It actually wasn't the default OSX background - but it was included with the computer. I liked the blue, but I actually changed it about 10 minutes before I read your post.
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Ridiculous, is it not? That's what I thought - it's not doing anything. It's just sitting there, protecting from the occasional surge and the occasional power outage. But apparently this is some big fuckin' deal, like it can't work right after 8 months or 3 years or whatever it happens to be. Absolutely ridiculous.
Oh yeah - number 500. Wahoo.