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Answer Line: To Delete or Not to Delete?

Identify files you can delete without regret, stamp out browser pop-ups.

By Lincoln Spector, PCW Print   

Surge Protectors and Storms

A storm is brewing. To protect your PC, is it better to leave your surge protector on or to turn it off (and pull the plug)? It doesn't matter. In fact, surge-protector vendor American Power Conversion has an equipment protection policy that spells out when you can be reimbursed for surge-damaged equipment. Having the surge protector on is not one of the conditions. Of course, no surge protector is perfect. A direct lightning hit, for example, can get through the best protector whether it's on or off.

Send questions to answer@pcworld.com. We pay $50 for published items. You'll find Contributing Editor Lincoln Spector's humorous writing at The Link Inspector.

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