Which anti-malarial for 1 yr?

Nick-H · May 13th, 2008, 14:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by GerardKelly

Hey Nick:

I rather lick a keyboard than a toilet seat (not that I would go out of my way to do either). It's the quality of the microbes not the quantity. Most microbes on a keyboard aren't going to make one sick with bacterial diarrhea, unless one is picking more than one's nose at the computer. Cheers. GK

Well, apparently, yes they are!

I cannot quote research, or even point to the article where I read this, but the microbial population of your keyboard, unless you are an absolute hygiene fanatic, is, it seems, much more likely to make you ill than your toilet seat. And yes, part of it is to do with nose contents.

Hands up those who never pick their nose while sitting at the computer.

Err, right. Didn't see a single hand.

machadinha · May 13th, 2008, 15:24

Hm. Not really. Mrs. M. complains I sneeze at the screen though. (One of those modern things that no one knows how to clean. The manual tells you you shouldn't using conventional methods. It just sadly neglects to tell you what to use instead.)

ps Opening a beer can in front of it isn't a good idea for similar reasons.

wonderwomanusa · May 14th, 2008, 02:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by machadinha

Hm. Not really. Mrs. M. complains I sneeze at the screen though. (One of those modern things that no one knows how to clean. The manual tells you you shouldn't using conventional methods. It just sadly neglects to tell you what to use instead.)

ps Opening a beer can in front of it isn't a good idea for similar reasons.

With the computer OFF: Wipe screen with a lint-free cloth, then use 50-50 rubbing alcohol and water, wipe in an straight downward motion until it's clear and dry.

Nick-H · May 14th, 2008, 02:46

Opening a can of beer in front of the screen sounds like a perfectly unconventional cleaning method!

What I hate is the people that point things out by sticking their greasy finger prints on your screen. My screen and my spectacles are about the only things I do bother to keep clean!

It also occurs to me that the danger to health probably comes from other people's keyboards! One's own is just recycling the same germs.

And I'm just noticing how grubby mine is

...

edwardseco · May 14th, 2008, 03:58

Nick, in them olde days we took a bucket of water with dish soap and dunked the board in. Dry thoroughly!!! (no warranties express or implied)..

Nick-H · May 14th, 2008, 04:11

He's not joking! I've known an engineer to do exactly that with a coffee-filled keyboard!

machadinha · May 14th, 2008, 08:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by wonderwomanusa

With the computer OFF: Wipe screen with a lint-free cloth, then use 50-50 rubbing alcohol and water, wipe in an straight downward motion until it's clear and dry.

Only at IndiaMike where even a dry off-topic comment is promptly met with a helpful answer!

Thanks WonderWoman, I'll keep it in mind

Nick-H · May 14th, 2008, 12:58

Now I'm more aware of the fly that is visiting my keyboard, attracted by grunge, and coming from....

It's a wonder I'm still alive, really!

GerardKelly · May 14th, 2008, 22:52

Are we not all becoming a bit anally retentive (or is it anally expressive)?

Nick-H · May 14th, 2008, 23:01

Yep. It's called Traveller's Anal Retentiveness!

May 13th, 2008, 15:24	#77
machadinha Not Your Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: yörp Posts: 9,428	Hm. Not really. Mrs. M. complains I sneeze at the screen though. (One of those modern things that no one knows how to clean. The manual tells you you shouldn't using conventional methods. It just sadly neglects to tell you what to use instead.) ps Opening a beer can in front of it isn't a good idea for similar reasons. __________________ Reading tips, all picked up at IndiaMike : INDAX's A Comprehensive Guide To India / Dinoj Surendran's Desi Humor / ITHVC on Culture Shock & Travel Health / JetLag Travel Guides For the Undiscerning Traveller / India Travel Links

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Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 24,614	Opening a can of beer in front of the screen sounds like a perfectly unconventional cleaning method! What I hate is the people that point things out by sticking their greasy finger prints on your screen. My screen and my spectacles are about the only things I do bother to keep clean! It also occurs to me that the danger to health probably comes from other people's keyboards! One's own is just recycling the same germs. And I'm just noticing how grubby mine is ...

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edwardseco Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes. Posts: 3,582	Nick, in them olde days we took a bucket of water with dish soap and dunked the board in. Dry thoroughly!!! (no warranties express or implied)..

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