How much stuff can you plug into an electrical outlet?
Before it catches fire? If your computer setup is anything like you probably want it to be, you probably are overloading an outlet or two in your office or computer area.
It seems to happen most around the holidays — the electrical outlet begins putting on extra weight. There are nine strings of lights for the tree, electric candles, a CD player with holiday music and — for some reason — a George Foreman Grill. It seems like just staring at this mess of electrical cords for too long will give it just the extra boost it needs to catch fire.
Granted, this article is more about over-plugging in electronics during the holidays, but it applies to pretty much any situation where lots of electronics and plug-ins are involved.
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