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almostaugust · 10-20-2003, 07:45 PM

Recent studies have shown that keyboards are really unhygenic places. How dirty is your keyboard?

HeAtHeN · 10-20-2003, 08:01 PM

Clean... I guess.... not too bad. S'ok .... I blow it out about once a month.

lurkette · 10-21-2003, 06:02 AM

Mine's pretty clean. I eat at my desk frequently, so I blow it out every few days and clean off the surface once every couple of weeks. I wash my hands frequently, and I'm the only one who uses is, so I'm pretty sure it's no more disease-ridden than any other surface in my office.

Rodney · 10-21-2003, 06:05 AM

Heh -- the keys are black, so it's hard to tell. Thank God.

Bill O'Rights · 10-21-2003, 06:28 AM

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Originally posted by Rodney
Heh -- the keys are black, so it's hard to tell. Thank God.

Mine's black, too. But, it's pretty damn dusty between the keys. Ick. And, I tend to eat at my desk a lot, as well.

The_Dude · 10-21-2003, 06:31 AM

mine's real dirty. i took out the keys and cleaned it up about 6 months ago. i'll need to do it again soon.

Lunchbox7 · 10-21-2003, 06:34 AM

I try to keep it clean but Im one hairy bastard so it is heaps hard when you constantly have hair in between the keys

Averett · 10-21-2003, 06:45 AM

Mine at work is really gross. I blasted some air through it the other day but I'd really love to take the keys out and clean it properly. But then I couldn't do any work. Not like I do any now!

numist · 10-21-2003, 07:51 AM

same as The_Dude, but I almost last a row of keys somewhere....

Oh well.. quat sanitizer keeps it clean between blowings.

tekaweni · 10-21-2003, 01:37 PM

Mine's pretty clean. At least all the dirt on it comes directly from me, and I give it the basic wipe every month or so.

What lurks underneath and between the keys tho, I dont know. Or want to.

bermuDa · 10-21-2003, 04:26 PM

I eat at my desk but not over the keyboard. I have a can of CO2 that i use at least once a week. I don't like having a dirty keyboard... I think my biggest problem is cat hair... grr >=(

jerseyboy · 10-21-2003, 04:33 PM

Does any keyboard company actually condone removing the keys to clean underneathe them? If so they should really make a tool for doing it, I hate having to wedge a coin or writing implement underneathe the key and then have the key go flying across the room. Its also really annoying to reattach the space bar and shift keys.

SabrinaFair · 10-21-2003, 07:17 PM

Funny you should mention it...
I just had to pitch a keyboard because I spilled applejuice in it. So for fun, I pried up some keys to look at the gunk in between them. EW!!!! I'm a fairly clean person with good hygiene, so I was apalled that I was using so dirty an insturment for a good two hours every day. I must stop eating at my computer. Or at the very least, stop trying to type and eat at the same time.

guthmund · 10-21-2003, 09:56 PM

I clean mine with my tongue once a week, no exceptions.

bundy · 10-21-2003, 10:11 PM

i clean it all the time.
i like to wash my hands a lot as well, so my keyboard doesn´t get all that dirty, but still... it needs regular cleaning.

oberon · 10-21-2003, 10:32 PM

I think I clean mine about once every 3 years or so. Replace them about once every 6 years, so far. They stay in pretty good shape. I just got a brand new IBM RapidResponse. Fucking awesome keyboard! Beats the crap out of the MS and Dell keyboards.

iktoweya · 10-22-2003, 11:56 AM

mine usually gets dirty quick with all the people hta come by and use it i usually pop off all of the keys at least once a wek to keep it clean

Soggybagel · 10-22-2003, 07:10 PM

Well I just shake mine upside down and hit it so all the bread crumbs fall out...and the skin cells. I blow it out with Canned air also occasionally. The worst was my friends house who has 2 cats. Friggin hair balls were under the keys.

rogue49 · 10-22-2003, 07:52 PM

I eat at my computer, often...but I hate that greasy feeling.

So I take a bottle of 401 to it every once in awhile.
The one at work I spray with Lysol to, just to make sure.

Soggybagel · 10-22-2003, 08:56 PM

I eat once in a while. Typically its a sandwhich of sorts...thus the bread crumbs. I am sloppy too. I've had far to many close calls of tons of spaghettti slopping int he keyboard etc.

almostaugust · 10-23-2003, 12:05 AM

Here's a tip everyone- Dont spill Tea tree Oil on your keyboard. Trust me.

petergriffin24 · 10-23-2003, 09:47 AM

Yeah I've seen some pretty nasty ones when I used to work help desk/tech support for a company it got to the point where I wouldn't even work on a PC until I wiped it down.

Needless to say I keep mine pretty clean!

10-20-2003, 07:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
almostaugust Junkie Location: Oz	Clean your keyboard? Recent studies have shown that keyboards are really unhygenic places. How dirty is your keyboard?

