About the graphic tablet, here is what I can share with you (it might end up as a blog post, who knows?).
I am using a medium Wacom Bamboo Fun tablet. That is discontinued as I got mine around 2005. I am still using the exact same one. I paid around $150 for it at the time. Some of them ARE quite expensive, but mine would correspond to this one. I find that a medium-size is about the width of a regular sheet of paper so it feels “natural”.
I use it for PSP, but also for everything else on my desktop. I don’t have a mouse connected to my computer either (although the tablet comes with a mouse, I don’t use it).
For positioning, I have my tablet on the keyboard drawer, right in front of me. I am right-handed so use the stylus with my right hand, and my left hand rests on the buttons on top of the tablet. I have to say that my tablet is angled toward the left, instead of being straight, simply because that is how I always place paper to write on, so it is in the same position.
In order to practice, start by hiding your mouse completely so you won’t be tempted to revert to using it. You can use the stylus to click, right-click, drag, scroll, etc. whatever application or program you are using.
I hope this helps.
