On Thu, 2008-05-01 at 18:50 +0100, Rob Beard wrote: > alan c wrote: > > Thomas Ibbotson wrote: > > > >> Eddie Armstrong wrote: > >> > >>> (Which Report: Bacteria in your PC > >>> <http://www.which.co.uk/reports_and_campaigns/computers_and_internet/reports/computers/computer_advice/How%20to%20clean%20your%20PC/How_to_clean_your_PC_657_136984_3.jsp> > >>> > >>> ) > >>> > >>> Should we install those hand-washing facilities they use in hospitals by > >>> our PCs? > >>> Makes you wonder what kind of trojans and worms you're getting too :-) > >>> > >>> Forgot this bit: > >>> "If you look at what grows on computer keyboards, and hospitals are > >>> worse, believe it or not, it's more or less a reflection of what's in > >>> your nose and in your gut," > >>> > >>> Luvverly - ice cream with that? > >>> > >>> (The Enquirer link > >>> <http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/05/01/toilet-seats-cleaner-keyboards>) > >>> > >>> Eddie > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> After reading this I managed to bite into a grape a squirt juice all > >> over my keyboard. Shows how much I learnt. > >> > > > > When I was recycling PCs I used to clean them up well. I used the > > original keyboards, but first, washed them (!) using a brush and some > > detergent. The trick was that the whole operation had to be done, > > circus act style, with the keyboard upside down, so not a drop went in > > the wrong way. No mean feat I can tell you. > > > > But - back to the story - occasionally when I turned a keyboard upside > > down, what seemed like a whole packet of crisps fell out......... > > (I suspect pizza would be too big to fit between the keys) > > > > :-) > > > I've heard that you can put a keyboard in a dishwasher and it comes out > all shiney and still works. Can't say I've tried it as I don't > personally have a dish washer and they'd kill me at work if I screwed up > their dish washer! > > Rob > > Trust me when I say apple pro keyboards don't like it. Mj
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