Lee, Thanks for the info on the batteries, I have so many units stored, waiting to go an upgrade with APC but I may try the Batteries Plus, sounds like a great idea. I have never dumped a unit in the trash but I sure have a large stack of old ones.
Also, Anne, the backups can so easily be handled by TimeMachine, I consider it awesome. I also use another backup software to yet another firewire drive but it is the TimeMachine that I rely on. It's also fantastic when upgrading computers. When I went from Leopard to Snow Leopard I was concerned that much of the outdated Leopard software would be loaded back onto the computer, but not so. If it wasn't compatible with S Leopard it wasn't loaded and the icons in the dock had a ? . Great software......and it updates as you make changes. John On Aug 13, 2010, at 11:14 AM, Lee Larson wrote: > On Aug 12, at 11:08 PM, Anne Cartwright wrote: > >> Any of you using such a system and how does it work? > > I've been running all my systems off UPS units for years. For the most part, > I've stayed with APC, but also have had good luck with Tripp Lite units. I > don’t use the software distributed with the boxes. On Mac OS X, I use the > built-in software or open sourced Apcupsd, because I've always found them to > be more reliable than APC's Powerchute. > > By the way, don’t throw out a failing UPS. It's usually just a bad battery, > and they're easily replaceable on most units. Take out your old battery and > go to Batteries Plus. They've usually got a replacement and they'll recycle > the old one for you. It's much cheaper than buying a whole new unit. > > At any rate, don’t throw the UPS into the trash; batteries contain bad stuff. > Home Depot has a recycling box for dead batteries near the entrance to most > of their stores and The Shack (née Radio Shack) will also usually recycle > them. > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list [email protected] http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
