Well, it (hub) does plug into a power strip, so I guess it is powered? I cleaned off my desk, double-checked all plugs (and labelled the cords while I was at it!), and it worked while plugged into the hub. Then the iBook was removed from the desk again (son got Civilization II for Christmas), and now I have to plug it direct again. I'm not sure what I want to do with it now. When it works, I love it! The scroll wheel is especially a treat. And I do like the cordless aspect of things. But it would be a pain to have to swap plugs whenever I need the printer/scanner, etc. That was why I got the hub to begin with. Denise on 12/27/02 11:30 AM, Tom Burton at tomb at earthlink.net wrote: > Sounds like your UB hub is not a powered one. Lots of USB devices > have to be plugged into a powered hub or directly to the computer. I > guess they require more power than an unpowered hub can deliver. > > Tom