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Post by Cory Trese on May 29, 2015 8:51:21 GMT -5
There was a power outage this morning and my computer was shut down.
I was freaking out.
It came back on.
Whew.
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Post by johndramey on May 29, 2015 9:32:48 GMT -5
Close one, Cory. Do you happen to have an EPS or other kind of backup battery? Might be worth the investment  ? |
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Post by dayan on May 29, 2015 9:41:14 GMT -5
Yep. I have one. Gices me about a minute to back up my work and shut down. Or is Cory remarking on the computer addiction that affects us all in varying degrees? XD
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Post by Cory Trese on May 29, 2015 9:54:12 GMT -5
I've got a battery backup, but it only lasts a few minutes -- just long enough to issue a USB-controlled sleep command to the machine. It can power my Wi-Fi routers and stuff for a few hours, which is nice. Sadly any type of battery that could power my actual workstation for an extended period of time is out of my price range. I had my laptop and WiFi, so for a power outage it wasn't really even that bad  |
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Post by dayan on May 29, 2015 12:34:04 GMT -5
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Post by Cory Trese on May 29, 2015 13:27:19 GMT -5
The product How to Geek lists, the Cyberpower 1500VA ... I have three of them under my desk.
It scares me how much juice this machine sucks down -- batteries work great it's just the cost-benefit ratio of having enough storage to run everything.
I have a laptop with a built in battery and a Cyberpower to keep the WiFi up -- So i can keep working for about 3 hours.
The desktop has 1200W powersupply, two GPU, two CPU, five drives and five monitors. It would zap any battery I could afford.
rigging some 12V sealed lead acid battery would work, but I'd need a handful of them and I just don't have the Credits, chummer =)
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Post by Jacob on May 29, 2015 13:51:38 GMT -5
Pretty impressive setup. My eyes went wide when I read "five monitors". What are you using them for, and how can you use them all at once if you only have two eyes, assuming you're not cross-eyed... Has its perks, let me tell you.
But, if you have your laptop and WiFi, which can be powered for several hours, why not add a server to the setup and let everything back up automatically once or twice a week (or preferably, a day) to add a tad more redundancy to this mix? Cheap ones, too.
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Post by dayan on May 29, 2015 14:34:11 GMT -5
You should see their collection of phones and tablets. Looks like an AT&T kiosk.
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Post by Cory Trese on May 29, 2015 14:57:35 GMT -5
Well I have a laptop, mostly because to deploy for Apple you must have an Macbook.
Five monitors ... a necessary evil for me. 3 of them have Visual Studio (code) one of them has the map editor and one has e-mail, todo list.
Everything backs up locally to a set of redundant drives and to the cloud every few minutes. We have lots and lots of backups. Do not worry -- I am very paranoid about loosing work!
But the problem is I really cannot work the way I want to work without this computer. I could code on the laptop but uhg ... must I? =)
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Post by Officer Genious on May 29, 2015 16:02:10 GMT -5
Do it on a Kindle in a virtual workspace, then get back to me. XD You never realize how much you miss even a laptop until...
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Post by dayan on May 29, 2015 17:22:12 GMT -5
Its like when I do geopolitical research when on my phone. Its like driving while looking through a soda straw.
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Post by CdrPlatypus on May 29, 2015 18:01:42 GMT -5
Its like when I do geopolitical research when on my phone. Its like driving while looking through a soda straw. I have realized with many things just because I can do it on my smartphone doesn't mean it should not be done while at my desktop. I feel so hindered without a keyboard. It's like trying to run a marathon on my knees... |
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Post by slayernz on May 29, 2015 18:20:25 GMT -5
I'm proboarding on 3g. Not even good 3g. Is it in the same category as your struggles ... Prolly not, but it's a pain all the same  |
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Post by Officer Genious on May 29, 2015 20:52:54 GMT -5
I'm proboarding on 3g. Not even good 3g. Is it in the same category as your struggles ... Prolly not, but it's a pain all the same Or try playing Baldur's Gate on a 3-inch phone. Even with the font as big as possible, you can read names and dialog, but seeing how many potions you have? How many charges a wand has or arrows you got? F+;&ing impossible. |
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Post by CdrPlatypus on May 29, 2015 21:18:12 GMT -5
I'm proboarding on 3g. Not even good 3g. Is it in the same category as your struggles ... Prolly not, but it's a pain all the same Or try playing Baldur's Gate on a 3-inch phone. Even with the font as big as possible, you can read names and dialog, but seeing how many potions you have? How many charges a wand has or arrows you got? F+;&ing impossible. ^Dear Gods why would you do this to yourself?! |
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