[P1] Worrisome static zaps

[Erin Randel]

Does she have a matching hat?
On Wednesday, Dec 17, 2003, at 11:38 America/New_York, Signhelpers.com 
wrote:

> 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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