On Fri, 2007-05-25 at 19:55 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: > On Fri, 2007-05-25 at 19:32 +0100, Robin Menneer wrote: > > I have two mac minis, one of which will be converted to Ubuntu to > > replace my aged laptop. There is an opportunity to buy gear to > > prevent lightning strike and damage from power surges to telephone and > > computers. Is the best way to buy an auxillary power supplly, if so, > > what make and model ? What alternatives ought to be considered, > > please. We are in a bad spot for electrical storms. Robin > > > > Call me picky, but isn't it true that you can't *prevent* lightning > strikes, only try to get them to hit something other than your > aerial/golf club/tree/car/house? > > Would it not be "just" a case of installing a lightning rod and > embedding the other end in the earth? > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_rod > > Cheers, > Al.
That really is being picky :p MooDoo -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
