[P1] Worrisome static zaps

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A friend covered her desktop with aluminum foil and grounded the 
foil. No more static and it looks funky, too.

>Now that winter is setting in, I occasionally get static pokes off 
>the iBook. Usually they don't seem to affect anything, but this 
>morning the fan came on immediately after a zap, requiring a reboot 
>to make stop. I expect the smooth plastic skin has something to do 
>with it.
>
>I use (liberally) anti-static spray around my work area, which 
>stinks mightily but helps some -- are there any other tips? The wife 
>doesn't like the smell, but I like even less the idea of my primary 
>computer dying of shock....
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