On 2010/05/06 19:29, leo macdonald wrote: > I agree with Charles, you need to backup frequently and not just to > your computer, use DVD's, USP's, external harddrives, unline > websites, whatever you have at hand because a power surge could > destroy your computer's hard drive.
Here in South Africa, this is a common problem. On the high-veldt here, we are prone to some very violent thunderstorms which can knock the power out or make it dip. We make extensive use of Surge Protection on mains outlets and, indeed, on telephone jacks. Doesn't stop the power outages or data corruptions, but it does help to prevent lightening entering the house. Glad to know that other people around the world are facing similar problems :-) -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
