Gordonsmall From UK - Scotland, joined Jun 2001, 1995 posts, RR: 24 Posted (6 years 11 months 3 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 1328 times:
It seems that no matter what I do, by the end of every week my keyboards are full of crap, the only solution so far being to attack them with one of those cans of compressed air that us IT guys love so much.
This week I even found a bit of rotting tuna!
I daren't look at some of my colleagues k/b's, knowing full well that the won't have been cleaned since the PC's were installed over a year ago!
Has anyone found an easy way of preventing crumbs and general dust from gathering underneath and between the keys on their keyboard?
Statistically, people who have had the most birthdays tend to live the longest.
There's a full tuna under my keys I usually turn my keyboard upside down and shake violently, then headbutt it a few times, has worked on many occasions!!! I think I might try the vacuum cleaner next time.
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DeltaDC9 From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 2844 posts, RR: 4 Reply 7, posted (6 years 11 months 3 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 1270 times:
Two answers:
1) Get a keyboard cover that is made to type thru
2) Get a keyboard that is waterproof, because they also are food proof. Some people dont likenthe feel of them though.
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Jamesbuk From United Kingdom, joined May 2005, 3968 posts, RR: 5 Reply 10, posted (6 years 11 months 3 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 1228 times:
Quoting Nighthawk (Reply 5): Pick the keys off and give it a good scrub. If its a colleagues keyboard, re-assemble the keys in a different order to confuse them....
O god that is sooo funny, we always do it in our I.T rooms at school and normally replace V-B K-l and other not so noticeable ones like that.
Rgds --James--
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IFEMaster From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 11, posted (6 years 11 months 3 weeks 11 hours ago) and read 1223 times:
You could by one of those etched-key keyboards that don't have traditional keys and are completely flat. They cost and bomb and I've heard they take a bit of getting used to, but it would certainly solve the problem.
Thom@s From Norway, joined Oct 2000, 11949 posts, RR: 50 Reply 13, posted (6 years 11 months 3 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 1179 times:
Quoting Gordonsmall (Thread starter): Has anyone found an easy way of preventing crumbs and general dust from gathering underneath and between the keys on their keyboard?
Quoting Carmenlu15 (Reply 1): Crumbs, well... don't eat anywhere near the keyboard, duh
Vaporlock From Canada, joined May 2001, 3645 posts, RR: 58 Reply 16, posted (6 years 11 months 2 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 1144 times:
Quoting Gordonsmall (Thread starter): Has anyone found an easy way of preventing crumbs and general dust from gathering underneath and between the keys on their keyboard?
Rule #1......food and drinks are not allowed near the computer!! That way there is no chance of spilling something or having crumbs in the keyboard.
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Gordonsmall From UK - Scotland, joined Jun 2001, 1995 posts, RR: 24 Reply 18, posted (6 years 11 months 2 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 1142 times:
Quoting Vaporlock (Reply 16): Rule #1......food and drinks are not allowed near the computer!! That way there is no chance of spilling something or having crumbs in the keyboard.
It's cheaper to buy me a new computer every now and again than to have to pay my wages during my (unproductive) lunch hour!
Statistically, people who have had the most birthdays tend to live the longest.
Skidmarks From UK - England, joined Dec 2004, 7121 posts, RR: 60 Reply 20, posted (6 years 11 months 2 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 1129 times:
No food near the keyboard? No way!!!! How the hell do you eat the crisps and buns while at work? Or the spag bol in the den? I'll put up with the ecosytem developing under my keys thank you.
Mind you, I do draw the line at liquid, thats just silly! Makes the k/b all sticky! And, I am reliably informed, so does something else!
BMIFlyer From UK - England, joined Feb 2004, 8810 posts, RR: 62 Reply 21, posted (6 years 11 months 2 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 1116 times:
Quoting Skidmarks (Reply 20): Mind you, I do draw the line at liquid, thats just silly! Makes the k/b all sticky! And, I am reliably informed, so does something else!
Eww, I hope your not writing about what I think you are
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27 Rolfen: I cleaned my keyboard after two years or so... I usually dont eat around my PC, but what I found was as disgusting... hair! lots of thick, greasy hair
28 HAWK21M: I remove the Keys & then place them back after ceaning.Take a Pic of the Layout prior to removing the Keys regds MEL
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32 Nancy: I get cat hair under my keyboard. I used a vacuum cleaner with the upolstry attachment on. It worked pretty well.
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I usually turn my keyboard upside down and shake violently, then headbutt it a few times, has worked on many occasions!!! I think I might try the vacuum cleaner next time. 
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