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492: Lightening! Not the Connector

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Topics:

-As a tree on Jerry’s property gets hit by lightening, he ends up down a rabbit hole of technical troubleshooting.

-He goes through various replacement equipment and testing. Two products he recommends:
Coaxial surge protector
Ethernet surge protector

-He quickly finds that even basic things like turning on/off lights is difficult without internet.

-A handy surge filter turns out to be a great, low cost option to protect from future lighting strikes.

-Good advice from Dave Provine about proper grounding.

-YouTube TV increases Joe’s monthly subscription cost. Except he finds that paying through Apple turns out to be the additional cost factor.

-Sam expresses his frustration at increasing streaming costs.

-After experiencing some client losses, Sam looks to manage company processes better. He finds his answer in Monday.com.