[ubuntu-uk] Bacteria in your PC

[Thomas Ibbotson]

Sean Anderson wrote:
> On Thu, 2008-05-01 at 22:35 +0100, Andrew Oakley wrote:
>   
>> Oh, for heaven's sake. A new keyboard is two quid from a computer fair. 
>> You're really not saving any money, and wasting considerable effort, if 
>> you need to clean your keyboard more than once or twice a year.
>>
>> -- 
>> Andrew Oakley
>>     
>
> Yes, a lovely cheap, RSI-inducing plastic board of clackity wrist
> strain... not quite in the same league as a svelte laptop-style keyboard
> from Apple or Logitech :)
> 
> Re: the dishwasher method. I've never tried it, but is there any reason
> for it not to work if you leave the keyboard to dry properly afterwards?
>
> Sean.
>
>
>   
There's a link to "How to clean your keyboard" at the end of the 
article, and I quote:
"Don't pop your keyboard in the dishwasher to clean it. This is an 
internet myth. Your keyboard may sparkle but it probably won’t work."

Tom