Hi
I find that the dew protection ceases to be an issue if the whole computer
has a dew shield. Read that as a cardboard or plasic box and the computer
inside it. Prop up the front so you can see it easily.
This not only keeps the dew at bay by shielding and also trapping the
heat from the computer, but shields the sides so that the glow
doesnt interfere with others.
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Phil Chambers [ptchamb@No-Spam] (S.F. Bay Area - Calif. USA)
On Fri, 30 Jan 2004, Jeff Kirk wrote:
> On Jan 29, 2004, at 10:49 PM, Rich N. wrote:
>
> > Come on guys, we haven't done note book screens for at
> > least a year. ;-)
> >
> > Rich
>
> Yikes!
>
> At the risk of perpetuating this thread, I thought I'd mention that I
> saw a neat little company at MacWorld that sells foldable glare hoods
> for PowerBooks and various digital cameras.
>
> http://www.hoodmanusa.com/default.htm
>
> These are really intended principally for use in bright sunlight, but I
> thought they might be useful for star parties, too. The digital camera
> hoods are particularly interesting, since they come with a transparent
> plastic mount that is placed over the LCD screen on the back of the
> camera with an easily removable adhesive. I'd been looking for
> something to protect the LCD on my Canon EOS 10D, and this might fit
> the bill.
>
> The screen hoods are pretty neat in principle, though I can't claim to
> have used one in the field. They're angled inward, so they create a
> sort of squared-off cone of protection around the screen. This hood,
> coupled with a red filter (ha ha, you didn't expect to get off so
> easily, did you? I had to mention a red filter), should be an effective
> combination at star parties.
>
> My big question is now how to keep my PowerBook from getting
> condensation all over it. The design geniuses at Apple have produced
> beautiful, powerful machines that get really freakin' cold outside at
> night, and attract dew like... well, like telescope lenses. ;) Maybe if
> I packed the machine in salt....
>
> Jeff Kirk
>
>