Surviving Summer Brownouts: Battling the Heat

Boy oh boy is it sunny out here in the Philippines today. It’s April and you’d know it’s summer when Siri says there would be a high of 36 degrees Celsius. Hell that’s hot enough. Well there you go; it’s summertime!

Have you ever noticed that this is the season wherein blackouts are rather frequent?

It’s not just you who notices it. There’s a perfectly good explanation why this happens.

Do you think my featured image is odd? Not at all I say. Even in the evenings here; you’ll still be feeling the heat.

Normally you’d be breaking out the electric fans, cranking up the AC and also everything else that says “heat heat go away”. Now that’s just you; an individual. But imagine if there are hundreds, thousands, or ten thousands thinking of the same thing? That means there would be a huge demand of electrical load. Sometimes there’s so much that a power plant can barely keep up or can’t keep up at all.

And there we have it; A blackout!

I need an Uninterruptible Power Supply… For my Laptop

Yes you’ve heard me, I need one for my laptop. Please don’t judge me.

You may be thinking “Wtf man, that’s a laptop! Laptops don’t need a UPS!” Well of course they don’t but this junk pile of a work laptop that’s been ‘temporarily’ issued to me has a damaged battery. So damaged that if my laptop gets unplugged; *poof* dead. And it happens quite often at work.

3 Home Security Systems to Invest this 2018

In countries such as the Philippines where burglary and fire are often on the news, keeping your home safe should be a priority. Investing in simple fireproof systems like an uninterruptible power supply or anti-burglary gadgets such as CCTV cameras can only do so much, so take the security game a step further with these handy options.

UPS for equipment protection and as a Failsafe? Is it viable? And do you need it?

You got lots of gadgets and appliances and surely there are stuff that you might want protected when there’s a thunderstorm or a blackout that’s imminent.

Just relying on your everyday power outlet just won’t cut it, what if there’s a bad thunderstorm in your area?

Should you buy an Uninterruptible Power Supply?

Decisions made easy!

Should you? Or should you not and instead; buy something else?