[iBook] The iBook disappearing keyboard letters...

[Michelle]

Hi everyone,

Last year about this time, having bought my iBook G4 in May 2005 
(brand new, at Apple Store) I commented here about my disappearing 
letters on my keyboard. Many other folks here said they had 
experienced the same thing.

I took my iBook to the Apple Store on 8/20/05 and they replaced the 
keyboard, no problem. BUT they acted like this had never happened to 
anyone before, like I was the "bad apple" (no pun intended).

Here I am a year later and the key letters are all but gone again. It 
actually started happening months ago, probably in December even, but 
I am now finally fed up. Of the actual alphabet keys, I only have 7 
left that are fully visible. (Good thing I type by touch, eh?)

I *do* have Apple Care. Has anyone else had this happen TWICE (or 
more), and did the store/etc replace the keyboard without any hassle 
twice? I don't believe this is not some freak thing about how I type, 
or the oil in my fingertips, or my fingernails (which are not long by 
any means) etc - as I used a PowerBook G3 for over a year with no 
keyboard letter problems, ever... and now my husband has used the G3 
for 8 months and he's had no trouble.

Any comments or advice would be super.

Thanks,
Michelle & Herd
happydog at ccp.com