How to clean your keyboard

[Doro]

For those of you who abuse your keyboards give these instrustions to your wife / g/f....:whistling:
http://shine.yahoo.com/event/haven/how-to-clean-your-keyboard-1117544/

[cujimmy]

Well, I'm gobsamcked - I've never bothered cleaning keyboards and here's an article all about it, with 779 comments.


Some people are just anal, methinks....

[Tricky Nicky]

Yeah, I think you could be right!

[Steve]

I clean my qwerty board once a week. First using the vacuum cleaner brush and then a couple of swabs, to remove the build up of grime at least once a month. I also helps to remove static build up. I was given a present of an key board and screen cleaning kit, it helps...:whistling:

[Skizziks Willit]

Once a year I turn mine over and give it a shake for a minute or two! Hey presto, I end up with a desk full of dust, crumbs, pubes, beard hairs, paper clips and woodlice. Then I just scoop the lot onto the floor. Job's a good'un!

[cujimmy]

...full of dust, crumbs, pubes, beard hairs, paper clips and woodlice...

What ARE you doing on that computer desk????:smiley3:

[Skizziks Willit]

The usual... I thought that was the norm for a keyboard, no?

[Tricky Nicky]

LOL - I don't think I have cleaned a computer keyboard in my life!!!! When I worked for Silke Computers in Zim that was the only time keyboards were cleaned but the Techies used to do it - I used to stand back and watch!!! :smiley36:

[yarrumsg]

just clean it in the dish washer

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-10459209-263.html

obvious things to make sure if ur keyboard is wireless don't do it... if u don't have a spare keyboard don't do it.

if u really want to clean ur keyboard get a small screwdriver and pop off the keys if you have a laptop keyboard where the keys are on 2 clips, don't! these are a pain in the hiney to put back, however if you have a standard keyboard this is fine to do. pop them off clean them in soapy water, or use windolene (do u even get that here)

if u really want to go 1 step further you can strip the keyboard down and wash the external plastics but that's a right pain in the ass, so i'd advise just getting a stiff bristled paint brush of tooth brush and just brush out the crumbs etc sorted!

[barto11]

Every now and then I might give it a blow (no, not that kind you dirty bastards) just to shift the dust frim the "tab" key to the "enter" key...no biggie