Hey hey... thanks very much for your help, Striek, VictorKaum, and nihil (and also a senior who get my post balanced out... I've been here more than a year yet I don't post much, and that's the only reason I'm a junior. About the aps... let's never talk about aps anymore...

Sorry if my question sounds so silly. I just read the other thread about the importance of a power supply in a PC, and thought that some people (me especially) need to be reminded the importance of grounding a PC. (And that leads to discussing the importance of a surge protector, I guess that's the beauty of a forum like this)

Nihil, you're right. In the island of Java (to those who know Bali, just go west and cross the straits) the electrical supply is not that reliable. That's why very basic electrical things in your place aren't always there in homes, they may exist only in new, modern buildings. And as I said I'm no expert in hardware, and a pure software hacker like me normally doesn't care about those things. As long as I got a shell, I just go and hack around.

Hope this explains everything.

Peace always,
<jdenny>