- recv'd my adapters today... they look great and are very convenient (saves having to run host/otg scripts, and use 'longish' USB cables)... tks!

- i have found that using a powered hub is best accomplished by following these steps:

1. add power to the hub
2. plug in
3. wait for hub to be recognized
4. then plug in device into hub (such as external HD)

- my US$0.02, YMMV