how do u clean your key board?

Unplug it from the cpu.
Lift it upside down, tap the bottom to get rid of trapped dirt and sesame seeds/poppy seeds from that bagel you had.

Spray Windex onto a folded up paper towel, not too much, just enough to wet the towel. While still holding the keyboard upside down, wipe the keys with the paper towel to remove the built-up grime on the keys.

G4 Dual 1 G Mac OS X (10.4.4)

You don't. You throw it out and buy a new one. You could pull all the keys off if you wanted to but its a real pain and you risk screwing up the keyboard and you'd end up buying a new one anyway.

You can spray Windex on a rag and clean the top of the keys, but eventually hair and other stuff gets in between the keys to the point of beyond disgusting. That is when it's new keyboard time.

BTW you don't have to buy an Apple keyboard. There are plenty of $20 USB keyboards around.

I personally love the "feel" of the mac keyboards.. I think if you get one of those canned air sprays (fairly cheap), to clean up between the keys, that should be strong enough to get rid of the crud in there.

To remove "debris", I knock (tap) the keyboeard around a bit while vaccuming along the keys with a bristle attachment. Then cleaning with solvent as others have mentioned.

Haven't tried it with the newer keyboard (clear case) yet, but the circuitry is simple enough I've ran keyboards thru the dishwasher in the past. Just make sure you let it dry thoroughly before using it. Returns it to new condition.

Mark

Or you can stop the keyboard from getting dirty in the first place with this product;

http://www.iskin.com/protouch_xt.html

Then when it gets dirty, remove it and wash under the faucet, let it dry and replace it on your keyboard.

I second iSkin's ProTouch keyboard cover. We have one for all our PBs. Works a charm. Saves the hassle of having to clean the keyboard or buy a new one.

I just use a damp lint free cloth. I heard using cleaners with alcohol and amonia can turn plastic yellow over time.

I use an air compressor with a nozzle attachement at about 80 psi and blow it out. I use soapy water on a slightly dampened rag (not wet, wring the water out) to clean the finger grease off.

In a dishwasher...lol. I have a stack of keyboards from work that have gone bad, I'll try the dishwasher on a pro extened key board, I'll let you knoe how it works.

There's one product nobody's mentioned in this thread. It works great. It's called Dial soap. It comes in a little bar and you rub it on your hands under a running faucet, then use the resulting suds to thoroughly wash the grime, bacteria, jelly, banana, pizza sauce, chocolate, pretzel salt, boogers, and other detritus off your hands. Do this before you use your computer.
If you do it every time and don't eat or drink while you're working there, it'll go a long way toward eliminating the problem. 🙂, (but I mean it. And - nothing personal!)

Dr. Tom

iMac 1.8 /17" Mac OS X (10.4.4)