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Isn't it easier to just not make it messy in the first place. Then you can save time by not cleaning it. Plus I have the advantage of being American. If it gets dirty, I'll just throw it away and buy a new one
Hogan
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snorkie wrote: If it gets dirty, I'll just throw it away and buy a new one
Typical Use-And-Throw policy. But that wouldn't be environmentally friendly, unless recycling is enabled right?
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Only if your computer inherits from the CleanableProduct base class or implements ICleanable interface.
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If I have a windex bottle in the same room I tend to clean the keyboard more frequently. If it gets too dirty after years of use I just buy a new one being that a quality new keyboard can be had for less than $20US.
John
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Any that don't shake out stay in.
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Yup
Turn it upside down, bang it a couple of time and sweep whatever falls out into the bin. Does that count as cleaning?
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Hi,
why is it only the professional edition of XP that supports keyboard cleaning!? When I clean my keyboard, or any keyboard, this leads to keys being pressed and released. Who knows what sort of havoc this might wreak on a system if no precautionary measures are taken?
At work, where I have XP Professional, I can hit CTRL+ATL+DEL followed by space, entering keyboard-cleaning mode (obscurely enough aka "locking the workstation"), but this mode seems not to be supported on the Home edition, where instead the Task Manager appears when I hit CTRL+ALT+DEL. This is no good as there are no keyboard-cleaning tasks listed in this useless "manager"...
Does anyone know if any third party software exists to enable keyboard-cleaning under XP Home?
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you could do a shutdown first, couldn't you ?
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Or just unplug the keyboard during cleaning.
John
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Try Windows Key + L
This will lock XP pro, it may work on home as well.
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Thanks. And I was using the ctrl-alt-delete then select it from the dialog every night before I leave work...
John
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Turn it off for a few minutes?
Works for me, although I admit I would never really USE XP Home edition
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Yeah, it's called UnplugTheKeyboard.exe
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I didn't know keyboards needed cleaning! I occasionally have to pry of a keycap to retrieve fragments of chips or breadcrumbs though...
Apathy Rules - I suppose...
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The closest for me would be "When I can no longer make out the letters on the keys" however, since I'm a programmer I don't look at the keys , I've used them for so long and so often I know their location by heart.
A more sensible answer would be when I can no longer press the keys.
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Ed.Poore wrote: A more sensible answer would be when I can no longer press the keys.
Ewwwww
I have this mental picture of sticky, sludgy keys that leave tendrils of goo stuck to your finger when you try to pull away from the keyboard.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Chris Maunder wrote: Ewwwww
Not that bad, just when the keys begin to get sticky or look completely disgusting
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Well, i don't actually look and the keyboard while typing so its more important to me that the keys work properly. As long as the keyboard types correctly, it doesn't matter what lies beneath the keys or what kind of stuff get compressed under the keys.
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Think more like..... the keys crunch when you press them. Potato chip and cookie crumbs are compressable.....
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Chris Maunder wrote: I have this mental picture of sticky, sludgy keys that leave tendrils of goo stuck to your finger when you try to pull away from the keyboard.
Nah, mine start to go "crunch-crunch".
I bet there's a good PhD paper in researching the lifestyle of programmers by inspecting the residue of food materials in the keyboard.
Marc
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What is the best way to clean the keyboard? I've heard everything from vacuum cleaner and dish washer to taking the whole keyboard apart.
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I turn it upside down and bang on it.
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I do this with my desktop keyboard. But I can't bang on my laptop, it would not survive it... so I just turn it upside down and vacuum it..
I clean it after I play with my camera and take some shots of the keyboard. The photos (with flash) show me that it is so disgusting and full of trash that I just must clean it
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