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Title: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Asheron on July 18, 2008, 05:47:15 pm: I just realized something funny. Prepared to be amazed! Or severely dissappointed. If you have a split personality, possibly both.
I'm going to sleep, but I'm depending on you, GMT ( insert large number here )+, to post things about your keyboards. Out of this, I will derive what sort of person you are in real life / as a gamer.
Hell, call this a profiler game.

I'll give an example. The escape button on your keyboard is greasy and is lodged in to the keyboard frame.
This means you are somewhat of a coward, or maybe an undecisive person. You quickly run for the hills and tend to quit programs after playing them for a few seconds to look for that perfect passtime. As such, you mercilessly hammer down the escape key, with no empathy for it's durity. This might be a subtle hint to the more dictatorial shadow in you.
Remember, if you Run, or you'll have to escape.

In a few words: Indecisive Chicken Dictator.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Nilocy on July 18, 2008, 05:59:00 pm: What if you wear gloves or mittens, you wouldn't get any grease or anything on your escape key.

Point match, Nilocy.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Kagus on July 18, 2008, 06:04:13 pm: While I find your observation to be somewhat lacking, I'll submit some info on my 'board, just because I'd like to see what you'll come up with. By the way, a lot of games use the F10 key for the main menu, and the Esc key hasn't been used for exiting a game in years.

My keyboard is a relic from an ancient age, with keys that clack with deafening sound as they are pushed down the extensively long travel. They require great strength in order to fully push down, but they give you the satisfaction and the knowledge that, by Jove, you typed that symbol.

It was cleaned sometime last century, and there is a layer of brownish gunk over everything. What constitutes this gunk, we may never know. Or want to.

There are lazy paths winding their way around the frame, the effects of otherwise unoccupied fingernails scraping off the topsoil. The F5 key is sluggish and the F6 key is unyielding, the result of a few spilled droplets of Ribena blackcurrant drink mix entering the keyboard. Random hairs sprout out from between the keys, and if a person were to look closely they might discover the furry nest that makes a nice, soft padding underneath the keys.

The right shift key is solid, but seems to perpetually be in "that time of the month". It is often late for work after a period.

There is not a single loose key, as the ancient peoples apparently knew more about how to build a keyboard that feckin' lasts than these newfangled folk.

The NumPad is pristine.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Reasonableman on July 18, 2008, 06:14:21 pm: Quote from: Kagus on July 18, 2008, 06:04:13 pm
My keyboard is a relic from an ancient age, with keys that clack with deafening sound as they are pushed down the extensively long travel. They require great strength in order to fully push down, but they give you the satisfaction and the knowledge that, by Jove, you typed that symbol.

Why don't they make keyboards like that anymore? Makes me sad.

Mine is a standard, ordinary keyboard, that is reasonably clean, missing quite a few screws, and has two buttons deliberately and carefully pried off; specifically, a Power and a Sleep button that were becoming problematic every time I had to hit F12. Lets just say that I had quite a few accidental restarts for a while there.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Aqizzar on July 18, 2008, 06:19:16 pm: Quote from: Nilocy on July 18, 2008, 05:59:00 pm
What if you wear gloves or mittens, you wouldn't get any grease or anything on your escape key.

Point match, Nilocy.
How do you type with mittens on?

My keyboard. I've been using it for about four years now - the board I had before that I have for another four, and wound up in about the same condition. It's a standard cheapo lightweight keyboard that came with a Compaq Presario. The old one was a bigger flashly model from an E-Machine.

The spacebar looks completely jacked up, yet is almost perfectly functional. The little spring-wire popped out long ago when I had to clear out some Dr. Pepper, and the return mechanism never really went back in. For probably the same reason, the right control key is all but concreted into place - it has to be really hammered to go down, and doesn't come up for a while.

All of the keys have a mess of brown crud on their sidewalls. Most of the keys are perfectly clear on top, some are thoroughly covered - the keys around +/=, printscreen, numpad 0, and that funny menu key I never use. The board casing is likewise covered in brown spots and invincible dust, exept for the shiny clean spaces around the volume buttons.

The 'S' and down arrow keys have been worn almost bald. On my old keyboard, the 'S' was not just bald, but grooved.

Just to add in, my monitor is filthy as well. Sometimes I can't tell the difference between cruddy spots and dead pixels. It still has a red streak on the casing where I smashed a mosquito.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: PTTG?? on July 18, 2008, 06:32:20 pm: Quote from: Aqizzar on July 18, 2008, 06:19:16 pm
Quote from: Nilocy on July 18, 2008, 05:59:00 pm
What if you wear gloves or mittens, you wouldn't get any grease or anything on your escape key.
Point match, Nilocy.
How do you type with mittens on?

The same way you type with boxing glove on! Sheesh!

Lesse here... my ond keyboard had sticker residue on half of the keys- I briefly re-labeled them as Devoak.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Pnx on July 18, 2008, 06:59:22 pm: Hmmm well my keyboard is somewhat old, it's got a smooth sleek feel about it but it's in no way fragile. It's bluish and is about 3-4 years old, it also could use a cleaning in between the keys. I also have to keep brushing cat hairs off of it as my cat likes to sleep on my table and paw at me as I'm there. Occasionally it gets in the way. Err, my spacebar jams sometimes, so does my left shift, The right side of my keyboard could use a cleaning, I can even see that I should do some work around the numpad area. Hmmm the windows logo is also slightly grimy.... That's pretty much it, all I can say is that I should really clean my keyboard. In fact I'll probably do it now.

