Haha
OT perhaps but putting your keyboard into the dishwasher sounds Ok,
considering my German email friend's Mum who did the washing in her
front loader, only to find she'd also pre-rinsed, reverse-cycle
washed, rinsed, low and high speed spun, the favourite family cat.
Lucky it wasn't one of those washer-dryer models. She could have had
baked dinner. Lazarus did not rise.
Reg
On 08/04/2010, at 5:50 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote:
Hi all
I always like this Keyboard cleaning thread when it comes up.
As an other option (once the keyboard is clean,...) look at getting
something like the iSkin range of Keyboard covers.
I use them on all the keyboards I have here (and laptops too).
Although they
take a little to get used to them, I love them now. They are a sort of
plastic/rubber cover that goes over the keyboard. It protects it
from dirt
and dust (and even the odd water spill), and the new ones have a
microban
feature. And they are washable.
So it means once it's on the keyboard, you never have to worry about
the
Keyboard ever again! (And I've got some keyboards going on 5+ years
old that
look as new as they day they came out of the packet (well pretty
close to
it)). When the cover gets dirty, you just take it off, wash it and
then put
it back on again.
(They also do covers for iPhones and iPods as well as laptops, and
including
the Apple Wireless Keyboard).
You can see the whole range here:-
<http://www.tryandbyte.com.au/cgi-bin/page.pl?page=432&title=iSkin>
For the Aluminium Wireless keyboard:-
<http://tinyurl.com/ygj3yxf>
Apple Aluminium Keyboard:-
<http://tinyurl.com/yjedw8x>
Previous white Apple Keyboard (And wireless keyboard)
<http://tinyurl.com/yhr4woe>
For MacBook, MacBookPro and MacBook Air
<http://tinyurl.com/y8a45wr>
Generally retail for about $45-$55, so not "overly" cheap, but if you
consider you can wash them and replacement cost of a keyboard, they
work out
quite a good cost. (Plus factor in time taken to have to clean the
keyboard!!)
If anyone is interested, or wants more info, feel free to contact me
off
list. If enough people want them, I can see if I can get a "bulk
discount"
for a WAMUG purchase.
Just something else to consider as well.
Kind Regards
Daniel
On 8/4/10 3:08 PM, "Pete Smith" <smudd...@internode.on.net> wrote:
G'day Severin.
Just to add my two cents worth. A couple of years ago; before I
became a
convert; I was trying to find out how to remove the keys from my
keyboard
attached to my old PC. I was surprised how many people on the net
had actually
put their keyboards in the dishwasher. It was pretty much agreed
that because
they were basically "solid state with no wires" it was safe as long
as they
were dried properly. Most people, like Peter left their keyboards
for about
three days to really dry.
From memory, the other point was not to use hot water.
I'm my own dishwasher so I didn't try it. Also didn't want to be
without a
keyboard for 3 days so just removed each key and cleaned everything
bit by bit
with rubbing alcohol - it was all plastic.
My only problem with the Apple keyboard (perhaps Peter or someone
else can
comment on this) is that it has the usb cable permanently attached
and I don't
know how that would go in a dishwasher. I would imagine the
wireless ones
would be fine.
The other thing about this post is that now I have taken a closer
look at my
own keyboard - it's starting to look a little grubby. Rats! Better
turn the
lighting down a notch!!
Regards,
Pete Smith
On 08/04/2010, at 13:18 PM, Severin Crisp wrote:
That is really interesting, Peter. How did you pluck up courage
to try it
the first time?!!!
Severin
On 08/04/2010, at 8:42 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote:
On 07/04/2010, at 11:57 AM, Severin Crisp wrote:
Can anyone recommend a method/product for cleaning keyboards of
that grime
that just accumulates on and down between the keys. I realise
that a
scrubbing brush and soapy water is not a viable way to go!
Severin Crisp
It sounds a bit drastic but one method that works very well (I've
tried it
myself) is to put the keyboard in the dishwasher! You must avoid
soap, and
preferably have nothing else in the dishwasher at the time. You
must also
ensure that the keyboard is completely dry before using it (I
hung mine on
the clothesline for three days). As with all things, proceed at
your own
risk.
I find that with the new aluminium keyboards a simply wipe down
with a damp
cloth is all it takes.
Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services
FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer
Perth, Western Australia
Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 064 948
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