Will that UPS shut down your computer for you, if your not there, and the battery is getting weak? Tnx, Bernie/WO2N.> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "DX4WIN List Server" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 10:30 AM Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Lost QSO's
> staples has an APC 200w, 350VA UPS on sale this week for $20 AR, with > free shipping... > > I even use them on the answering machine to avoid having to reenter the > time > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David, K2DBK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "W5LT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2008 10:24 AM > Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Lost QSO's > > >> My 2 cents is that an overall better solution is to keep your computer on >> a small interruptible power supply (UPS). You don't need one that will >> last that long (5 or 10 minutes is fine), and there are plenty of small >> ones available from companies like APC (www.apc.com), Belkin >> (www.belkin.com) and Ultra (www.ultraproducts.com) for well under $100. >> (I personally have at least one from each of those companies at home, >> with a somewhat larger Ultra that powers a couple of computers, most of >> my network gear, and a few other things.) >> >> The advantage of this is that in the event of a power outage, you will >> not only have the time to save the QSO, but you can also shut your >> computer down in an orderly fashion. Many of these products will connect >> to your computer and will shut it down after a specified set of >> conditions are met (e.g., backup battery has been running and has 'x'% >> power left, etc.), meaning that even if you're not there, your computer >> will still shut down properly. >> >> Even with a system that writes to disk upon save, there is still a small >> window where a QSO could be lost, although I can understand the >> frustration at loosing any data for any reason. >> >> As for your specific suggestion, there are utility programs that will >> make a key sequence to any arbitrarily complex set of other key sequences >> (and some will get a lot more complicated, simulating mouse movement and >> mouse button clicks), though personally I don't use them so I can't give >> a recommendation. >> >> W5LT wrote: >>> I am not a computer wizard, but is it possible to program an unused >>> function >>> key (say F12) to execute: <enter> <alt> <s> sequence ?? >>> That way you could enter QSO (from a spot) and write to disk with one >>> button. >>> That would be a neat solution. Just a thought. >>> Bob, W5LT >>> >>> >> -- >> 73, >> David, K2DBK >> http://k2dbk.com >> http://k2dbk.blogspot.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Dx4win mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Dx4win mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