Oh and my mouse, you have to hear about my mouse. It's sleek, small, and blue like my keyboard, it also has a very worn finger shaped patch where the paint has come off and in fact if you look closely there's a small indentation where my finger has been on the left click button. Also a week or two back my mousewheel broke. My mousepad is cracked and worn, It's something I got off of my mother a long time ago, in fact it's dated 2001. It's very old, and I doubt that if I had a motion ball mouse that I could actually use it effectively on this mousepad. Even with this mouse that has served me well has some trouble with it. My mouse has also lost the four little rubber stoppers that suspend it a nanometer above the pad, the four indentations where they should be now need to be cleaned out every so often to stop them getting in the way.

That's it I think.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Boksi on July 18, 2008, 07:03:20 pm: Well, my keyboard is pretty much pristine, despite several years of use. It's rather dusty, and recently the spacebar has gone somewhat askew, and is slanted at a slight downward angle. It's not receptive at the left side, which is the lower side, so I have to press the right side. Also, it's quite noisy because I press very hard on the keys, especially the spacebar.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Duke 2.0 on July 18, 2008, 08:12:44 pm: Spacebar is dirty, the area between F8 and F9 is dirty, most of the dirt isn't apparently visible. However, don't shake it above your head.

The markers on the J and F keys are worn away, and there is a large nick on the down arrow. I like to have my fingernail in there when I'm not using that hand.

It makes typewriter-like noise when I use it, lacking an annoying bell sound. While I like the sound when I'm alone(Ha, I sould faster then those 'computer hackerz' in the movies!), when other people are around it gets really annoying. Here I will give a little insight to my personality: I find it annoying because other people find it annoying. I guess people would call me 'sensitive.' Bah, people want other people to be sensitive for their own gain. I'm 'sensitive" because I geuinely care about other people.

Damn pc'ness...
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Torak on July 18, 2008, 08:19:08 pm: My kerboard has that indescribable brown gunk on the sides as well, and it makes me happy knowing my keyboard is not the only one with that physical quality. Other than that, there's the jacked up sleep button which I tried to rip out of my keyboard because it has caused me much anger in the past. I have tried knives, pencils, pens, credit cards, anything which can fit into it's crevasse, but it stands defiant, while the area around it looks like a battleground. I hate it.

There's also the hair I clean out of under the keys every month or so, maybe it's my 'metal' hair or my beard that causes the build up, but I'd be rich by now if I sold all that hair to a wig shop.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: SeaBee on July 18, 2008, 09:14:40 pm: I'll bite.

The following keys are very worn: W, A, S, D, E, F, J, K, L, the , key, the Enter key, the Tab key, and the left Shift key. Caps Lock is pristine.

Space bar is starting to wobble funny.

Left control key is worn AND wobbling. Hmm.

Unidentifiable brown gunk located on the S key. Random dust under keys. Some beard hairs down there too I think. Eww. My keyboard needs cleaned.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Cthulhu on July 18, 2008, 09:33:41 pm: Let's see, my keyboard is about a foot latitudinal(Not a word?), five or six inches longitudinal. Along the top is an escape key, followed by function keys from 1 to 12, followed by a bunch of truncated words like prtscr and sysrq. Below those are the main bulk of the keyboard, containing every letter in the english alphabet, in QWERTY format. Surrounding them are various keys for modification of typed letters, spacing, crouching, and sprinting, and to the far right is a block of number keys and arithmetical symbols.

What does that say about me?
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Fualkner on July 18, 2008, 10:17:38 pm: Sure, let's do this.

My keyboard has no keys worn down, all keys rebound perfectly. F and J are the tiniest bit worn down, but it's hard to notice. I turn my keyboard upside down and tap it, and a small amount of crumbs fall out of it. The keyboard itself is compact, black and ordinary. The last row of keys (Spacebar, ctrl and alt, etc.) are wide and slope down.

Bring on the analysis.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Cthulhu on July 18, 2008, 11:29:01 pm: On a somewhat related but off-topic note, I'm using a laptop, and I can hear a whistling from inside it, like air is passing through it. If it's tilted properly, it rises to an almost painful pitch. Is this bad?
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Reasonableman on July 18, 2008, 11:40:52 pm: Quote from: Cthulhu on July 18, 2008, 11:29:01 pm
On a somewhat related but off-topic note, I'm using a laptop, and I can hear a whistling from inside it, like air is passing through it. If it's tilted properly, it rises to an almost painful pitch. Is this bad?

Probably dust collecting in the cooling vents. You should blow that out with canned air or a vacuum or something, 'cause that could lead to overheating.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Cthulhu on July 18, 2008, 11:41:43 pm: Psh, not my laptop.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Reasonableman on July 18, 2008, 11:43:14 pm: Quote from: Cthulhu on July 18, 2008, 11:41:43 pm
Psh, not my laptop.

As in, "HA! Dust?! In MY laptop?! PSHAW!"
or "Psssssshhhh, it ain't mine. Screw Harvey. That guy's a dick."
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Bien on July 18, 2008, 11:53:29 pm: Both of my keyboards are pristine, but there are a few smudges of orange oil pastel on my Pentium III, my brother drew on that, F7 and 8 have been drawn on with a blue permanent marker. My P4s keyboard is quite clean, no matter how many years of abuse it has stood up to. They are both white, the P4s is an off-white.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: DreaDFanG on July 19, 2008, 12:48:21 am: This all made me laugh, until I looked down...

I quote myself, "OH S**T!"

To decribe from ESC to .

