Comments on: It’s Time For My Bath! British Keyboards Beg to be Cleaned

By: Deb H.

Deb H. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:25:39 +0000

My associate and I run a computer lab of 30 pcs in an elementary school.

With the pcs off, we have tried: blue window cleaner, ammoniated name-brand cleaners full strength & properly diluted, chemically smelling cleaners such as Formula $)( [decode the upper case characters] and others.

The ONLY thing that removed the graphite-imbedded, oily grime that was bonded to the plastic surfaces of both keyboards and mice were the WHITE name-brand magic cleaning sponges.

These sponges only had to be damp so there is no dripping into the keyboards. The peripherals look like NEW. Plus, it works super fast and is easy on the skin without fumes.

I came here while on a search to find devices to disinfect computer equipment with UVC sterilizing lights. It will stop noroviruses, MRSA and flu viruses as well as lice and bacteria. The search continues…

By: Pamela J

Pamela J — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:06:31 +0000

I work in a high school in the US where the computer lab keyboards get so disgusting that you can’t even see the letters on the keys. While the excuse can be made that there is no money to pay someone to clean them, the real problem is that the school “administrators” have no clue that this is a real health problem that should be addressed on a regular basis. On a scale of 1 to 10, dirty keyboards rate a negative 5. Since the students are allowed to eat at the computers while typing, maybe the students themselves are developing a strong resistance to the germs – or, it might be the reason they get so sick. Personally – I don’t think a little alcohol is going to result in “super bugs”. It’s like washing your hands.

By: rudy

rudy — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:45:02 +0000

I do agree with you on such issue with it comes to natural selection we’ll see these organisms adapting thus becoming tougher to eradicate through these suggested methods. How about some good UV irradiation of these bacteria, no real transformation takes place for those survive (meaning they don;t take up remnants DNA fragments and become resistant). I would be in shock to hear of bacteria that are UV resistant now….

By: Keletso Boitumelo Manamela

Keletso Boitumelo Manamela — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:45:59 +0000

i am quite worried about this ‘disinfect’ concept that the world has got etched in thier every-day deads! I believe that over disinfeting will end up leaving us in serious trouble as we kill weaker bacteria and pathogens but leave room for stronger and more dangerous ones to infest and grow. i also think that pathogens will eventually evolve and get immune to the disinfectents making them more stronger and dangerous! Please get back to me about my theories as soon as posible