Using an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) is the best way to avoid the problems that power outages can cause. Periodically, computer magazines feature articles about the latest UPS technology. For example, in the PC Computing article, "Usability Test: Call for Backup" by David Gerding (www4.zdnet.com/pccomp/features/
excl0897/zap/zap.html), you can read about several of the latest UPS devices and the companies that make them. Information Week's "Keep the Power On" by Logan Harbaugh at www.techweb.com/se/
directlink.cgi?IWK19970414S0050 will fill you in on why you need a UPS and how to evaluate various models. You can also check the BuyBuddy consumer information agent at www.buybuddy.com/guide.buddy/10703 for a buyer's guide to power supplies. (CDW's Buyer's Zone at www.buyerzone.com/ups/index.html is no longer available.) The major UPS vendors are American Power Conversion (www.apcc.com), Best Power Technology, Inc. (www.bestpower.com), Deltec Electronics Corporation, which has joined with Powerware (www.powerware.com), MGE UPS Systems (www.mgeups.com), and Tripp Lite (www.tripplite.com).