The Escape key is missing long since gone, lost in the war with the dreaded "power off" in its place is a hunk of indecript dark stuff with a tiny one inch tall grass "plant" gripping to it, moving on to the most hated and evil, and strangely pristeen key on my board the power button that mocks me with a half moon on it...every function key is coated in red "Pry your fingers off" sticky goop that tastes like cherry, dont ask how...the print screen button is worn so completely that the only way to use it and some other buttons is with a chewed pencil I never bother to replace, an awake and sleep button are directly above this and are stuck fast...beside these "where the logo would be" is a strangly set bed of lichens which also cover part of the numpad "that still works completely... the arrow keys are blackened and cracked along with that whole section of my board, the space and several letter keys are missing but have been replace with small wooden pegs that have been glued into place and the remained of the leter keys are either coated with black red or some glow-in the dark gunk that who knows where that came from...looking under neath the missing keys displays what can only be described as dirt and small bits of green can be seen here and there...turning it over is frightful because nothing falls out, except I always expect a hobo to drop out and ask me what just happened...
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Lord Dullard on July 19, 2008, 12:58:17 am: I just wanted to add something, because some of you seem to have some really grimy keyboards! ;D Mine used to be the same way.

However, you can - and should - give your keyboard a bath every few months. By 'bath', I mean fill up your bathtub (or sink or whatever) with lukewarm water, and fully submerge the keyboard in water, then scrub it with a toothbrush or something. Let it soak for a while, then take it out and set it in front of a fan or on top of a heater grate or whatever for a day or two (this is the hard part, since it's a pain in the butt to pick a time to stay off your computer that long sometimes).

This does NOT harm your keyboard as long as you don't plug it back in before it's completely dry - therefore you should make sure it's COMPLETELY dry, even if that means leaving it in front of the fan for longer than you want. But the result is a keyboard that doesn't accumulate any of that nasty, residual junk.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Torak on July 19, 2008, 01:08:30 am: Quote from: Lord Dullard on July 19, 2008, 12:58:17 am
This does NOT harm your keyboard as long as you don't plug it back in before it's completely dry - therefore you should make sure it's COMPLETELY dry, even if that means leaving it in front of the fan for longer than you want. But the result is a keyboard that doesn't accumulate any of that nasty, residual junk.

Yes, the perfect way to cleanse electronics is by soaking them in water. Next time I take a bath, I'll bring my harddrive in with me. Long as it's completely dry afterwards, it should work. Right?
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Aqizzar on July 19, 2008, 01:14:51 am: Like hell am I putting my keyboard in water. I tried cleaning one out with a damp rag once, and even after I dried it, the thing shorted out. Did get it working again though.

Then I tried taking it completely apart and wound up ruining something in it's center. A radius of keys from around 'L' spreading from R/D/C to home/end stopped working. That was an interesting few days, till I got another board.

What I'm wondering is how so many people are getting bundles of hair in their keys. I look like a damn castaway and there's not a hair on mine. Might be because my keyboard is halfway across my desk, so I can lay my arms on it and not screw up my wrists.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Lord Dullard on July 19, 2008, 01:31:26 am: Quote from: Torak on July 19, 2008, 01:08:30 am
Quote from: Lord Dullard on July 19, 2008, 12:58:17 am
This does NOT harm your keyboard as long as you don't plug it back in before it's completely dry - therefore you should make sure it's COMPLETELY dry, even if that means leaving it in front of the fan for longer than you want. But the result is a keyboard that doesn't accumulate any of that nasty, residual junk.

Yes, the perfect way to cleanse electronics is by soaking them in water. Next time I take a bath, I'll bring my harddrive in with me. Long as it's completely dry afterwards, it should work. Right?

I've done it dozens of times, with many different models of keyboards. If it shorts out, it's because you're not drying it properly first. Ditto with the damp rag, although I find it exceptionally hard to believe such a situation plausible.

http://www.43folders.com/2007/12/11/great-keyboard-bath-2007

I really don't care whether you believe me or not; after all, it's your own disgusting keyboard you have to deal with. But it's the only real way to get one clean, and it works. You just have to have the patience to let it dry. :D
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Cthulhu on July 19, 2008, 01:58:24 am: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Reasonableman on July 19, 2008, 02:01:00 am: Quote from: Lord Dullard on July 19, 2008, 01:31:26 am
Quote from: Torak on July 19, 2008, 01:08:30 am
Quote from: Lord Dullard on July 19, 2008, 12:58:17 am
This does NOT harm your keyboard as long as you don't plug it back in before it's completely dry - therefore you should make sure it's COMPLETELY dry, even if that means leaving it in front of the fan for longer than you want. But the result is a keyboard that doesn't accumulate any of that nasty, residual junk.

Yes, the perfect way to cleanse electronics is by soaking them in water. Next time I take a bath, I'll bring my harddrive in with me. Long as it's completely dry afterwards, it should work. Right?

I've done it dozens of times, with many different models of keyboards. If it shorts out, it's because you're not drying it properly first. Ditto with the damp rag, although I find it exceptionally hard to believe such a situation plausible.

http://www.43folders.com/2007/12/11/great-keyboard-bath-2007

I really don't care whether you believe me or not; after all, it's your own disgusting keyboard you have to deal with. But it's the only real way to get one clean, and it works. You just have to have the patience to let it dry. :D

Some keyboards, 'specially older ones, have much more sophisicated electronics. Normally, however, those sophisticated electronics are easily removed from the plastic portion of the keyboard. Just hack at it with a screwdriver until you can separate the front from the rear: most models have the keys embedded into the front half of the keyboard, meaning that the only way to remove them is to forcefully apply pressure to some sort of plastic clip. Then, on your average keyboard, you'll find a flimsy plastic sheet of sorts with a bunch of squishy rubber buttons on it. Be VERY careful with these, as they can be torn off relatively easily. Still, if one does come off, you could just glue it back on: be sure to leave the contact (little metallic area) uncovered. This flimsy plastic bit can be washed (delicately) without fear of short circuiting or rust. Then, you should notice the wire (plugged into your computer) leading to a small (possibly enormous) circuitboard with some contacts that just so happen to align with identical contacts on the flimsy plastic thingy. This might be damaged by water, and shouldn't (unless you regularly dunk your keyboard in syrup) be clean, so don't bother with it. On an average keyboard, this leaves you with a faceplate with the embedded buttons, and a rear plate with, well, a lot of different little plastic supports and what-have-you. Both of these could be put in, say, your dishwasher, and would come out fine, provided that the labels are printed properly and won't wash off. Douse em' and dry em, however you see fit. Then, reassemble your perfectly clean (and functioning, unless you're an idiot or a person with an unorthodox keyboard) typing apparatus.
Title: I'll read your keyboard.
Post by: Asheron on July 19, 2008, 04:59:19 am: WARNING: WALL OF TEXT APPROACHING. PUT SHIELDS ONLINE NOW.

