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Re: Mia890
Several people have suggested that. I shall have to go get some.
posted by
TAPS.
on April 10, 2015 at 5:30 PM
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I also keep a little can of pressurized air handy, and clean my keyboard regularly. I usually have to use a rag to wash the keys as well, because I'm accident-prone and regularly spill drink all over the place. 
posted by
Mia890
on April 10, 2015 at 12:36 PM
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TAPS
You could get one of those small blower/vacuums at a computer store for very small amount love.
posted by
WileyJohn
on April 9, 2015 at 7:25 AM
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A q-tip does really well to clean the keyboard.
posted by
skye08
on April 8, 2015 at 9:13 PM
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De-crumbing... like de-fragging, should be a regular part of
computer maintenance. I have the same issue from time to time. I got a techie to take the keyboard off and clean out crumbs and cat hair and random dust, for $20.
posted by
Ciel
on April 8, 2015 at 10:14 AM
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Will wait for your thoughts to come back together
posted by
Chuck_E_Ibrahim
on April 7, 2015 at 9:29 AM
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well you got lucky that everything started working, the keyboard I was using before had no groves for food to fall but for some reason it stopped working on all the letters
posted by
Lanetay
on April 7, 2015 at 8:03 AM
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as the cookie crumbles...I have that problem occasionally...One time at work years ago my boss had to take my keyboard apart to clean all the crumbs out of it..
posted by
Annicita
on April 6, 2015 at 5:08 PM
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Yeah, I would say eating anything right over your keyboard is a bad idea! It may be time to really break that habit . . . 
posted by
JimmyA
on April 6, 2015 at 1:57 PM
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Is it age? Is it because we grew up in that something like the same time warp? We are too much alike for it to be an accident. LOL. I have a nice little suction thing that helps get stuff out of my lap top.
posted by
Kabu
on April 6, 2015 at 11:47 AM
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I believe thaty's why they sell that air in a can to blow crud off the
keyboard at the Best Buy & other tech stores. We all crumb up the keyboard. And forget what we were going to write after the slightest distraction. We're like little bubble rainbows floating on every breeze that blows...
posted by
Pat_B
on April 6, 2015 at 11:00 AM
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I am guilty of eating and drinking at the computer too. Fortunately I have not gotten burned yet.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on April 6, 2015 at 9:13 AM
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My cat gets up on the desk between myself and my screen, and has more than once spilled whatever beverage I have with me...plus cat hair...and yes, crumbs too. I have a couple of keyboards on standby...this from experience. And in spite of all the keyboard problems, you have given us an interesting post! 
posted by
adnohr
on April 6, 2015 at 6:27 AM
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TAPS
Welcome to the club! My current one probably feeds on the stuff I'm dropping it - it seems to thrive on it, LOL...(I'm writing this on my so-called smartphone, which ain't even smart enough to recognize a flower when it sees one, so I can't give you one, sorry...:)
posted by
Nautikos
on April 6, 2015 at 4:29 AM
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Well I wear mine out so quickly Taps that I buy cheap ones ,or I am sure I would have
weeds growing up between the keyes. Don't spill your your coffee on it.
posted by
C_C_T
on April 5, 2015 at 11:31 PM
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I get DustOff it is a can of air with a little tube to point into the crevices to clean the computer with. I got wireless thinking it would be much smoother but it gets cranky if the mouse gets near the edge of the little pad it sits on. Isn't it always something. Love you lady.
posted by
Justi
on April 5, 2015 at 11:14 PM
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