Remove each key, dust the underside and replace. * Warning, you will most likely find many eyelashes and several crumbs etc. It will be disturbing but cleansing.
* Only to be done when extreme procrastination is required.
The keys on mine are sort of 'wedged on' and you can gently lever them off. (That's an iBook)
An alternative to thorough key removal is using the sticky bit of a post-it note to grab the stuff. A small bit of blu-tak might work to. *wonders if europeans have blu tak*
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Date: 2008-01-20 02:18 pm (UTC)* Only to be done when extreme procrastination is required.
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Date: 2008-01-20 02:23 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-01-20 02:29 pm (UTC)An alternative to thorough key removal is using the sticky bit of a post-it note to grab the stuff. A small bit of blu-tak might work to. *wonders if europeans have blu tak*
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Date: 2008-01-20 02:37 pm (UTC)Thanks for the tips - I also have a (fairly elderly) iBook, so I will experiment with care some time when I'm really, really bored...
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Date: 2008-01-20 02:45 pm (UTC)exactlyhalf reports that the arrow keys on his ibook were very hard to get back on, so maybe leave these in place.
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Date: 2008-01-20 05:39 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-01-20 05:43 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-01-20 08:30 pm (UTC)But then I'm quite happy to take the keys off too, but do remember to lay them out in order, Ms Leaf.
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Date: 2008-01-20 09:42 pm (UTC)On the other hand, a lot of the letters have worn off the keyboard anyway, so that's one potential problem fewer...
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Date: 2008-01-20 09:36 pm (UTC)