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> On 1/3/2012 11:56 PM, Bill Bogstad wrote: >> I just heard about a company selling >> a product to maintain power on seized computers while you transport >> them: >> >> http://www.wiebetech.com/products/HotPlug.php >> >> It came up in the context of moving servers from one power jack to >> another one due to data center power changes. (Someone wanted to >> avoid downtime.) >> >> > > Anyone buying this device would do well to have paid-up life insurance: > the company is selling a UPS, but they're also selling "cheater" cords > that allow their UPS to power a "live" outlet with a double-male > connection cord, and that's flat-out dangerous. > I thinks this is a cool but scary device. I doubt it is as simple as a mere power plug. It seems to be able to act as a UPS when power loss is detected. It is dangerous as a UPS but scary as a way for "the man" to take your computer without powering it down. > Bill > > -- > Bill Horne > 339-364-8487 > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss at blu.org > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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