> The shock was pretty intense...I initially thought I was being stung > by bees, and was replicated with my husband, and 2 neighbors (I was on > our front porch). It only occurs when the iBook is plugged in, so I'm > not entirely sure that the charge is contained within the iBook, but > maybe from the power source. I did try different outlets and a > variety of surge strips...with no change. The only way to eliminate > the shock is to unplug the iBook. I think there was a post in the thread I posted earlier that said that one type of iBook adapter is properly grounded, where another is not; perhaps the issue here is with the adapter, not the iBook. BRIAN/bpearce at cloud9.net http://www.redjacketpress.com