I'm ashamed to say it, but I 'burp' my laptop. I turn it on it's side, and slap the back of the keyboard so all the crumbs come out. But boy do a lot of crumbs come out.

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I usually just turn it over and bang it on my desk. That gets out most of it.

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I have a squidgy, rubberized keyboard. Not only is it impervious to accidental liquid output/spills, its impervious to crumbs, can be wiped off with a damp cloth and also can be folded and put into a briefcase with my laptop.

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Oh, funny, keyboard "snack remnants" happen to me all the time.



Uh, at my old job, I would turn my keyboard upside down and shake. Then I'd bang it on the desk. I'm not sure that's what you're supposed to do though.



For my new job (that I like), I'll maybe get one of those cans o'air or something...

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I haven't done many modern keyboards, but my husband has restored many old computers and for the worst ones we took apart the keyboard. He used spray air to clean delicate components, and I used hot soapy water to clean the dismantled keys. Old toothbrushes are great for this. Then we piece it all back together and voila, a TRS-80, almost new!!!

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An old roommate of mine landed something like cola all over my keyboard (and desk) while I was out of the country one time. He claimed, when I asked about the splashes everywhere, that he cleaned the keyboard by taking it in the shower with him...thanks for the visual, man.



Needless to say, that keyboard was never right again, whether it was the cola or the trauma of the shower, we'll never know.



At least they're cheap and easy to come by these days.

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My tip for crumbs is to take a piece of tape, fold it over so the sticky side is out and slide it down between the keys, repeat. If you don't have tape, a post-it note usually does the trick.

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