Quote - my nitemare.. esp when power shuts out here..which is like..ten times a day

If this is a major concern, especially if you're a professional, I would recommend getting a UPS (uninterruptible power supply) for your desktop and monitor.  If your power drops, the UPS will switch to battery for a certain period of time.  UPS' also do some degree of line conditioning, I think, to cope with flakey utility power.  How long the battery lasts depends on how much draw your desktop has.  A UPS won't be any good (besides the line conditioning) if your power outages last hours at a time.

I always use American Power Conversion (APC) units.

my two cents,

LH