So I found a place selling $199 iceBooks, and was unable to resist. I didn't let a rude security sticker keep me away, but something must be done to re-beautify the bugger since the security sticker permanently uglifies the cover plastics. (pic pending).
The first plan is to remove the white paint and make it some color no iBook has ever seen. The rubbing alcohol idea worked perfectly on my Graphite Base Station, so I have full confidence that I can remove the white from the iceBook by sunset tonight.
Painting suggestions welcome. I am somewhat inept, so complex and artistic designs are right out. Plus, it's No Repeat Tuesday today, so that locks out been-there-done-that colors like brown, red, orange, and even cool blue. I do like the skybook, and a pink stripe with thorns (no url bookmarked, boo!). but I am actually thinking along the lines of shocking pink, or neon green, or purple or flourescent orange. I want a subtlety-challenged ibook painted in a hue that no one (else) would consider carrying into a professional meeting.
I have a LED VU meter kit PDF of docs) that i'm planning to install to display the sound output in dual lines of 15 LEDs each, with final LED color depending on the case color. And of course this project iBook requires the obligatory color change for the glowing Apple, and likely will get a colo change for the sleep pulse LED.
What else? Someone did an internal USB-to-bluetooth dongle for a clamshell iBook, but I'm not into bluetooth.
Suggestions welcome. Wilder the better.