The other day while I was on the phone, I picked up a twist tie and started “picking” at my keyboard by running it through the gap in the keys. Of course since I haven’t cleaned it in probably 2 years, an enormous amount of dust, cat/dog fur, and other miscellaneous “gunk” came out. When all was said and done, about a handful of garbage was pulled out from under my keyboard.

The moral of this story is to make sure you periodically clean your keyboard. Be it with something as simple as a twist tie or with some fancy tool. You will probably be surprised what comes out.