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Treacodactyl
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 05 1:26 pm Post subject: Crumbs in your equipment

Anyone got any good tips for getting crumbs out of your equipment? I've tried shaking it while holding it upside down but they are still there. Of course I'm talking about my keyboard, and one of the problems of eating my lunch at my desk is the amount of crumbs that build up. In the past I've tried removing the odd key but then they often don't go back. I don't have access to a vacuum cleaner at work.

On the subject of cleaning I thought I'd just share with you the description on a phone wipe 'The effective method of removing unpleasant body grease from telephones'

Mmmm.

Northern_Lad

Joined: 13 Dec 2004
Posts: 14210
Location: Somewhere

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 05 1:29 pm Post subject:
Don't know how it would go down with your employers, but could you use ants? Sneaky little blightes seam to get in to most places. Putting keys back on isn't a problem - remembering where most of them go is the hard part!

jema
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 05 1:37 pm Post subject:
Ah the seseme seed keyboard Brings back memories

Nanny

Joined: 17 Feb 2005
Posts: 4520
Location: carms in wales

Posted: Tue Apr 26, 05 7:30 pm Post subject: crumbs in the equipment
frankly i wouldn't have told anybody about the crumbs in your equipment...................... your private life's your own love

Gertie

Joined: 08 Jan 2005
Posts: 1638
Location: Yorkshire

Posted: Wed Apr 27, 05 3:35 pm Post subject:
We have a strict policy at work - no food or drink allowed in the office. That doesn't stop staples landing between the keys and getting stuck, I end up shaking my keyboard upside down for ages getting the bloomin' things out.

Gervase

Joined: 17 Nov 2004
Posts: 8655

Posted: Wed Apr 27, 05 4:52 pm Post subject:

I used to find loads of eyelashes and eyebrow hairs in my keyboard when I worked in an office. Gawd knows why...
I did once try the trick of shoving a keyboard under the cold tap when I spilled a glass of wine on it - and it worked a treat! I'm told, though, that to be on the safe side you should then flush it out with distilled water lest the scale cause problems.
These days I've mothballed the decent but oh-so-impractically-white Apple keyboard and use a manky old one which can cope with all the dust, lime and crud in the house.
So far, so g@$(&^asdf

gavin

Joined: 10 Feb 2005
Posts: 93
Location: Leeds, W Yorks

Posted: Thu Apr 28, 05 12:29 am Post subject:
A "pooter"? https://www.ise5-14.org.uk/prim3/New_Guidelines/New_Plan/P1/G2/Teachers_Guide/LT-A1_2.htm gives the idea. Worth a little bit of care though - #2 son has vivid memories of being given a pooter WITHOUT the gauze protection in school. Being a biddable wee lad, he swallowed several insects, woodlice and spiders, before realising his equipment was faulty All best - Gavin

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