Should I use a surge protector to protect my electronic equipment?

Let's get this sorted. I have been asked this question oh about a hundred times. Should I use a surge protector to protect my electronic equipment? Well lets just say that the short answer is YES! ALL electronic equipment that plugs into a wall, needs protection. You may not see the damage until your system fails, but surges, spikes, sags and brownouts are there, within our electrical system, gradually "eating away" at our electronics.