Today's charity shop bargain...

...was a Genius 3x4" serial graphics tablet. Cost me £7.50, which seems pretty cheap for something that's built very robustly, and works pretty well once I downloaded the right driver from their site. This ought to make manips a lot easier once I get the hang of it a bit more. I think it'll also work on my iBook if I use a USB to serial adaptor, which I have lurking around somewhere.

Also managed to buy a second-hand 300g x 0.01g balance for work on eBay, which probably won't interest most people. ( more laboratory equipment porn )