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so true... (Reply to this comment)
by firstcontact21
I had bought one of the original natural keyboards when they first came out. For a few years I had it sitting on a keyboard tray that it wasn't designed for (it seems very few keyboard trays are designed for the arching natural keyboards).
So from being on the tray, a few of the top F keys had been damaged and loosened. After awhile just looking at it made me sick so I took out all the keys and cleaned out all the hair and dust and wiped it down. Then I undid the screws underneath and took it apart and dusted inside with the air can. I put it all back together and everything worked luckily for me.
A few months ago though, I splurged on the latest natural keyboard, the one with the multimedia keys which I use frequently - especially when watching DVDs on my computer - I love to use the volume control, and the pause key.
I've also used the my computer and calculator keys on top. I rarely use the internet keys though.
nice review. with the cost of keyboards nowadays, it's probably better to just buy a new one instead of cleaning an old one.
- steve =)
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May 19 '01
12:16 am PDT
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Thanks for the warning! (Reply to this comment)
by momofchris
I hope you got yourself a nice replacement.
Janice
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May 04 '01
3:33 am PDT
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ROFLMAO!!!!!! (Reply to this comment)
by 1truluv
This was great! You managed to paint a very vivid picture of you, cleaning that D#@* keyboard!
Louise
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May 02 '01
6:11 am PDT
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LMBO! (Reply to this comment)
by stacyintx
Thanks for the very entertaining, yet informative review! Great visuals.
Stacy
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May 01 '01
8:00 am PDT
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This was great! (Reply to this comment)
by Yzerman
I just shake mine out once in a while and occasionally use Q-tips when it gets looking too bad. I have thought many times about taking it apart, but now I know better! Sorry to laugh at your misfortune, but your description was so colorful.
Another redheaded Di
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Apr 29 '01
10:05 pm PDT
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They don't make them like the used to. (Reply to this comment)
by jckatz
I once an owner of a Microsoft key board, what a piece of junk.
I didn't have a computer desk (dorms), so my Keyboard sat on the draw and had a tendency to fall. It didn't take long for it to start having keys pop off!
I purchased another one, same problem, they lasted about 2 months.
Now I own an IBM (not circa 1984), but it weights twice as much as my Microsoft did and it has fallen, moved 4 times, been UPSed and still works (better than the computer).
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Apr 29 '01
10:22 am PDT
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Care to Clean Mine? ;) (Reply to this comment)
by sweetcece
I've had my keyboard here at home for at least 6 1/2 years.
It's an older Microsoft ergo keyboard and to my knowledge other than turning it over and dumping noticable stuff out of it, it hasn't been cleaned since I took it out of the box.
I really think the JUNK in it is what makes it work.. ;) If you looked at it you would probably wonder how it could work at all. I've been tempted to clean it.. but probably it wouldn't work after that.. ;)
CeCe
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Apr 29 '01
5:09 am PDT
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Re: Re:+That+was+a+really+nice+epinion (Reply to this comment)
by sweetcece
At my old job, we used to have people pour cold drinks into their keyboards. Now that couldn't be cleaned out with canned air!
So we did go wash them out with just plain water, and let them dry in a corner of the office for about a month.
That helped, but we had spares to use during that time...
CeCe
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Apr 29 '01
5:05 am PDT
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Re: Kitties+and+Keyboards (Reply to this comment)
by disartain
I will have to remember rubber bands.
Diane
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Apr 29 '01
4:58 am PDT
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Re: Re:+That+was+a+really+nice+epinion (Reply to this comment)
by disartain
I can just see me telling my husband when he comes home I soaked the keyboard in the bathtub, he already thinks I am looney sometimes, calls me his redheaded dingbat(in a loving way, his pet name for me). One time I decided to take down the deck because I was tired of it and it needed fixing. I used what I thought was a sledge hammer to give some posts the old heave ho. He almost blew his gaskets, seems the sledge hammer was a special tool to use on aluminum in cars some way. Oh well.
Diane
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Apr 29 '01
4:57 am PDT
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Kitties and Keyboards (Reply to this comment)
by naphtalia
In my last place in San Diego I had a white kitty named Molly. She liked to lay on my dark laundry when it came out of the dryer. I had a dark brown kitty named Winder (as in Wind'er up and there she goes!) She liked to lay on my light laundry when it came out of the dryer.
Both kitties loved to push buttons. This caused me to revert to a rotary phone to keep them from dialing people on my speed dial. They liked to push buttons on my answering machines, which sometimes resulted in my messages being erased. But, when it came to buttons, they loved to type. I often came home to find one or both of them sleeping either on top of my computer monitor or stretched out with their head on my keyboard. There couldn't be anywarmth to either of these as I turned them off when I left.
