Well, AJ won't be happy that this isn't an entry about The Boy, but I thought a little Public Service Announcement was in order.
After I landed this morning the base issued an advisory for severe thunderstorms with hail. Since work was done for the day, my boss gave me the go-ahead to get my BMW home and in the garage before the hail came. I made it, but when I got in the house I saw that the power had been out briefly because a few appliances were blinking while others still had the right time. Apparently that power surge fried the motherboard on my XP box. I've tried everything I can, and it still points to a dead MB. I'll have to get a new one on order while I'm in Arizona next week.
So, the PSA is: protect your PCs with a UPS!
Update, 1 May @ 0140: With all the fun in AZ I forgot to order the new parts until Friday the 29th, but a new MB and UPS are on the way. Hopefully this won't catch me again!
