Do You Clean Your Keyboard?

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    Do you clean your keyboard?

    According to a University of Arizona study, office workstations are much dirtier than bathrooms. A computer keyboard can harbor up to 3,295 microbes per square inch, a computer mouse 1,676. Telephones were the worst culprit, with 25,127 microbes. By contrast, the average toilet seat contains only 49 microbes per square inch.


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    Last edited: May 24, 2010
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  2. zodiac

    zodiac Peon

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    #2
    mine has 53,000 microbes per square inch.
     
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  3. fishmania

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    Thats hilarious, I just cleaned my board.
     
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    MarTh- Well-Known Member

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    #4
    My keyboard gets very dirty, but I know not to clean it with water, I take all the keys out manually..It sometimes takes an hour of time or more just to do this clean thoroughly and put all the keys back.
     
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  5. looking4vps

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    #5
    take a shop vac to the keyboard it should suck all the dirt up
     
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  6. fishmania

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    or use regular vacuum to suck everything out. but wet cleaning also needs to be used.
     
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    No, but I desperately need to. There are enough crumbs in there for a whole 'nother sandwich.
     
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    #8
    wow! really??
    how do you clean your keyboard and mouse??
     
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    reddevil Active Member

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    yeah it has become my routine now a days
     
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    Padalda Banned

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    #10
    We can only clean the dust , but how can we get rid of these bacterias ?
     
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  11. fishmania

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    I added a picjture of how to clean your keyboard. These are two of the simplest ways to do that.
     
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  12. deluxdon

    deluxdon Catch Me If You Can...!!!™ Staff

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    #12
    Just cleaned my keyboard after seeing this thread :p

    DON.
     
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    Serious Workers Well-Known Member

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    I do it daily when I start my PC. Actually it is my habit.
     
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    I clean my keyboard maybe once every 3 months I would not need to do it daily, but sometimes I do eat in front of my computer and hair gets in between the keys..eww always needs to be somewhat clean for me
     
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    Yes Off course I can daily clean to my keyboard,
    What you will need:
    lint free cloth.
    dry cloth or duster.
    cotton buds.
    Can of compressed air or vaccum cleaner.
     
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    #16
    how would that work with a laptop
     
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    It's my habit to clean the keyboard first before starting using my laptop. I'm using anti-static brush to clean it.

    - Dynashox -
     
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  18. looking4vps

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    I never thought of that thanks for the info
     
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    I do regularly clean my keyboard and mouse. I use lysol after too...
     
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    I never clean it but i think i have to start clean my keyboard.
     
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