Just had a power cut and it’s the (very rare) times like this, that you would really apprieciate having a UPS.

It’s main purpose is to  keep your computer + monitor(s) powered on and give you enough time to do a safe shutdown. I’ve learnt my lesson the hard way, once before when I was in London, a power cut had taken out my expensive (at the time) WD raptor 10,000 RPM hard disk. I managed to get it replaced under warranty, but the data loss and being without a computer is really a pain.

Anyway, it’s also times like this when having a laptop + 3G USB data modem is a great thing. When everybody else is sitting around, walking around with their torches waiting for the power to come up, I can be back online with minimal downtime – how cool is that?

I’ve just updated My amazon.co.uk Wish List!
This list is mainly books that I want to read, however, there are a few other random items (mainly computer stuff) on there that I want.

If you’re looking to buy me a gift as a special “Thank you!”. Or stuck on gift ideas when it’s my birthday/Christmas, this is the place to look.

Thanks in advance. Check it out below.