Odds and Ends: Walkie-Talkies interfere with Apple LCDs; USB fans for PowerBooks

Walkie-Talkies interfere with Apple LCDs We've heard of this phenomenon with other small, high-range transmitter devices before. Bryan Canning reports that a set of walkie-talkies activate the touch-sensitive power panel on his 15 inch Apple Studio Display:

"Just bought a pair of Motorola Talkabout T5420 handsets to use with a neighbor of mine. Turns out that when I use it in front of my Mac with a 15" Apple ADC LCD it activates the touch switch button on the front. From what I can tell, when the walkie-talkies are set on even channels, it opens the Monitor preferences and odd channels turns the computer on and off."

Kensington USB fan for PowerBooks Responding to our coverage of cooling and reducing the fan usage of various PowerBook models, Luther Golledge suggests using a Kensington USB fan, or some other small desktop blowing device:

"My personal solution, if I'm running something processor-intensive like Final Cut Pro, is to take my Kensington USB fan, plug it in, and aim it at the back of the laptop, where the central vent on the back is. The difference is impressive - even the top of the laptop, just by the Powerbook G4 label, is cold to the touch."

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