I'm new to MAAST and when I got to the forums section, I saw all of these horror stories concerning power outages. I work as a network engineer and I have had power outage disasters occur on networks as well as you guys have with your setups. The solution is pretty simple.
For 169.95 you can buy this

http://www.altex.com/product_info.php?products_id=4405

A U.P.S. will keep you from losing your precious little angels, not to mention your precious floors. The link above is for the best bang for the buck. It's rated to handle 980 watts of power. This model with a full load will keep your stuff up and running for just under an hour. You can check your wattage on the back of an piece of electrical equipment or on the cabling, or with some research on the internet.
If the product above is less than what you need, I suggest buying another one because after this model the prices shoot up drastically, something like 400 dollars for around 200 more watts. I HOPE THIS HELPS ALL OF YOU!!!!