Oh and don't actually DO this if you are online and in the middle of something.

MysticMaid, baby, the original, real microfiber cloth. The rest are junk, I've tried them.

Just wet it and wring it as dry as humanly possible, it does the job easily and well.

Now, let's talk about hand washing!

My keyboard smells like electronic stuff but I keep it clean because, yuck!

My hands are probably cleaner than most people's. I am always washing something OR my hands. I have a problem about things being Super clean but never seem to achieve that. Why do things get so dirty so fast?? And I'm the only one here and I don't remember bringing all this dirt in. I steam clean my carpets and a week later they LOOK dirty again to me.

Okay we have two people here with their hands raised, anybody else?????

I have a hard and fast rule against wearing white. White=dirt.........if you wear it, it will come.

I can stand perfectly still for about ten seconds and BAMMM!!!! I have a dirt spot.

After I turn the keyboard over and knock out the dust and crumbs...

I use Rubbing alcohol on a q-tip--it works wonders.

The alcohol evaporates quickly so it doesn't cause any damage to your keyboard and it will get off any nasty, sticky, where did that come from stuff.

This is how I've cleaned all of my keyboards... never had a problem with them

Hope this helps...

Abbie

You could almost eat off my keyboard. AYUP, can't stand even a crumb on it. I use a microfiber cloth to clean it too!

In fact, my "w" key wasn't working, so Dell sent me a new keyboard and I installed it myself. This coming from a techno GEEK, was an amazing feat.

I use high pressure air this way it frees the keyboard of thingys and diaper wipes clean the rest, i am also not above just buying a new one

Good suggestions everyone...I'm going to use some of them. I'm pretty phobic about germs, too, and keep a container of Clorox wipes on the desk next to the keyboard and wipe it down several times a day....both of my sons use this computer, too, and I'm willing to bet they don't wash their hands as many times as I do.

Now that I've thought about it...I'm going to buy a new keyboard. It's been a while and the "N" and "E" are invisible...as in rubbed off.

Oh, and my keyboard doesn't have any smell to it...I waited until I was sure nobody was around and smelled it. Nope...no smell!

that all the keys except the big ones like your enter key and shift and space bar pop off right? That way you can clean all the keys fairly easily and clean undersneath as well. Getting them all back on in the correct location is fun. I use Q-Tips and soapy water to clean in between the ones that don't pop off. Also, this particular KB I have I can put in the tub and wash it. Due to mineral content the final rinse is done with distilled water. Don't set the KB in water just get it wet, use a bit of soap and some type of scrubby and go to town on it. The newer KB's can also be placed in the top rack of your dishwasher believe it or not. I haven't tried that one myself but have talked to a fellow techie that does this. *shrug* I believe you would place it keys down as much as possible.