I others'-fork-tines-on-their-teeth cringe while plugging in the power jack - I feel that metal-on-metal in my bones. Will investigate why my hundreds of ipods did not do this and see if I can rig a solution. Otherwise, this thing has already proven so useful at unexpected places/times that (wait for it) I don't know what I ever did without it.

Next thing to figure out: how to "download" (?) and edit Word docs from the web. I should consolidate a list and sit down sometime to research, but that would be like reading instructions to assemble furniture.