Kagus: The deafening clacking sound has prevented you from listening to music without a headphone ever since. However, this had leaded you to gain more satisfaction with what you see and type. A possible advantage when playing ASCII games ( cough ).
Your keyboard harbours life in that brownish gunk, and you need to frequently chase off biologists to keep them from taking samples of it. This intensifies the bonds between you and the keyboard, since the keyboard is somewhat alive.
Scratching the keyboard is a sign that you still have a predatorial instinct in you. Why not try your hand on bearwrestling?
You also try to keep up with the latest news, and your F5 ( refresh ) key has had to witness this personally.
Drinking Ribena Blackcurrent is a sign that you put yourself above your virtual servants. Even if it means destroying functions ( F6 ), you shall not let yourself dehydrate. Continue the good work!
The random hairs let me believes you have either cats or very small dogs. ( I do ). This also makes me believe you rarely butcher kittens, because you are an animal friend.
The right key that frequently rebels against you might be a sign of liberal rebellion in the keyboard gunk. I recommend checking the local homeless shelter to fix this.
Also, I recommend you liberalize yourself.
No loose keys is a sign that you are do not vent frustration on your computer.
And lastly, the pristine NumPad is a sign that you don't use your PC for anything mathimetical, and that you prefer to write numbers in full.

In a few words: Visual Predatorial Liberal

Reasonableman: You tend to your keyboard, a sign of organisation and discipline.
Prying off certain keys lets me believe you can have the odd mood of perfectionism, in which you like to maximize your abilities.
The screws that are missing are a slight hint of your skill at mechanism. You regularly save ( F12 ), to ensure your hard labour doesn't goes to waste.
The fact that the sleep and power button had to go also mean your keyboard is a real power horse, being ready to be mercilessly banged on 24/7. You are not really on to environmentalism too.

In a few words: A Verily Disciplined Maximizating Mechanist.

Aqizzar: Being able to go through four years with a cheap and light keyboard means you take care of your things. The spacebar refuses to budge, but you can still work with it. A sign of being able to deal with unruly servants. The right control key is a sign that you truelly are a verily ( damn you, Reasonableman! ) liberal person.
Your other side comes in to play when you hammer it down; you can be as hard and though as any right control key.
The brown crud on the sidewalls means you do clean your keyboard, but only quickly. You do the work needed, but nothing more.
That the keys around +/=, printscreen, numpad 0, and that menu key are still covered is a sign that you do not like to use standard, round numbers. Who needs zeroes anyway? You also rarely share your game with others on the internet ( printscreen ) or are just witty enough to use another ingame key for taking screenshots. However, the covered menu key leads me to believe you do not like specially added functions.
The fact that you refer to the menu key as funny also is a sign of a bond between you and your keyboard. Go ahead, give it a hug!
The S of strangling, scubadiving and sharkfishing makes me believe you like action in your games, however bizar or extreme.
The down arrow key that is worn bald is a sign you first carefully browse through your options, even those hidden on the depths of lists. Because of that, you make good decisions.
You also like change, that is why the volume buttons are not yet conquered by the invincible dust. Do not give up the fight!
The dead musquito and filthy monitor betrays the many battles fought and that are still to be fougthen to view the screen.
This is also why you like to change the volume; the audio is a trusty friend in the constant mist of visual entertainment...

In a few words: Caretaking Action Leader of Visuals.

Pnx: You rely on sturdy, working things that are basic ( a blue colour ), but work. The things in between the keys are a sign that you leave the depths of your keyboards alone, a sign of being able to let things be tranquil. Yet another example of this is allowing your cat to act as an overlord over you. ( Just like me... )
However, leaving things tranquil leads to things becoming independent or, in the depths of your keyboard, sentient. Your spacebar and left shift have already begun to resist. End this battle before it spirals out of control.
You are a left-based person. Next to not being liberal ( comrade ), you like to focus on everything left of you. If you ever get two children, make sure they walk left of you. The grimy window logo is a sign of the oppressed individual in you. Be carefull, this and the previous sign might be a very dangerous ( Molotov ) cocktail.

Just to let you know, I charge extra for the mouse.

You prefer to use the mouse. This makes you a very direct person, who doesn't like to do more then what is necessary to achieve the goal. However, it has strained your mouse so much it is now reduced to mashed catfood. The left click button is yet another sign of direct action taking; you don't have the time to right click and see all those fancy options!
The old mousepad means attachedness to old things. Yet again, you rely on old, but well-functioning things. No new-age tinkering for you!
The rubber stoppers were blocking you, a sign that you want to go forward! This, and the fact that you take direct action might very well mean you are going towards a large change in life.

In a few words: Old-school Tranquillizer Actiontaker of Directness.

Boksi: A pristine keyboard after several years of use indicates that you have taken care of your buttony friend. The dust is just a little something to remind you of the many days you have spent together. Or perhaps, the keyboard is feeling neglected. Give it a hug. Wait for Aquizzar first.
The slanted spacebar is just another gift from the keyboard. It points towards you, and thus, it's easier for you to press it. You clearly have people who scratch your back when it's itching.
You have been having contact with your liberal side ( the right side of your spacebar ) since the left side abandoned you. You are still not very sure of what to do.
When your friends don't cooperate however, you are quick to put them in the right place. Hammer them as a penalty!
With this little information, I can already say you could very well be a maffiosi. Not a godfather yet, but maybe soon...

