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Does everyone here have as much trouble with keeping a keyboard as I do?
A few weeks ago I spilled yet another "beverage" onto the keyboard. Don't know if it was the build-up of "gook" due to the Pepsi, or the alcohol content that destroyed it. But, it had to be "put down"! (And, yes, it's the forum's fault, because if it weren't for the forum I would be sitting in the LazyBoy drinking instead of at the computer!)
Now, I have a new keyboard...and having serious problems with it, due to this forum. It's virtually impossible to get the seeds out from between the keys when they spill onto the keyboard! I have found "Redbud" seeds to be the worst for getting wedged between the keys. The Morning Glory seeds are usually easily picked up with the tweezers I keep next to the keyboard, but those oval Redbud seeds get wedged in there and end up falling down under the keys when I try to get them out with the tweezers. The zinnia seeds can usually be blown off the keyboard, unless there is a build-up of spilled "beverage" between the keys which causes them to stick.
Anyone know if they make a beverage/seed/parrot proof keyboard? (I admit...1/3 of the problem is from Lola. She runs down my arm every so often and pops the keys off the keyboard with her beak.)
Cindy
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My keyboard gets clogged with ash. and when l spill the wine it goes all gooey Actually l blame you when l read some of your posts, you make me laugh so much the ash drops off, followed by the wine spilling over it from a fit of giggling
Doreen
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a computer buddy of ours actually said if you spill stuff into the keyboard, you can wash keyboards off with a sprayhose, allow them to dry and plug them in...they are good to go..now, i have never actually tried this, the 13 bucks for a new one doesn't seem like much, but then again i don't have a big ol parrot pickin my keys off either! lol.
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You can also pop the keys out and clean with a q-tip or something, should you be so inclined. Also, I know they make plastic keyboard covers for businesses. You might notice them sometimes at various retail stores. Bet you could buy them at Staples or something, tho I've never actually checked. My problem is, I rub the letters off mine, then I can't type. I buy a new keyboard when I get sick of looking at all my magic-markered-in letters.
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Wish I would have know that! I just throw 'em in the garbage. I can usually pop the keys back on IF I can get them away from Lola. She tends to go a little balistic when she has something and I try to take it away from her. I lost two fingers trying to get one of my paint brushes away from her yesterday! She finally got REAL mad and just snapped it in half and laughed at me!
We fight and argue all the time! She started pulling my hair the other day and laughing about it, so I said "Watch it!" Then she said "YOU watch it!"
Cindy
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uh cindy? i am on the same keyboard i have been on for the last six years ?
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Hey Cindy, I have an awesome idea Memorize all the keys and where they'd be...
Then just pop off all the keys, give all the buttons to Lola to play with (she'll have some fun with some new toys for a while) and just type with the little thingies where the tabs would go....
Then when you spill anything into it, it's so easy clean up, just grab the q~tip and swab away...or get the seeds out without the tweezers or the headache! Heck, maybe even keep a straw by the keyboard, and you can s*ck the wine right out of the bottom of the pad!!!
Now you might have to build up some callus's Where those thingies would poke you, but hey, beats the sh*t outta throwin' them darn things away!!!
JUST KIDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDING!!!
Weezie
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My keyboard is almost 5 years old.......When I have drinks up here they are always in a bottle so I don't spill stuff--which is a huge surprise because I'm one of the clumsiest people in the world......being 5"10" doesn't make me the most graceful person.... Ever day I'm screaming OUCH, and Mark will laugh and yell what did you do to yourself now? So my keyboard is very lucky that it's in good shape.........okay, I'm knocking on wood now....lol
I just took my mouse apart not that long ago because it stopped working and you should've seen all the gunk in there.... It isn't one of those things I think about doing until it won't work.....it was really gross....
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quote: Heck, maybe even keep a straw by the keyboard,
Now THAT'S a good idea!
loz...I finally gave up on the mouse "dust bunnies" and got one of them there cordless optical whatevermajig mouses (mice? ) without that roller thing on the bottom! NO problem now! I've spilled everything you can think of on it and it still works. Just pick that bad boy up and rub it on my t-shirt and GOOD TO GO!!!
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gardenmom32210
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quote:I just took my mouse apart not that long ago because it stopped working and you should've seen all the gunk in there.
