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Poll: The strangest thing I've found when cleaning my keyboard: Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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Cecilia Civetta 
Italy
Local time: 13:47
Member (2003)
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All of the above!!
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As well as all the above, quantities of fluff - enough to knit half a cardigan. Best way of extracting it is half a bent paperclip, gently pulled along all the grooves.
Jenny "aka La Tricoteuse".
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DianaMoore
Panama
Local time: 06:47
English to Spanish
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| M&M and Frosties | Sep 2, 2007 |
I have found pieces of M&Ms and Frosties on the PC keyboard (kids).
Just fluff on the laptop.
Jenny, I don't want you walking around with 1/2 cardigan this winter. So, if you need more fluff just ask.
[Edited at 2007-09-02 13:11]
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KathyT
Australia
Local time: 21:47
Japanese to English
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| Whenever I clean it... | Sep 2, 2007 |
Whenever I clean it, I end up destroying my keyboard and buying a new one. Now I bought a wireless keyboard and I clean it every single day to avoid opening it and destroying it again and again and again...
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| Corn flakes, bugs, clips... | Sep 2, 2007 |
... hair, children stuff, and tons of dust.
There are also unidentified entities I do not dare to investigate .
Good weekend to all,
Andrés
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Fiamma Lolli
Italy
Local time: 13:47
Spanish to Italian
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... and the smallest feather I've ever seen. But I live in the country and the window is always open to the birds...
[Edited at 2007-09-02 14:13]
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| A small gold earring | Sep 2, 2007 |
And it is still there, because I would not dare to open my beloved keyboard. Therefore, everyday I shake it face-down and move the little piece of gold below the spacebar so it will not interfere with my work.
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| Not dead insects, but living ants | Sep 2, 2007 |
I've had an ant invasion during these rainy days... and I've just found them carrying away the crumbs from my keyboard. So they proved very useful in the end!
[Editat la 2007-09-02 14:54]
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| Never clean it | Sep 2, 2007 |
Back at school, on computer classes (it were times of Windows 3.1) I learned only one thing: NEVER eat or drink at a computer station.
So whenever I eat or drink something, I always keep it far from my keyboard (especially since I have a laptop now and spoiling something on it may even kill the whole machine). The only cleaning I do is dust cleaning - although not really needed, as there is not time for dust to sit on... See more
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Is anybody that "rough and tough" with his or her keyboard? I mean, how strongly do you type? Ouch!
I'm like M. Anna, I hate getting close to the keyboard with food or drinks. Not that I'm a camel or anything, I do drink -and eat, but I keep those on a little table next to my desk, and I use my wheeled chair (not wheel chair) in order to satisfy my hunger or thirst.
Anyway, I never eat anything sticky or that may fall into crumbs if I'm at the desk. It's more likely to be an a... See more Is anybody that "rough and tough" with his or her keyboard? I mean, how strongly do you type? Ouch!
I'm like M. Anna, I hate getting close to the keyboard with food or drinks. Not that I'm a camel or anything, I do drink -and eat, but I keep those on a little table next to my desk, and I use my wheeled chair (not wheel chair) in order to satisfy my hunger or thirst.
Anyway, I never eat anything sticky or that may fall into crumbs if I'm at the desk. It's more likely to be an apple or sth similar. If I want any kind of junk food, I go to the kitchen and wash my hands afterwards (I'm a bit of a freak, I know). It helps setting limits to this junk eating also. ▲ Collapse
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nordiste
France
Local time: 13:47
English to French
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| Cat's hair and whiskers | Sep 2, 2007 |
My cat likes to walk on my keyboard or sit on it, especially when it's supper time and I stay at my desk to late.
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| Staples, pieces of paper... | Sep 2, 2007 |
All of the above plus staples, pieces of paper, dried glue, some other things I need to certify my translations or to prepare my university lessons.
I often clean my keyboard using a brush, which proves a very useful way of dusting it without damaging the keys. Another method is taking a deep breath and boliwing into the keys; it is a real suprise everything that flies from my keyboard...of course I cannot forget the Costa Rican way of repairing things: gently hitting the back of th... See more All of the above plus staples, pieces of paper, dried glue, some other things I need to certify my translations or to prepare my university lessons.
I often clean my keyboard using a brush, which proves a very useful way of dusting it without damaging the keys. Another method is taking a deep breath and boliwing into the keys; it is a real suprise everything that flies from my keyboard...of course I cannot forget the Costa Rican way of repairing things: gently hitting the back of the keyboard is really useful.
If none of these methods works to get rid of the garbage, I take out some keys and clean the surrounding areas. So far, my keyboard continues working without any problems. ▲ Collapse
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Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 13:47
Member (2002)
French to English
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Apparently you can put keyboards in the dishwasher and they come out as good as new.
I've never had the nerve to try this - has anyone else?
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