In a few words: Mutual, but Controlling Friend of the Mob.

Duke 2.0: A dirty spacebar is a sign of luck. However, dirt between F8 and F9 is a sign of bad luck. They negate eachother out. Do not clean the spacebar without cleaning F8 and F9.
The marker J stands for Jolly Jeepers. Since J is a very central button, it is likely that you like to rest your hands at the center, you jolly Centralist that you are.
The F, stands for F---, F----- and Fast.
You engage in many discussions, sparing not one person your battles of words. You are not only good at words, you can manage to cover up things too.
The nick on the down button is a disturbing sign. You frequently bash it to view other things among your options. Constantly holding your nail their is a sign that you have a constant urge to monitor others. Beware: you might be seen by others as a dreaded slavemaster.
However, you have another side. The sound is a sign that you actually vent the side I have already spoken about against your keyboard.
It is a necessary evil that allows you to be as "sensitive" in life as you said.
Without it, you would rival an elf at wartime.

In a few words: Elven Slavemaster of Speech.

Torak: Just like others, you do not go out of your way to work more then normally. The sleep button that has been unsuccesfully jacked out is a sign of aggressiveness that is only shown by creatures that haunt the dark pits of adamantium. However, you are in a constant battle to stop this side ( = battleground ). Be wary though; if you leave your guard down, you shall become a Hulk-like creature.
The hair from your beard, however, changes all of this. It is completely acceptable to have any of the above traits when you are a dwarf. Congratulations!

In a few words: Aggressive Tantrum Dwarf of Battles.

Seabee: You too have a predatorial self. Your urge to bite might come in handy when battling fish in the occasion that you are dragged in to a river.
That the W A S D keys are very worn is a clear sign that you are a very standard person. You rarely alter keys in games, such as RPG's and the like. You like to live the normal life.
The E and F keys are caused by outburst of your predatorial self, in which you (E)quip yourself and (F)ight whoever comes in your path. In games, that is.
The J K L keys are likely worned out because of boredness, perhaps from your very standard life, in which you alternatively type J, K, L with your fingers *kljklkjkjlkjkl*.
Although, when in a certain mood, you do increase your standard life with something special, something extraordinary. That is why you have a worned , key, a key which allows you to add something that seemed finished. Beware, sometimes, it is better to be left bored then death or in perilious danger.
The enter and tab keys are yet another addition to this. Enter can also be used in standard life, but tab is more adventurous.
Perhaps, your battles with the syntax as a programmer has left it traces.
A worned left shift key is yet another sign of a standard life ( oh dear ). Even the fact that you rarely go out of your way to work more then normal are reflected by this. It is very standardly to push the left shift key, since the right shift key is mostly awkward to use. Only adventurous people dare to go there.
The space bar that is wobbly is perhaps the predator in yourself that wants to be more rebellious. Either slam it in and keep it standard, or let it be.
The left control key is a very strange sign. Perhaps, you are more rebellious then thought, and have secret plans for a leftie revolution.
The wobbling is a sign that you are not sure about it yet. Give it a good night's sleep.
Oh dear. The S key stands for save and stay. Yet more standardization. You really should think about the revolution thing.
Maybe that oddly named fellow nextdoor with his goatie could be a better candidate.
Random keys with dust is just a sign of a good bond with your keyboard.
Ah!
The beard hairs are a hint why you have so much rebellious signs. You are a half-human ( standard ) and a half-dwarf ( rebellious )!

In a few words: Unsure but Rebellious Human-Dwarf.

Cthulhu: Ah... you have a very strange keyboard indeed, elder one. You align with the QWERTY side of life, which makes you more prone to murder and kitten slaughter. Prtscr and sysrq are old elven words for "PWned." and "Apocalypse now."
You also seem to be a very abundant person. You do not only have keys for crouching, sprinting and modification, you also actually have symbols for mathematical purpose when you very well know you can process any mathematical formula in a matter of splitseconds. Even more, you do not need a keyboard. You can use psychological waves to control your computer, and to make it run DF with over 9000 FPS on a 200 dwarf population.

In a word: Abundant Elder One of Death.

Fualkner: You are a newling in this world. Your spirit is fresh and flexable, just like your keys. The F and J keys could be a slight hint to a future in which you develop impressive speech and rebellious traits.
The crumbs could hint to the fact that you have not found your home yet. Tap your keyboard five times, then follow the crumbs towards your future.
Black and ordinary keyboards are mostly signs of people with an indeed, prosperous future ( I have one, to give you an idea ). Possibly a lot of change.
Wide and slopy keys stand for the curve of your life. Study them. You can see on them where your highest points in life will be, and where your lows will be. I would start worrying if a key is missing.

In a few words: Young Grasshopper of Adventure and Prosperity.

Bien: Smudges of orange...
Orange stands for wealth, but also for hard labour and sweat. You might become a gem trader in the desert. Blue on function keys are signs of changes in your life that might have already happened. Spell checker has been changed too something more suitably to your possibly new environment. You have changed your F8, Save mode, to something else, which might indicate bravery and a general "I'm not worried" attitude. And lastly, the keyboards are white to combat overheating in the desert during your future gem trading. Go now, Hemshi.

In a few words: Unworried Gem Trader of Wealth.

