Lifting the lid on computer filth

[limbo]

Some light reading for lunch ;)

BBC article: [news.bbc.co.uk...]

"Desks are really bacteria cafeterias"

I am off to get some steriwipes!

[graywolf]

STOP, before you reach for the anti-bacterial soap read this:

[van.hep.uiuc.edu...]

[edit_g]

I just don't know who to believe - help me - I'm standing with my hands under the faucet and I just don't know what to do! ;)

[limbo]

I plucked a few buttons from my keyboard to see what lay beneath. Low and behold a small jungle of ecosystems are eeking out an existance down there. Mainly feeding on marmite toast crumbs, cookie bits and other unidentifyable 'matter'.

Now I am not one to shrug off the possiblilty of bacterial super bugs infecting my deskspace but this mess needs a blast of something stronger than palmolive. And on reading the FOO post made some time back about keyboard clealiness I want to avoid hot water and hairdryers ;)

I found a compressed aircanister in the basement used to fill party balloons - they keys are soaking in the sink and I have just forcibley ejected the offending residue from the keyboard using it as an airgun. I have added a liberal coating of cleansing solvent and a quick scrubbing to remove the rest - It looks as good as new!

Now all I have to do is remember which keys go where...

[herewego]

Limbo, so now you just sprayed your work environment with the remnants from under your keys?
Time to move to another office ;)

[deejay]

humph! *looks sideways at limbo* I'd rather melt down my keyboard again than risk my health with marmitosis (closely related to asbestosis).

*wields hairdryer with aplomb*

[olwen]

Well I just pulled all the keys from my keyboard, and washed them in warm water. Dried them with a pile of tissues, and scrubbed the base with a toothbrush. Then had to get all hte ekys abck ni het rhgit pclea.

[grandpa]

Mix a little marmitosis with some choice hops, then research how you can tame that beast and have it do your typing for you.

[trillianjedi]

I just bought a new keyboard. What's the big deal?

They only cost $10 these days. A new one every three months isn't going to break the bank is it?

You disgusting dirty bunch of people ;-)

TJ

[limbo]

Someones nicked my keyboard!

(I am temporarily using a spare from the stationary (dust) cupboard)

Office jokers, if I find them I'll be using that airgun in other hard to reach places!