@jurban

Oh yeah - but I clean all my "fingers" electronics at least weekly - phone, keyboard, mouse and Fitbit .

@Cosmichomicide

You are clearly a better person than am I.

Do you have a keyboard that is separate from your computer?

@jurban

OK, so I have 3 keyboards, not including the one I never use on the laptop. Every week they get a superficial cleaning, periodically I pull their little caps off and give them the deep cleaning love and attention they deserve.

@Cosmichomicide
I often do a
- Shake
- Shake
- Shake
and marvel at how much falls out.

When I post that recommendations to my FB friends I get a lot of disgusted reactions from those that do it.

@jurban

My keyboard ritual is the traditional shake, followed by the old school compressed air (though I have a gun for that and not the disposable cans), followed by slime/goo. If anything seems like it's not responsive, I pull the key and clean or replace the switch and/or cap entirely.

And yes, folks need to clean their keyboards just to get an idea of how EWWWWW things can be.

@jurban

Keep in mind that these are my occupational tools (keyboards, mice).

@jurban

And no, I do not use a KVM. More trouble than it is worth if you have the space to dedicate.

@Cosmichomicide
I'm on my 4th kvm.
I've got a remote velcroed to the edge of my desk that has a line-of-sight to the KVM mounted on the underside of my wall cabinets. I'm switching all day long.

I'll be designing a keyboard tray that fits under the desk when not using the computer. Then positioned for sitting. Then positioned for standing.

The tray will be a mesh so that all disgusting stuff falls through it continuously.

@jurban

Yeah, switching drives me batty. I'm remote, so everything has it's own stuff and I just swivel or turn (variable standing desk).

Every few years, I get a wild hair to try a KVM again and within a day I'm cranky at the extra step.