Computer help: How to clean keyboard?
Silvertop
by taboma - 3/24/06 8:22 PM In reply to: Cleaning Keyboards. by SilvertopCatnip works as well. Ever see a cat that is buzzed-out on catnip?
Won't touch your keyboard for weeks.
-Kevin
Hey Taboma! Re: Catnip
by ajvaught - 5/30/06 3:14 PM In reply to: Silvertop by tabomaWhere are you getting your catnip? You're getting ripped off! My cats love their catnip! Heaven help you if they think you're trying to take it away from them! They roll in it then scarf it up. A good play session follows then it's time to crash for awhile.
Wanted to let you know how much I've enjoyed your postings on this subject. I enjoy your perverse sence of humor! It has given me a lift that is sorely needed.
Catnip
by taboma - 5/30/06 9:24 PM In reply to: Hey Taboma! Re: Catnip by ajvaughtajvaught, I always grew mine in the flower garden. My cute cat would come staggering into our home and I would ask this cat "Just look at you! Where have you been? About time you got home. Have you been nipping on something, again?
The cat would just look up at me and curl himself around my leg.
Don't you just love a drunken and buzzed-out cat?
I would tell this little black Fur Ball to go to his bed and sleep it off…
with me.
Ever have catnip tea? You will get a lift of sorts. Not the same as a tiny cat gets though.
You can purchase catnip seeds to plant in your garden.
The only problem with doing that is the fact you will have all your neighbors cats in your yard about midnight all buzzed out and meowing at the moon. Keeps you awake at night sometimes.
Did you see the other posts that Rick, the real perverted one (PudgyOne), sent? Look at this.
http://img212.imageshack.us/img212/8417/newmouse7tl.jpg
Kind of funny if your mouse is eaten up this way. The image is Rick and his large cat renamed Mouse!
I really thought this post was through some time ago.
We all had fun with it. That is what a good post should be.
Post a question, learn, and have a good time doing it.
Thank you Toni H. (That's our Mod, and also a she.)
Thank you ajvaught for bring back the good times to us again to review. :·))
-Kevin
Ajvaught. New idea from Rick passed along from me to you.
by taboma - 5/31/06 9:25 PM In reply to: Catnip by tabomaHere is Rick's drunken cat for real. His name is MOUSE.
Doesn't he look like the cartoon from before that I sent you?
Rick's cat, Mouse, likes to hang around with Rick from time to time slurping Budwiser beer. Mouse is bottle-fed from birth.
Shows, doesen't it!
Just look at this poor thing trying to sleep it off!
http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/939/drunkencat0pi.jpg
Mouse posts to CNET when he wakes up occasionally
His handle is confidential. You will never know who he is or when he contacts you.
Have a good catnip day. :·))
-Kevin
Keeping The Keys Klean!
by drmidi - 3/24/06 6:08 AM In reply to: How to clean keyboard? by ajvaughtI have seen many used systems which include worn buttons on the mouse and keyboard, food and drink stains, and of course, dirt, dust and grime. I too was a cat owner (I had two felines) however they never used the computer keyboard as a resting cushion, however they both used to knock the mouse off of my desk to get my attention when I was sleeping. A cute move, but of course not particularly desirable! (I would wake up and find my mouse hanging by its tail!)
To keep the keyboard clean, I first use compressed air (Dust-Off) to blow out dust in-between the keys. if you have ever opened a keyboard, you would understand how sensitive the contacts are between the actual keys and the membrane underneath. Cat hair and keyboards don't mix too well, so you might limit that with either a plastic or frabric keyboard cover (commercially available), or even by standing the keyboard on its edge up against your monitor when not in use. I wipe the keys to remove dirt with Windex, sprayed into a soft cloth or paper towel, (not sprayed directly onto the keys!!), and if you have let cat hairs and fur get under the keys, then you might have to open the shell and spray out the hair with the air can. When you reassemble it, make sure all keys make proper contact. Once you do explore what's underneath, perhaps you will appreciate that computer keyboards are not as durable as the old typewriter keyboards were, these having sensitive contacts and electrical circuitry. For hard to reach places, you might even use Q-Tip swabs instead of paper towels... again, spray onto the wiping device and not the keyboard directly. You don't want to get Windex deep into the under-workings of the keyboard and contacts.