A few months ago my mouse stopped working and I took it back to the place I'm getting my computer from(it is still under warranty)...WELL...the sales guy proceeded to open it(in front of a bunch of customers)and SHOW ME all the gunk! I was sooooo embarrassed I never thought about having to clean it out
Now I'm sitting here looking at my keyboard...OMG SOMETHING MOVED ARGH...
G-Mom
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loz
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That's okay Karen........I've had my printer for over a year now and a while back it started printing funny......I was telling my friend and she said, did you clean it? I said, what do you mean clean it????? I had no idea at all that you had to clean your printer!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's the stuff that's written in the back of the printer manual in small print.......
I just figured you bought new cartridges when they ran out and that's it.....Needless to say that made me feel pretty stupid.....
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People get on here in the mornings and read this stuff and just go...
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gardenmom32210
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I know I do!!!
G-Mom
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loz
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Clean the nozzles on the printer.......lol There is a maintainence part in my printer software that does it......heck if I knew about it.....had to run it about 5 times to get my printer straightened out.
You know what's gross.....out of curiousity I just turned my keyboard over and tapped it on the desk.......tons of stuff fell out of it.....
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I don't know how many YEARS old it is.. but I'm sure it's really nasty. Just look at the top of it!
Steve has a brand new keyboard. I think it was only a month or so new.. and a kitten knocked over a cuppa coffee all over it! He took it completely apart, and washed it.. hung it up to dry, and had a HELL of a time putting it all back together.. but he did it, and it's still working.
I had to pipe in *of course*.......... If I were to take a picture of mine, you'd ALLLLLLLLL be falling off your chairs compared to Meg's. Cindy, would run out of room to type words in for the "things" around my computer/monitor/keyboard. Especially with the kids come in with stuff, junkmail, boyscouts/fundraisers/bibleschool info, who said it one time, the box of cereal for the kids, etc. must be right next to her, well, I would have to say, that's about the only thing that's NOT!!! I have a chair that's next to my desk that's a catch~all, I swear some days it's taller than me! I often think and wonder if I was on one of those makeover shows or Mission Organization or Martha Stewarts show, how they'd first go running out of the room and if they did attempt to do it, HOW the out come would look as when they have the final pictures of what they fixed it up to look like, It wouldn't work for me...I'd have it filled with kids toys and paper in a week! UGH!
Weezie
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Well.....there is NO WAY I'm posting a picture of mine on here! You all would make so much fun of me I'd have to go underground for a few weeks!
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Gosh, if I backed up far enough to take a pic of more than just the monitor & keyboard, and a little bit around it.. you'd be in for quite a shock. What a mess!!!
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Sorry Cindy, But I'd beat you in the MESS catagory!!! I hate paper work and dusting! *and putting away things, having to get up for things, reaching tooooooo far for things, and I just plain NEED ALOOOOOOOOT OF THINNNNNNNGS! (**I sound like a George Carlin joke there for a second, scared myself!!)
My husband says, "You have tooooooooooo much STUFF!!!"
Weezie Meg, got you beat by a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG shot!!!
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Cindy, Weezie.....I hereby issue you both an official dare....I dare you both to share the messiness of your desks so we can judge who's is worse......c'mon we want to see who has the messiest desk...
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geeeeesh....the dust mites are going to kill all of you off! See what you have caused Bill!!!! At least you have started with the first step in your 12 step program....admitting the problem. Step 2: SHUT DOWN THE COMPUTERS AND START SORTING!!!!
Before you start shutting down meg....is he ummm nudie toody??
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onto the keyboard. Don't know if it was the build-up of "gook" due to the Pepsi, or the alcohol content that destroyed it. But, it had to be "put down"! (And, yes, it's the forum's fault, because if it weren't for the forum I would be sitting in the LazyBoy drinking instead of at the computer!) ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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when l read some of your posts, you make me laugh so much ![[thumb]](graemlins/thumb.gif)
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She started pulling my hair the other day and laughing about it, so I said "Watch it!" Then she said "YOU watch it!" 
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Ever day I'm screaming OUCH, and Mark will laugh and yell what did you do to yourself now? So my keyboard is very lucky that it's in good shape.........okay, I'm knocking on wood now....lol![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
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I never thought about having to clean it out 
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