Needless to say, when I cleaned my keyboard and other computer parts there was enough cat hair to make a small tabby. Plastic covers didn't work for me because the cats would knock them off. I finally solved that by attaching the plastic cover with rubber bands.
talia
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Apr 29 '01
2:55 am PDT
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Poor Diane!!! (Reply to this comment)
by CJsMommy
Oh my! I haven't even cleaned my keyboard in the 5 years that I've had it. It only sticks aaaaaa little *grin* Good luck finding a new keyboard. And just remember...it's one more thing for you to write a review on!
Jen
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Apr 28 '01
8:16 pm PDT
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Great review... (Reply to this comment)
by kamel622
....and sounds like something I would do...lol, never do I proceed with caution, just figure I can figure it all out later....ugh
Keep up the great writing...kath
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Apr 28 '01
5:48 pm PDT
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I've never considered (Reply to this comment)
by ifif1938
cleaning this keyboard except for the old blusher brush I use as a mini duster.Now I know never to even think about doing more than that.
Thanks
:)
Barbara
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Apr 28 '01
4:59 pm PDT
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A key in the bird hand is worth....... (Reply to this comment)
by AngelaBar
Diane-sometimes our tragedies are what makes everyone laugh..
This story would make an incredibly funny movie scene.. You should probably submit it to some pet mags with more emphasis on the Birdie.... This was just great!
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Apr 28 '01
4:27 pm PDT
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Diane, that was hilarious... (Reply to this comment)
by diverpam
I had visions of cat fur and bird feathers flying everywhere as you retrieved your missing keys!
Thanks for a great read.
Be sure to let us know when you add more RAM to your computer!
Pam
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Apr 28 '01
2:27 pm PDT
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Wow! (Reply to this comment)
by bonniesayers
You like to tinker with things! I just swipe with a few Q-tips.
Bonnie
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Apr 28 '01
1:44 pm PDT
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:0Þ I learned a long time ago . . . (Reply to this comment)
by khahn86351
it's easier to buy new than clean old. Yes, it does cost more money, but some things just aren't worth all the effort!!!
(That's how I got my new fridge!) :)
Great Review!
:) Kati
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Apr 28 '01
1:17 pm PDT
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This was so funny! (Reply to this comment)
by scottcolson
Diane,
Thanks for sharing this with us. I about fell out of my chair, I was laughing so hard!
Scott (M.D.)
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Apr 28 '01
12:54 pm PDT
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LOL.... (Reply to this comment)
by patch3boys
I love ya Diane, you are TOO funny! :) This is hillarious. I will have to share this one with my dh, he will get a kick out of it because it will remind him of me.
Great Job,
Christine
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Apr 28 '01
12:47 pm PDT
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Here's what I do . . . (Reply to this comment)
by viper1963
When I have some spare time and the computer is off (which is very rare, LOL), I remove each key. I use a cotton swab dipped in alcohol and clean the strike pad (a small rubber piece on the key and on the keyboard itself. Using 409™ cleaner, I clean the key itself and pop it right back in the slot. Be careful on how you remove the key or you can break the clip on the side.
• Do NOT eat or drink at your keyboard. Those little spills can and will render your strike pad useless.
• USE canned air to blow out the dust from between the keys.
• COVER your keyboard when not in use.
Hope this helps.
Steve
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Apr 28 '01
12:35 pm PDT
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Re: That+was+a+really+nice+epinion (Reply to this comment)
by jucm
Don't feel silly, I've heard of people soaking their keyboard in the bathtub for a day and then phoning tech support to ask why it didn't work anymore.
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Apr 28 '01
12:20 pm PDT
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A Suggestion (Reply to this comment)
by jucm
If you ever get a chance to get your hands on a circa 1984 IBM keyboard (standard, not natural layout,) you might want to take advantage of it. They're a lot easier to clean, the keys come on and off more easily. They're practically unbreakable and take forever to wear out. I've got one right know and it works as well as the day it was made.
But the downside is that they're really heavy (about 5 lb) and make a clickety click noise when you hit each key. (Not good for offices where noise is an annoyance.) You can identify them by the IBM logo in the top left, and on the back they say (c) IBM Corp. 1984. I've seen corporations giving them away for free when upgrading their systems. Also you can sometimes find them at garage sales for a few bucks. But you can't buy them new anymore.
They just don't make keyboards like they used to. ;-)
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Apr 28 '01
12:08 pm PDT
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That was a really nice epinion (Reply to this comment)
by Saxguy
I thought that I was the only one who did things like that.....
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Apr 28 '01
11:56 am PDT
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