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Verizon Online DSL offers affordable, always-on, high-speed Internet service over your existing telephone line. You can talk and surf the Internet at the same time.

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APC Back-UPS - Uninterruptible Power Supply

An UPS (pronounced "up-s" as in "cups") powers your Mac and selected peripherals (monitor, modem, router) during a momentary power interruption. When the lights blink, your Mac doesn't. In the event of an extended power outage, an UPS gives you time to save your files and do a graceful shutdown.

APC Back-UPS BE350R

Dataline protection: DSL & dial-up

Mac mini + 17" LCD: 6 minutes
iMac 17"/20": 3 minutes

 APC Back-UPS BE550R

Dataline protection: Ethernet, DSL & dial-up

PowerChute computer interface

Mac mini + 17" LCD: 20 minutes
iMac 17"/20": 14 minutes
iMac 24": 9 minutes

 APC Back-UPS BE750G

Dataline protection: Ethernet, Cable, DSL & dial-up

PowerChute computer interface

Mac mini + 17" LCD: 40 minutes
iMac 17"/20": 30 minutes
iMac 24": 20 minutes

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Alsoft DiskWarrior 4

When hard disk corruption occurs, your Mac may behave strangely (e.g., loooong pauses in Finder or Open/Close dialogs). In severe cases your Mac will refuse to startup. When Apple's Disk First Aid (a feature of the Disk Utility) fails to fix a corrupted disk, turn to DiskWarrior.

Alsoft's DiskWarrior 4 is the disk repair champion.

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