Or, well, CLEAN YOUR KEYBOARDS. Just a wild guess. :)

Here's a rough guide for weekly/monthly cleaning:

  1. Blow out as much as you can with canned air.
  2. Clean the surface of the keyboard as you clean any surface, but make sure no liquid drops into the keyboard.
  3. Let it dry.
And for 6-monthly/yearly cleaning:
  1. Pop off all keys with a screw driver or key remover.
  2. Do the canned air trick.
  3. Dip all keys in a solution of a strong cleaner (I've used biotex and ammonia), stir.
  4. Wash off the keys with lots of water.
  5. Let everything dry.
  6. Put the keys back on the keyboard in Dvorak order.
And washing your hands *before* you use a keyboard greatly helps keeping it clean. Oh, and don't smoke!!! Smokers have filthy hands and ditto keyboards.

If the uncleanliness of keyboards scares you, don't touch door knobs, as those too are often not cleaned! And think about phones, especially mobile ones. What about your car keys? Think twice next time you fill up the car - who's touched that hose before?

It's time to buy lots of soap!

Update: hey, where's my sig?

In reply to Re: OT: Wash hands after computer use. by Juerd
in thread OT: Wash hands after computer use. by zentara

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