Dreadfang: Internal struggle and strife in your own has caused outbursts on your keyboard. You can no longer run away from this ( no escape key ), the grass plant that has grown instead is a sign of hope for later.
However, something in you doesn't wants to end it yet. No, it mocks you in the form of a power key. You feel uncomfortably at night, and thus hate things such as moons.
Have you had an encounter with witches before?
The red cherry liquid is a sign that you must shed blood before the struggle ends. However, as the cherry taste betrays, this is metaphorical blood. It just means someone/something must be finally defeated. In your feral battles, you have already made a chewed pencil, which shows that not all strife is bad.
The print screen button that is completely wrecked is a sign that you cannot stop and think about your life. You cannot share your battles, in life and in game, with others, and this makes it harder to fight the struggle! Keep on it!
Lichens that grow on a logo are a sign of victory for rebellious sides. You might be on the winning hand, or on the other hand, might be losing against something fighting you.
The strife has wrecked other keys, and wooden pegs are another sign of hope. One day, these might grow in to plants!
Glow in the dark gunk is a sign that you are awesome. Try to keep yourself from saying barbecuesauce too much, though.
Green stuff in your keyboard is a sign that your keyboard is almost ready to harbour civilization. Your struggle might bare the fruits of life. Fear for hoboes is an entirely rational thing.

In a few words: Struggling Person of Ferality and Cherryshedding.

Done :D
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: McDoomhammer on July 19, 2008, 06:33:54 am: I have heard it said that the best thing to do if you spill a drink on your key board is to run it under the tap, before whatever was in your drink messes up the connections.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Asheron on July 19, 2008, 09:17:02 am: Some more profiles are added. First, to play captain obvious, these are meant humorous, if you are offended by anything, feel free to tell me.
I'll delete them. If you like them, give this old gypsy a coin.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Fualkner on July 19, 2008, 11:12:00 am: Not bad Ash. I am one of the youngest members of this forum (15) I have been posting in different forums for about 2 years now. The keyboard came with the computer, and it's an okay model. Thanks fer the reading. As for a coin... I'll get back to you on that.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Pnx on July 19, 2008, 01:57:37 pm: Surprisingly accurate, I actually bought a new mouse recently(actually I got it for free from a friend but still) the old one finally broke. But the primary reason why I had that left mouse rut was because I play quite a few fpss... fpses? fps's? anyway it takes a lot of left clicking to fire that assault rifle, or shotgun (my two favorite weapon types). The shift key is probably also sticking because I do a lot of sprinting in them, when I play fps's I tend to have a suicidal mentality(in fact I fondly remember playing a medic in wolvenstein ET that sprinted towards people with a grenade in hand and blew small groups of people up, it was surprisingly effective). I frequently charge head first into situations of certain death and frequently have high kill counts... and high death counts...
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Asheron on July 19, 2008, 03:53:53 pm: KAMIKAZI! :)
I used to do something similar with a bazooka in MOH. There was no way you could get close enough to let a grenade explode.
Ah... the old times.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on July 19, 2008, 04:03:50 pm: My old keyboard (the desktop one) has a faulty W key, with E being close to being faulty. It's also got the left Windows button forcibly removed. Also, the spacebar will no longer work unless I hit it dead center. The rest of it's fairly dirty but reasonably operational.

My laptop's keyboard hasn't seen enough use yet, but I suppose DF will spell quick death for the Fn key...
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Idiom on July 19, 2008, 09:51:49 pm: The Ctrl, Alt, and Delete keys not being particularly worn would indicate you run linux or mac.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Qmarx on July 19, 2008, 09:56:48 pm: I'm typing this with an on-screen keyboard, composed entirely of pure and pristine light, menacing with spikes of aliasing.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Sappho on July 19, 2008, 11:04:30 pm: My keyboard's in pretty good condition, no gunk on any of the keys and they all work perfectly (lovely clickity-clackety noises every time you hit a key, it's marvelous) because it's pretty new. It's not that I have a new computer or anything - it's that it's my third keyboard since buying this computer two years ago.

You see, I have a tendency to spill alcoholic beverages on my keyboard. I can drink all the water and juice I want around my keyboard and never spill a drop, but the thing about alcohol is that it messes up your hand-eye coordination and makes it much easier to knock over a glass or bottle. I therefore make a rule of not drinking alcoholic beverages near the computer, but the thing about alcohol is it messes up your reasoning skills and makes you think that's a stupid rule for suckers, until that one St. Patrick's Day when you spill green beer all over it. Fortunately it's possible to fix this by rinsing it off with water (especially if you have a water-resistant one like I was sure to buy) and then leaving it to dry for a few days, but the thing about alcohol is it messes up your memory, so you either forget to rinse it off, or forget you spilled green beer on it to begin with.

Bonus points if you can analyze this without calling me a lush. :P
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Reasonableman on July 19, 2008, 11:07:03 pm: Quote from: Sappho on July 19, 2008, 11:04:30 pm
Bonus points if you can analyze this without calling me a lush. :P

Alright. You're a drunk.

I DIDN'T SAY LUSH!! HA HA- oh crap.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Asheron on July 20, 2008, 07:28:23 am: Sean Mirrsen: A faulty W key ( the W of водка? ;) ) might be a sign you have a QWERTZ keyboard, and you frequently tap the W in games such as FPS's and RPG's to move forward. Very progressive.
The E key indicates either randomness or a frequent inability to press the W key ( perhaps caused by already mentioned CMИPHOФФ? ( I couldn't resist ;D ))
The removal of the left Windows button is a sign of rebellion against the evil demons in your keyboard. Continue the good work.
The faulty space bar is a sign that you are unsure of your position in the world. As such, you are preferring to be in the dead center.
Reasonable dirty keyboards are just a sign of close bonds between you and the keyboard. Go and join the queue to hug your keyboard.
The Fn key that is going to be destroyed betrays the efficient worker in you.

