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Furious_Female · 10-16-2006, 01:40 PM

So it's lightly raining here in Atlanta, Napolean and I are sitting here in our office and first we heard this little crackle/pop type of sound. A few seconds later, the power went out for a second and came right back. Our cable TV and internet is down but our DSL is up.

When we booted up our PCs, started surfing and noticed that our internet history (trail) was somehow gone on both of our computers. wtf?

We called Charter and they said we're the only ones reporting a problem.

We have no idea why it went out or what the heck it did to our computers but it was weird!

After Shock Media · 10-16-2006, 01:42 PM

PC crash kills my history all the time as well.

polish_aristocrat · 10-16-2006, 01:43 PM

Furious_Female · 10-16-2006, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by After Shock Media

PC crash kills my history all the time as well.

Nappy said it actually happened with the first pop before the power went out. It even logged him out of cpanel and some members areas

Never had that happen before.

GrouchyAdmin · 10-16-2006, 01:47 PM

Holy Shit You've Been Hacked By Jebus!

Furious_Female · 10-16-2006, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by toonpornblog

Holy Shit You've Been Hacked By Jebus!

oh noes

Calico Jack · 10-16-2006, 03:04 PM

Happens to us all the time. We get power surges...not always strong emough to turn everything off but often strong enough to reset any computers that are on. Whenever we reboot, history is ALWAYS gone.
I wouldn't worry, particularly if you have your machine pulgged into a surge protector.

munki · 10-16-2006, 03:06 PM

That would be "Homeland Security"

Pay no attention to the new DC proxy all your surfing seems to go through from here on out...

biftek · 10-16-2006, 03:28 PM

ppfft surge protector , the domestic versions aren't worth shit , they have a slow ass reaction time , so they are just a con job that the electrical stores talk you into buying to scam more money out of you , an UPS would be a better soultion

but anyway as said above pcs need a constant supply of juice any drops outs and the pc reboots while tv's and radios may still run

rowan · 10-16-2006, 04:11 PM

Buy a UPS. Most consumer models won't have enough juice to run for more than 5-10 mins if the power goes out completely, however they're more useful to bypass momentary line drops and other power issues that can cause your PC to become unstable.

These days I don't worry when the lights flicker...

Furious_Male · 10-16-2006, 04:28 PM

Not sure what that was but if it makes you feel better I have been without power, phones, and cable since Thursday and it doesn't look like we are going to be up until Sunday. I am typing this message from a laptop charged by a generator connected through a Sprint wireless broadband card.

fun

cess · 10-16-2006, 04:39 PM

UPS = Good
NO UPS = Bad

Furious_Female · 10-16-2006, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Furious_Male

Not sure what that was but if it makes you feel better I have been without power, phones, and cable since Thursday and it doesn't look like we are going to be up until Sunday. I am typing this message from a laptop charged by a generator connected through a Sprint wireless broadband card.

fun

That really sucks. I saw some of it on the news... that's insane in October! At least you have snowmobiles, eh?

We're gonna have to get some UPS's like suggested above. I've had power go out so many times but never noticed the history thing. Craziness

squishypimp · 10-16-2006, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by toonpornblog

Holy Shit You've Been Hacked By Jebus!

10-16-2006, 01:40 PM	#1
Furious_Female Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Upstate, New York Posts: 8,187	Our power went out for a second and the strangest thing happened So it's lightly raining here in Atlanta, Napolean and I are sitting here in our office and first we heard this little crackle/pop type of sound. A few seconds later, the power went out for a second and came right back. Our cable TV and internet is down but our DSL is up. When we booted up our PCs, started surfing and noticed that our internet history (trail) was somehow gone on both of our computers. wtf? We called Charter and they said we're the only ones reporting a problem. We have no idea why it went out or what the heck it did to our computers but it was weird! __________________ Skype: j3nn.com ICQ 160370494 My current favorite high-converting sponsor: CrakRevenue

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10-16-2006, 03:06 PM	#8
munki Do Fun Shit. Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OC Posts: 13,393	That would be "Homeland Security" Pay no attention to the new DC proxy all your surfing seems to go through from here on out... __________________ “I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.” -Oscar Wilde

10-16-2006, 03:04 PM	#7
Calico Jack Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,051	Happens to us all the time. We get power surges...not always strong emough to turn everything off but often strong enough to reset any computers that are on. Whenever we reboot, history is ALWAYS gone. I wouldn't worry, particularly if you have your machine pulgged into a surge protector.

10-16-2006, 03:28 PM	#9
biftek So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Victoria, Australia Posts: 1,030	ppfft surge protector , the domestic versions aren't worth shit , they have a slow ass reaction time , so they are just a con job that the electrical stores talk you into buying to scam more money out of you , an UPS would be a better soultion but anyway as said above pcs need a constant supply of juice any drops outs and the pc reboots while tv's and radios may still run

10-16-2006, 04:11 PM	#10
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	Buy a UPS. Most consumer models won't have enough juice to run for more than 5-10 mins if the power goes out completely, however they're more useful to bypass momentary line drops and other power issues that can cause your PC to become unstable. These days I don't worry when the lights flicker...

10-16-2006, 04:28 PM	#11
Furious_Male Doing the grind since 99 Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Buffalo NY Posts: 16,883	Not sure what that was but if it makes you feel better I have been without power, phones, and cable since Thursday and it doesn't look like we are going to be up until Sunday. I am typing this message from a laptop charged by a generator connected through a Sprint wireless broadband card. fun __________________ Living in Virtual Reality Contact: Email (preferred): furiousmale .at. gmail - Skype: live:shanedws

10-16-2006, 04:39 PM	#12
cess Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,921	UPS = Good NO UPS = Bad __________________