When was the last time you cleaned your computer?

Cleaned everything including the Keyboard. It was my X-Mas present to my computer and keyboard.

 

Caught me at the wrong time Arie,

Last time? This month (About 2 weeks ago, because it really needed it). Normally every 6-12 month though.

 

Last time was the end of this summer. With all of the construction going on at the nearby high school my place became quite dusty from all of the trucks hauling gravel by here.

Now that my furnace has been running for a month and all the dust has been blown out of the ducts it is time to replace the furnace filter again and clean my computer once more.

I try to clean it every 4 months, but sometimes get so busy that I forget, as one previously posted pictured showed.

 

I clean mine out once a year

 

I clean the inside of the computer but how do you clean a keyboard? My space bar sticks...

 

Good question Arie. Merry Christmas. Usually I bring everything to the garage and use compressed air to blow out all the dust and debris. It is alway a mess. I don't do it in the winter as often as in the rest of the year.

 

I clean mine

Bi-Annually or atleast try too!

Inside the Tower, the keyboard not too often I have one of those Flexible Keyboard so when it get's really dirty I just shut down the computer and use a wash rag on the thing!

 

Another good reason for secondary keyboards. My one year old laptop keys are still new because they are never used. When the ext. keyboard gets really bad, I disconnect and clean top of keys. Or, just buy a new one.

 

You can use a combination of compressed air, a brush with semi soft bristles and a dental pick to get between the keys.

 

I clean my new one every month, my laptops every three months. I post on my calendar when to do this, so I don't forget. Computers gather dust, even when you're not using them.

 

Cleaned the Tower about 3 months ago--and the keyboard once a week--blow the dust of the screen & keyboard daily.

Note: Found a GREAT CHEAP TOOL for blowing off the dust from your computer inside and out--I spotted a "computer tech "? at Staples using it on the inside on a computer tower and thought it was some kind of SPECIAL TOOL---when I asked him what it was and where he got it he told me it's just a BALLOON BLOW-UP PUMP that they gave to the people in staples when they ordered a bunch of balloons---it's really great because it blows air on both the in & out stroke. I found one at WALLY WORLD for a lousy $3.00--sure beats the hell out of compressed air at $5 a can and will probably last a long time--I imagine they are also available at stores that sell PARTY SUPPLIES also but no-one beats Wal-Marts prices.
http://www.yoyoballoons.com/pdshop/shop/search.asp

 

Thank you very much...already done! Did not take long at all...

 

Your keyboard comes apart? Mine is a logitech and it does not come apart...what brand is yours?

 

1. Cleaned inside tower last month, usually yearly. Dust on fan cases a lot - human skin flakes?
2. Software cleaner weekly.
3. How to clean inside PSU? Vacuum on fan port may do it, but I do not know

 

This is what I need to do. I clean my keyboard regularly, innards never.

 

Mine was cleaned in May 2009 when it went back to HP for service- they did a pretty good job. I guess I should stop being so lazy and clean it this week........