In a few words: Progressive Rebel of Uncertainity and Efficiency.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on July 20, 2008, 08:00:07 am: Got the W right, I was frequently playing CS and Battlefield a few years back. Also, frequent browsing of the internet without making use of favorites or autocomplete functions. The E is, suprisingly, from a similar disease - this time from Morrowind - I bound E to "use".

And I don't drink anything more alcoholic than kvass, and I dislike even that.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Asheron on July 20, 2008, 08:06:05 am: Ah, Morrowind. I can derive from that that you are a frequent user of enchanted game-breaking items that could make a lvl 1 defeat Vivec. Or a mage.

And, yey, I learned something today. Never heard of Kvass before.
Was I right about the QWERTZ part?
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: DJ on July 20, 2008, 08:39:43 am: I use a Croatian keyboard, and it's an annoying version where ž key takes up space that rightfully belong to the backspace, so I often type ž instead of deleting what I wrote.

There's plenty of lint in my keyboard, but that's all it has. No primordial soup of any kind. I did find a nugget of marijuana in it, however.

The down arrow has been erased, but the key still works perfectly. In fact, all of my keys work perfectly, except for zero (not the numpad one) which needs to be hit a bit harder. Other erased keys include left ctrl and j. Left shift, a and the other three arrow keys are partially erased. There's some dust accumulated on the key cluster above the arrow keys.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Sean Mirrsen on July 20, 2008, 09:02:16 am: I didn't know QWERTZ even existed. If it existed, I never heard of it. I have a standard QWERTY.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Asheron on July 20, 2008, 10:12:08 am: QWERTZ is used in different East-Europian countries, and that's all I know.

DJ:Lint in your keyboard is a distinct sign of selflessness. Don't ask me why, the elder ones made it so.
Nuggets of marijuana are troubling. Perhaps you have difficulties winning in games. Remember son, winners don't do drugs, they sell them.
The down arrow is a metaphor for no going back. You think you can't go back in your life, but you actually can. Step back and gloat and those people in the future.
A faulty working zero that is not on the numpad is a sign that you refuse to negate things. Let go off it, DJ. Or just blow it up. Remember, dividing by 0 is bullshit.
The left ctrl button stands for your liberal side, which may be erased after a local LCC raid gone bad. Don't worry; the LCC will come and enlighten you again.
The J stands for joke, joohoo and jellow ( :p ). Because you can't negate things, you have been losing humor in your life. Get up and watch some worldgen battles. It will surely lighten you up. Partially erased buttons stand for luck.
Dust on your numpad is a sign of distrust towards mathematics.
Perhaps, you have found out you can divide by zero, and that it's all a conspiracy.

In a few words: Selfless Gloater of Unnegating Distrust.

Sappho: You prefer the liquids of an alcoholic nature. As I can derive, your Irish, so it is quite natural. You are unstable when drinking, which leads to tantruming, kitten butchering, carp wrestling and other dwarfish things.
Instead of just saying your drunk, I'm just going to say your a half-dwarf half-leprenauch ( spelling? ).

In a few words: Unstable Irish Carpwrestler of Faded Memory.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: DJ on July 20, 2008, 12:28:36 pm: I have a QWERTZ.

Also, that was amazingly accurate. It's kind of scary just how accurate it is.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: LSTAR on July 20, 2008, 04:07:10 pm: The "i" key has completely faded from my keyboard.

I... I don't know what to think.

[More comprehensive review of keys and boards when I have time]
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Nilocy on July 20, 2008, 04:35:40 pm: Hmm, well my A, S and D keys all have a small colony of grime starting to form under them. Dust is all over the F keys. I really can't say much for this keybaord, i've not had it for very long.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Helmaroc on July 20, 2008, 05:41:11 pm: There's a ton of crap and dead spiders under most of my keys, and often the keys get jammed and I have to mash them till they *crunch* and work again.
The F1 and F2 keys are crooked. The 'fn' key in the left bottom corner is slightly hard to press, even though I have never used it. Ever. Since I'm on a PowerBook G4, the arrow keys are like this

||||^^^||||
<<vvvv>>

There's little spaces beside the up arrow that aren't keys at all, just hard plastic to tap on. There's a little slope downwards that allows you to see under the fn, ctrl, alt/option, apple/command, space, right apple command, enter, and arrow keys. The stuff that the keys are on top of is slightly peeling in the bottom left hand corner, the whole keyboard could peel off or something I guess. I have a touchpad that is south of the space key. On the plastic part surrounding the touchpad below the keyboard, there is damage in one corner that looks like little black poop stains.

Heh.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Asheron on July 21, 2008, 04:29:40 am: What the-
My keyboard seems heaven on earth compared to you guys. What the hell do you do with them?
DEATH SPIDERS?

Lstar: A faded i stands for misinformation. You are confused, and do not know what to think. Golden Pennies. Thus, you can find yourself to be unstable. Three Buttocks. Also, you do not know what to think. You are confused. Confused you are.

In a few words: Confused Confusion of Confusician

Nilocy: ASD is very similar to LSD. The grime forming under them is a sign of their impact on your life. Stop selling them, or you'll end up to be a key in a keyboard.
The dust on the f leads me to believe you rarely curse.

In a few words: LSD Trader of Neat Words and Things.

Helmaroc: I hate spiders.
You show distinct dictatorial traits. You smash everything until it works for you, even things that are already dead or things that are similar to the premordial soup.
The *crunch* might very well be a sign that you like cookies with a crunchie flavour.
However, you are a cursed man. Nature is keeping you from using the fn, which leads to mental unstability. F1 and F2 are signs of distinct aggressiveness.
Uh... hard plastic to tap on besides the up arrow is a sign of boredom during play.
*Gasp*
You can easily think out of the box, or see beneath the surface of things. Because of that, you can many traits of one things. When you see things that are peeled off, beware. They are a sign of future curiousity that will urge you to peek under things.
Don't.
Black poop stains are a sign of reliance to your young times. Don't cry.

