While for my VDR I got the the wireless version a few days earlier, the USB version arrived late last week and is attached to the machine where I use a keyboard most. As always, I got myself a US layout.

While the current Smart-UPS (aka SMT) range of UPS from APC has much fewer variables exposed in a way that is useful for fancy apcupsd usage (you’ll find apcupsd in EPEL), they are still amply sufficient for home use. Basically, the UPS gives an estimated time left at current load and the remaining battery level. At home these are anyway the only two readings I want to trigger scripts on.