Stuff happens
My laptop needs its battery replacing. Bah.
On the plus side, plugging my Apple keyboard (and the mouse hanging off it) into my Linux box's USB port just works (modulo fighting xkb to death to get the layout right). So I think the next thing I need is USB-enabled KVM switch. Longer term, it means I could plausibly fit an iMac or something on my desk next to the PC; with only one keyboard to worry about there'd be room for something like a graphics tablet.
(I've not tried the Apple keyboard with Windows XP, which my PC also occasionally runs, but assume it'll likely also just work.)
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