On Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 06:25:04PM -0800, james michael wrote: > Douglas A. Tutty wrote: >> On Mon, Mar 03, 2008 at 08:47:39PM -0800, Marc Shapiro wrote: >> >>> Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: >>> >>>> I thought it would never happen. Right from NewEgg: >>>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220246 >>>> ASUS Eee PC 4G ? Galaxy Black Eee PC Intel processor 7" Wide VGA >>>> 512MB 4GB Integrated Graphics - Retail for only $400! >>>> >>> My wife loves hers. But be warned, DON'T spill liquid on the >>> keyboard. My daughter accidentally spilled a glass of water, some of >>> which (I don't know how much) hit the keyboard. After several days >>> of drying out it is mostly back to normal. It no longer thinks that >>> keys are being pressed which have not been touched, but the "2", "~" >>> and "DEL" key are not yet functioning. I hope they will yet work, >>> but I'm not sure. >>> >> >> There's probably some cleaner you can use that will displace the water >> to prevent corrosion on contacts, but I don't know about the membrane >> under a modern keyboard: perhaps it gets waterlogged and you need a >> hairdryer? >> >> On an old IBM model M, I used contact cleaner to get out hot chocolate. >> However, they have actual switches. >> >> Doug. >> >> >> > To clean any keyboard I pop off all the keys CAREFULLY with a flathead > screw driver and wipe down all the keys and the base of the keyboard. > Please note to put the keys back perfectly onto the base buttons, also > keep an image of a keyboard or something in case you forget the keyboard > layout.
nah. just close your eyes and start typing... then open your eyes and look to see which letters you typed wrong, swap those keys and you're good. ;-P A
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