[P1] platform for iBook

[Mary Keene]

> The Apple Pro Keyboard is much nicer to type on than the Powerbook
> keyboard, in my opinion and others will disagree of course.

You reminded me of a very compelling reason to use and external 
keybooad and mouse if the portable is your primary computer or if you 
are using the keyboard alot—hand safety and ergonomics.

The ibook has a short palm rest area and a sharp edge. Prolonged 
contact with the sharp edge can contribute to pain in the short term 
and more severe problems in the long term. The larger G4 pb's have more 
palm and wrist area but still have the hard, sharp edge with the same 
results  eventually. The greatest feature in the clamshells was th 
ergonomic hand and palm area and I, for one, mourn it each time I use 
my icebook..

I forgot the specs on the questioner's new icebook but if it has a 
cdrw, another option would be to burn a cdrw for each location or to 
simply carry some cdrws with him. Personally, I would prefer to "waste" 
cd-rs due to the greater data integrity they provide.

With the cdrws,AFAIK, you would have to copy the entire cdrw to the hd, 
erase the cdrw and re-record with the new data. Does anyone know of a 
way whereby you could add directly or erase a single file?