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Millions of Dell Power Adapters Recalled

By Bill O'Brien, AliceandBill.com: First things first - if you're dealing with a faulty power supply that can start a fire, you do something about it. Fire is not nice. I applaud Dell for acting so quickly.

Now a note about statistics. 4.4 million of these adapters are being recalled. Something similar has happened several times in the past. The reason they're being recalled is because Dell received 7 reports of overheating but no reports of injury --and I must suspect, because it was conspicuous by its absence, no reports of fire.

Sometimes you need to read the news with an eye as keen as the ear you use to hear the news. Y'know, like when you hear about the path of a hurricane but it's called, "the deadly path of the hurricane." Or when news folk say "shots rang out." I've been privy to hearing more than a few gunshots (that's another story entirely) and have yet to hear any of them ring.

So, just keep in mind that the news tends toward hyperbole to snatch your attention. Don't panic. Just take care of business.
# Posted at 9:26 AM