Buy a new one. Don't bother cleaning.
by scottwilkins - 3/24/06 6:35 AM In reply to: How to clean keyboard? by ajvaughtKeyboards are about $10 a pop right now. You'll spend at least that cleaning one, so just buy a new one.
Vacuum cleaner
by konwiddak - 3/24/06 7:57 AM In reply to: How to clean keyboard? by ajvaughtFour things:
Wipe off the dust with a damp cloth, if u cant see the dust then it doesnt matter.
Use a vacuum cleaner and suck the nasty stuff away (u can get special vacuum cleaners but they are rubbish)
Put it in the dishwasher, might survive might not but would be jolly clean.
Buy a new keyboard.
If its a laptop your first two are the only real options, or you could just live with the dirt. My keyboard was a pickup from a load of junk school computers and it must be 10 years old, still going strong and not really that dirty.(thou i wouldnt call it clean 
NO vacuum cleaner
by Rissa - 3/24/06 3:07 PM In reply to: Vacuum cleaner by konwiddakKeep that suction away from your keyboard. Needed to clean mine, took off all the keys, applied vacuum cleaner nozzle - sucked out three of the little rubber switches. So don't do that. Maybe if you completely dismantled it, you could clean some parts with a vacuum, but be careful.
Vacuum Cleaner Works For Me
by Jim Sr. - 3/25/06 7:20 AM In reply to: NO vacuum cleaner by RissaI have used a 16 gallon shop vacuum for years to clean my keyboard. Before I use the shop vac, I would turn the keyboard upside down and tap on the botton to drop any dust. Then, while upside down , use the shop vacuum WITH THE DUSTING TOOL and brush it good, letting the bristles depress the keys as it sucks out the dust. Brush up and down and sideways. Then set the keyboard down right side up, and vacuum the same way. Since I smoke, while on my computer, I have dropped ashes into my keyboard, and my method works best for me. Never a problem.
Whether you use compressed air, or the opposite (vacuum), I see the advantage to the use of the vacuum, especially with the dusting tool. Nothing has to be disassembled.
how to clean keyboard
by nathaniel aiken - 3/24/06 10:25 AM In reply to: How to clean keyboard? by ajvaughtmy laptop is the one most likley needs cleaning. I put a brush on the vacumm and get the fuz and dust out.then I used Techspray Vortex High Velocity Duster a moisture free chwmical. if I had Cat hairs I would used some kind of anti-static cleaner
Mr. Clean is your friend
by ronron50 - 3/24/06 11:21 AM In reply to: How to clean keyboard? by ajvaughtNot related to removing cat hair, but if your keyboard is grimey from use, get one of the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser sponges. Very slightly damp, it will quickly remove the grime and stains that build up on the keyboard with use.
Alan
Do anyone suggest a clear keyboard cover?
by BlazeEagle - 3/24/06 6:58 PM In reply to: How to clean keyboard? by ajvaughtAfter cleaning, a clear keyboard cover not only protects it and keeps it clean, but also can be typed on because it's clear. Does anyone know if the below site is safe/trustworthy?:
http://www.protectcovers.com/
you can also use
by jonah jones
- 3/25/06 3:28 AM
In reply to: Do anyone suggest a clear keyboard cover? by BlazeEagle
"klear wrap" or whatever the local trade name is
the thin filmy stuff you wrap sandwiches in (or stretch over a bowl of food in the fridge)
.
Kling Wrap
by taboma - 3/26/06 1:28 PM In reply to: you can also use by jonah jones
Jonah, good idea to protect the keyboard, Cheap enough.
Also good for sandwiches as you noted.
Still like the dishwasher method for cleaning. Do not use detergent. Do not use the Pot Scrubber function. You will have keys every where!
Speaking of keys, where is Kees Baker's post on this subject??
-Kevin
PLEDGE
by taboma - 3/26/06 1:36 PM In reply to: Kling Wrap by tabomaSaw a TV commercial this afternoon using a hand held dust wand. Showed it being used on a computer keyboard. The product is Pledge.
Probably works. Check it out.
In the meantime, wonder what is happening with the cat?
Still on the keyboard?
-Kevin
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