power supply is external anyway,
it wouldn't be that hard to design a substitute power supply with a battery
pack contained within, so the Mini would, in effect, have its own UPS.
Jayson
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From: "Dane Trethowan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by
theblind" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 7:20 PM
Subject: UPS with the Mac
Hi everyone!
I've heard of people using these devices with Mac's and it makes sense so
here's the question, will the Mac automatically detect the UPS when its
plugged in? If anyone is using one of these with your Mac then what
experience have you had with the device, did you get a particular model
because of your Mac and software compatibility issues, assuming of course
that software of some description is used with these things.
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