Recent studies have shown that your keyboard is probably harboring more germs and bacteria than your toilet seat. This actually makes a lot of sense if you think about it. Most of us probably do everything from eating to blowing our nose without ever washing our hands before we start typing away.
There is no need to become a ‘germaphobe’ over this, just take regular precautions such as wiping down your keyboard with a wet wipe (the alcohol variety such as baby wipes should be fine) and washing your hands before eating (if you don’t do this already).
This study isn’t to scare you, just make you more aware of what you are literally touching right now.
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Chuck it into the dishwasher.
Some techie on C/Net or TechRepublic, sometime ago, decided to do exactly that, thinking he could afford to sacrifice one keyboard. But wonder of wonders it came out looking like new and none the worse for wear.
I haven’t had the heart to try it. My keyboard has performed flawlessly from day one nine years ago.