10-21-2003, 06:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
lurkette My future is coming on Moderator Emeritus Location: east of the sun and west of the moon	Mine's pretty clean. I eat at my desk frequently, so I blow it out every few days and clean off the surface once every couple of weeks. I wash my hands frequently, and I'm the only one who uses is, so I'm pretty sure it's no more disease-ridden than any other surface in my office. __________________ "If ten million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing." - Anatole France

10-21-2003, 06:31 AM	#6 (permalink)
The_Dude The GrandDaddy of them all! Location: Austin, TX	mine's real dirty. i took out the keys and cleaned it up about 6 months ago. i'll need to do it again soon. __________________ "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Darrel K Royal

10-21-2003, 06:45 AM	#8 (permalink)
Averett Is In Love Location: I'm workin' on it	Mine at work is really gross. I blasted some air through it the other day but I'd really love to take the keys out and clean it properly. But then I couldn't do any work. Not like I do any now! __________________ Absence is to love what wind is to fire. It extinguishes the small, it enkindles the great.

10-21-2003, 01:37 PM	#10 (permalink)
tekaweni It wasnt me Location: Scotland	Mine's pretty clean. At least all the dirt on it comes directly from me, and I give it the basic wipe every month or so. What lurks underneath and between the keys tho, I dont know. Or want to. __________________ If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always gotten

10-21-2003, 06:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
Rodney Observant Ruminant Location: Rich Wannabe Hippie Town	Heh -- the keys are black, so it's hard to tell. Thank God.

10-21-2003, 06:34 AM	#7 (permalink)
Lunchbox7 Addict	I try to keep it clean but Im one hairy bastard so it is heaps hard when you constantly have hair in between the keys

10-21-2003, 07:51 AM	#9 (permalink)
numist Banned Location: UCSD, 510.49 miles from my love	same as The_Dude, but I almost last a row of keys somewhere.... Oh well.. quat sanitizer keeps it clean between blowings.

10-21-2003, 04:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
bermuDa don't ignore this--> Location: CA	I eat at my desk but not over the keyboard. I have a can of CO2 that i use at least once a week. I don't like having a dirty keyboard... I think my biggest problem is cat hair... grr >=( __________________ I am the very model of a moderator gentleman.

10-21-2003, 04:33 PM	#12 (permalink)
jerseyboy Insane	Does any keyboard company actually condone removing the keys to clean underneathe them? If so they should really make a tool for doing it, I hate having to wedge a coin or writing implement underneathe the key and then have the key go flying across the room. Its also really annoying to reattach the space bar and shift keys.

10-21-2003, 07:17 PM	#13 (permalink)
SabrinaFair Junkie Location: Louisville, KY	Funny you should mention it... I just had to pitch a keyboard because I spilled applejuice in it. So for fun, I pried up some keys to look at the gunk in between them. EW!!!! I'm a fairly clean person with good hygiene, so I was apalled that I was using so dirty an insturment for a good two hours every day. I must stop eating at my computer. Or at the very least, stop trying to type and eat at the same time. __________________ "With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy." -Desiderata

10-21-2003, 09:56 PM	#14 (permalink)
guthmund big damn hero	I clean mine with my tongue once a week, no exceptions. __________________ No signature. None. Seriously.

10-21-2003, 10:11 PM	#15 (permalink)
bundy . Location: Tokyo	i clean it all the time. i like to wash my hands a lot as well, so my keyboard doesn´t get all that dirty, but still... it needs regular cleaning. __________________ Ohayo!!!

10-21-2003, 10:32 PM	#16 (permalink)
oberon Quadrature Amplitude Modulator Location: Denver	I think I clean mine about once every 3 years or so. Replace them about once every 6 years, so far. They stay in pretty good shape. I just got a brand new IBM RapidResponse. Fucking awesome keyboard! Beats the crap out of the MS and Dell keyboards. __________________ "There are finer fish in the sea than have ever been caught." -- Irish proverb

10-22-2003, 11:56 AM	#17 (permalink)
iktoweya These pretzels are making me thirsty!! Location: 105B	mine usually gets dirty quick with all the people hta come by and use it i usually pop off all of the keys at least once a wek to keep it clean __________________ i miss K-Wise

10-22-2003, 07:10 PM	#18 (permalink)
Soggybagel Psycho Location: Lovely City #1	Well I just shake mine upside down and hit it so all the bread crumbs fall out...and the skin cells. I blow it out with Canned air also occasionally. The worst was my friends house who has 2 cats. Friggin hair balls were under the keys.

10-22-2003, 07:52 PM	#19 (permalink)
rogue49 Loser	I eat at my computer, often...but I hate that greasy feeling. So I take a bottle of 401 to it every once in awhile. The one at work I spray with Lysol to, just to make sure.

10-22-2003, 08:56 PM	#20 (permalink)
Soggybagel Psycho Location: Lovely City #1	I eat once in a while. Typically its a sandwhich of sorts...thus the bread crumbs. I am sloppy too. I've had far to many close calls of tons of spaghettti slopping int he keyboard etc.

10-23-2003, 12:05 AM	#21 (permalink)
almostaugust Junkie Location: Oz	Here's a tip everyone- Dont spill Tea tree Oil on your keyboard. Trust me. __________________ 'And it's been a long December and there's reason to believe Maybe this year will be better than the last I can't remember all the times I tried to tell my myself To hold on to these moments as they pass'

10-23-2003, 09:47 AM	#22 (permalink)
petergriffin24 Insane	Yeah I've seen some pretty nasty ones when I used to work help desk/tech support for a company it got to the point where I wouldn't even work on a PC until I wiped it down. Needless to say I keep mine pretty clean!