Extremetech: With the incessant warnings to stock water and food for Hurricane Sandy, little was said about caring for what has become an essential part of nearly everyone’s lives — personal technology. Smartphones and computers are as much of a lifeline for most of us as land lines and light bulbs. A depressing number of people found themselves with dead cellphones and unusable computers within hours of the storm reaching their area, while in most cases a few simple precautions would have saved the day. (Gadgets)