Buy a UPS(no, i'm not talking about the postal service). A UPS is an Uninterrupted Power Supply. The apartments around the school have been getting quite a bit of brownouts lately. A bunch of computers fried their motherboards, a laptop died about 3 days after the brownout, a brand new TV was damaged etc, The only thing that can protect against brownouts is a UPS. Buy one, bring it down and be glad you did. It costs around 50-60 bucks from newegg.com or you can just head to your local Circuit City or Best Buy to pick one up. Be sure to buy one with at least 500VA and one that connects to your USB port on your computer. The UPS will help shut down your computer if you aren't home and the power on the battery also goes out.

Brownout=>when the power dips too low, the opposite of a surge. A surge protector can't/won't protect against this. It is afterall, the opposite of a surge.

UPS=>sort of like a big battery and a power strip all in one. It will regulate the power so that there are no surges and no dips. when the power goes out, anything connected to the UPS will still be running on the battery so those devices will not have turned off yet. You'll get about 10-20 minutes of power out of that battery. This will give you enough time to shut down your computer and save all your stuff(you can also use it to power a lamp if the power goes out).
They are a bit heavy so plan to have some weight left in your suitcase for it.

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Finally beat Super Mario Bros within 7 mins.

DORK! :P

Actually, it's good advice and cheap insurance, too! I stole the UPS outta microphage's old apartment and it's mine all mine (the owners said so!).

Aloha,

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PGY-1.75

Run ... run fast! Block testing is horrible. Definitely, not doing anybody a favor and demoralizing the student body.
That is my advice ... screw the poweroutages ... how bout screw Block testing!
Vent is done ... till next time.

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LSU-Shreveport Emergency Medicine PGY 1
Coglin's Law: "Anything else is always something better."

THe problem is... run where? Saba's got black Monday, Ross had Block testing... SGU doesn't accept transfers.... we're screwed.

I"ve got it! The med school in Curaco is offering scholarships to transfer students!!!

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Finally beat Super Mario Bros within 7 mins.

Dude, dork is a complement. Where've you been?!

If one more person comes to me and ask me to fix things I've never seen before, I'm just going to hit them over the head with my UPS. Where in my name does it say Macguyver.
It's Microphage damn it, MICROPHAGE !!!

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Finally beat Super Mario Bros within 7 mins.

Well, we could run around circles here on the rock ... but I have a better idea! All 200 incoming newbies should run out of the airport departure line before it's too late. Then give MEIO a call and ask them to return their deposit ... 200 deposits ... at 1,000 a deposit might make a few heads turn. Besides, anatomy lab is only so big ... I mean come on ... 200 in our lab. Good luck with that!
Vent on!

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LSU-Shreveport Emergency Medicine PGY 1
Coglin's Law: "Anything else is always something better."

Refer to Coglin's law below ...
Goodbye,
RN2MD
BLOCKS are STUPID!

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LSU-Shreveport Emergency Medicine PGY 1
Coglin's Law: "Anything else is always something better."

this will be the first semester ever i think that walking into the anatomy lab will make me nervous... 400 eyes.. wow!! can we say standing room only please??

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AUC, Class of 2007
Internal Medicine (PGY-2)

Dork is a complement?!

NERD TECHIE DWEEB!!!

BTW, Indian Buffet for lunch it is!

Aloha,

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PGY-1.75

I LOVE DIGIMON...Digital Monsters!!

I'm gonna get a UPS when I head home in a couple of weeks.
Oh yeah...
Jeff...why 500 VA? Advantages of getting a 700VA or higher?
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