The APC 1000VA Back-UPS in 2026: What 15 Years of Backup Power Taught Me Originally published August 21, 2011. Updated for 2026. 2026 update: I originally wrote this after buying an APC 1000VA Back-UPS to protect three computers in my home office, including my Windows Home Server. At the time, my goal was pretty simple: when the power dropped for a few seconds or minutes, keep the computers alive long enough for things to recover or shut them down safely. Fifteen years later, my approach to backup power looks very different. Today I use EcoFlow and Bluetti portable power stations,
Click for more / Podcast Player>News is going to be slow until the next beta release of Vail but we do have a couple of items for you. On an exciting note the HSS Forums has opened up to Developers who want to control testing of their Add-Ins. John is back and the ustream chat was lively. AJ joins to talk about his backup article and we go over a lot of different options for Windows Home Server backups, retention, restoring, cloud backups, etc. The Full Show and Show Notes at http://homeservershow.com/the-home-server-show-120-backups-dissected.html
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