Hehe just wondering how long people go without cleaning underneath your keys on your keyboards. Just finished mine :P
dust, crumbs.. the sanity of many a hollywood actor.
It's been over a year since I cleaned mine. I've been meaning to clean it over the past few months but I can't really be bothered :S
At home, mostly chip crumbs, dust, and cat hair. I recently dusted mine out, and I have one of those extended Logitech G15 (http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/keyboards/keyboard/devices/180&cl=us,en) keyboards. At work, mostly a little bit of dust. I work in the server room, so I keep it fairly clean.
I'll at least tap the thing on the desk every week or so to shake out the crumbs. It hasn't had a proper cleaning in months, though. :erk
Dirt,dirt,dirt,and Crumbs!
I resolve the issue far more easily.
I don't eat over the any key.
It's called "board chow". (http://www.inktank.com/images/AT/cartoons/04-04-01.gif) :3
Quote from: Ryudo Lee on July 18, 2007, 09:29:51 AMI have one of those extended Logitech G15 (http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/keyboards/keyboard/devices/180&cl=us,en) keyboards.
If we're doing keyboard comparisons, I've got most of you beat. Unicomp keyboard--they bought the rights to make the old IBM model M keyboards (http://www.dansdata.com/ibmkeyboard.htm).
As to what's under mine? a couple quarters, some crumbs, a cut-out of an l from Johnston Sans, and...so *that's* where my Men Without Hats LP went...
I wasn't trying to do a keyboard comparison. I was just showing that mine is longer than your average keyboard so you can imagine the extra dust/cat hair/crumbs that end up in my keyboard.
And since we're on the subject of cleaning out dust and crumbs from equipment, has anyone dusted out their cpu's lately? I recently cleaned mine, and it was full of, you guessed it, cat hair. I could create a whole 'nother cat with all I dusted out of that box.
I remember those metal keyboards though. My mom used them when she was a typist (the official position was called Word Processor). I remember my dad telling me about one of the manuals for those keyboards containing a technique to fix stuck keys.
Step 1: Lift keyboard up about a foot from the table.
Step 2: Drop keyboard on the table.
The shock would get the keys unstuck. Of course, you couldn't do that to today's keyboards. :3
I never clean my keyboard. If it gets too dirty, I buy a new one. 8)
I have a G15 as well and I have discovered that the thing loves cat hair...
I sit in the camp with llearch, I dun eat over my 'board.
Given I upgraded to a water-sealed, nearly-indestructible silicone (http://www.flexkeyboard.com/) keyboard a few months ago, I have no problems with board chow. When it gets dirty, I just wave it around a bit.
This also means, of course, I can use my keyboard as a napkin for food, and don't have to worry about spills. It's comfortable, and much more silent than normal keyboards, and the keys almost never get stuck on it.
I do occasionally run into trouble with the right Shift key. Have to jam that one down really hard to get it to recognize, sometimes.
Quote from: Raist on July 18, 2007, 05:49:46 PM
...water-sealed, nearly-indestructible silicone (http://www.flexkeyboard.com/)...
That is awesome. Now I gotta get one for myself.
I'm almost afraid to look.
I've never cleaned under my keys, because every time I do something that involves removing keys, I somehow end up crippling my spacebar. Permanently.
There was a dead spider in mine.
love the broken english and weird testing
some tests where made in Bangkok with yogurt and a dog.
yeah, they specifically say, multiple times on the box, "You can even use this keyboard during a sandstorm!"
what I want to know is what kind of computers can I use during a sandstorm.
And why I would want to use a keyboard during a sandstorm, instead of, say, covering my face with a damp cloth and waiting it out.
i'm scared to look closer...
I love being me.
"Oh, what's under my keys, what's under my keys?"
*shakes keyboard to side of desk.*
keyboard all clean, now!
Oh, maybe I should hit it with a sponge, while I'm at it.
Does nobody else here even have a keyboard cover? I recall my best friend used to be really paranoid about that kind of thing, his computer had a glare guard and a keyboard cover, and he'd still yell at me if I brought a Coke anywhere near his computer desk.
Quote from: Raist on July 21, 2007, 12:37:51 AMDoes nobody else here even have a keyboard cover?
I do! I do! What do I win?
(P.S. The keys will never go on a buckling spring keyboard)