Martin and All, My solution to the problem was to purchase a sheet of black foamcore board from Office Depot. It cost less than $10. I cut it to a width equal to the top and two sides of my laptop screen and guestimated the depth I needed. I then folded two creases in the foamcore, making a hood that spanned the top of the screen and dropped down each side. I had some velcro in the galley junk drawer which I affixed to the top and sides of the laptop as well as to the foamcore. I also put a small dot of Velcro on the "wings" of the hood so it would hold it closed when folded. This allows it to stow in a compact space. The only problem I had with the whole thing is that the femora tends to delaminate when you try to pull it away from the laptop. The Velcro is stronger than the foamcore. Regards, Randy Pickelmann heading back today to MORNING STAR \lying in Solomon's, MD