In a few words: Dictatorial Cursed Aggressor of Out-of-the-box-thinking.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: A_Fey_Dwarf on July 21, 2008, 04:48:47 am: Hmmm. My father just spilled a cup of coffee all over my gaming keyboard. So at the moment I am using the old Keyboard that came with our Windows NT. I suppose I could get you to analyze this piece of junk but it is not work your time.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Xehon on July 21, 2008, 12:02:45 pm: Hmm, I have 2 keyboards that I use regularly. One black old IBM and one white modern wireless Logitech keyboard. I use the black keyboard when I'm messing around with BIOS or the batteries of my white keyboard run dry, I'm also using it with my old backup laptop which I'm currently using. Similarly I also have a wireless white mouse(as part of the set with my white keyboard) and a backup old black microsoft mouse. Both keyboard use the Danish standard, but I'm not in Denmark nor am I Danish. technically and in all practical manner the keyboard are fine, but most people are negligent to touch 'em. There are small scratches on both keyboard, but I don't know their origin.

The black keyboard is covered with all sort of dirt and grease. If I turn it upside down it produces a miniature nuclear winter snowfall. It's Win buttons are removed from between the Alt(s) and Ctrl(s). All the keys are dirty from the sides, but the following are NOT dirty on the top: arrow keys, spacebar, left-shift, left-Alt, Home, End, A, S, D, W, X, NumPad Minus and NumPad Plus. Funnily you can't see the uncleanness if you don't look at the keyboard at a sharp corner, but If you scrape the keys with you nails you uncover a brighter level of dirt leaving it at contrast with the black keyboard. None of the keys are faded. It makes a nice *click* when a key is pressed.

The white keyboard is cleaner, but still produces a miniature nuclear winter snowfall. No keys are missing or faded. Only keys that are fully clean are the nonstandard functions(like My Home, Search, Volume + and -, I honestly don't even know what most of them do and I usually install them for my OS) at the top. The following are NOT dirty on the top: arrow keys, left-Ctrl, left-shift, left-Alt, A, S, D, W, C, G, 2, F2, F3, Right-Ctrl, <, NumPad 5 , NumPad 1 , NumPad 4 , NumPad 6 , NumPad 9 , NumPad 8 and NumPad Plus. Dirt is more visible on this keyboard.

I'd like to see how you solve THIS.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: LeoLeonardoIII on July 21, 2008, 01:28:49 pm: When I sit down to the computer, I remove the cloth embroidered with a chuck norris joke that covers my keyboard.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)
Chuck Norris doesn't need to raise the roof, it's too afraid of falling on him

My keyboard is completely broken. The little feet in back that angle the board so you can type comfortably are long gone. They're probably having tea with some of my missing keys - among them "e" and "home". This keyboard predates the idea of having little lights that tell you when caps lock is on. And oh boy is it on! The caps lock toggle no longer works, so when I type in lowercase I have to hold Shift.

Speaking of, the "plus/equals", "minus/underscore", and F9 through F12 keys don't work anymore. I just have to use the alt codes when I want to type the first two broken ones.

There is a hole where I tried to pry my keyboard apart to let a bee out.

The cable is frayed and repaired with electrical tape. I swear sometimes I lose keystrokes but I've never had a control blackout.

I have no numpad.

Someone loved Rod Serling enough to carve his name into the back. Or, alternatively, this keyboard was once owned by Rod Serling.

This is nowhere near as bad as one keyboard I used at a friend's house. She complained that her space bar wasn't pressing down far enough anymore. I shook the keyboard and along with everything else came a long strip of canadian bacon. She claimed ignorance.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Impending Doom on July 22, 2008, 02:37:02 am: My keyboard is relatively new, with black keys and white lettering. The entire top row (Esc, F# keys, Numlock, Printscreen, Insert, and Delete) are pristine and completely untouched. All of the letter keys are relatively intact, but are beginning to show that shiny, well-worn smoothness. Z, X, Q, and the zero key are noticeably less worn than the others. Left shift is mostly untouched, as are Caps Lock and Tab. Backspace is well-worn, but less so than most of the others. The space bar has a large, almost mirror-smooth area in the center, with an area of smoothness trailing off to the right. The left side is mostly pristine. The Fn key and impromptu numpad keys (789, UIO, JKL) are worn smoother than most by many long nights of both orbiting and earth-striking. Other than this subtle wear, the keys are almost spotlessly clean. The spaces under and between the keys are clean, with only one visible crumb, save for a small shape darting in and out of the shadows beneath the keys. About halfway through that sentence, I heard a subtle crunch when pressing the O key, and haven't seen the moving thing since. the touchpad is clean and well-kept, not yet showing any wear. The two mouse buttons below the touchpad are slightly worn, the left more than the right. There is a small patch of missing paint along the bottom of the left mouse button (rather than pressing directly down on the mouse button, I rest my thumbnail in the small crevice along the bottom edg of the mouse button and rock my thumb forward.). All of the arrow keys are well-worn.

That's about it.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Asheron on July 22, 2008, 04:23:04 am: Post reserved for the three keyboards above
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Xehon on July 28, 2008, 02:20:24 pm: [Bump of Memory +3]
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Little on July 28, 2008, 03:17:04 pm: My keyboard is a fairly standard model, five years old. The keys are kinda a darkish white, due to the dirt on them. The first five F keys are fairly clean, and the spacebar works fine. The NumPad is fairly dirty(due to me using them as the controls in Pirates!). The \ ] [ are incrediably dirty, a dirty grey(I really need to clean this thing). The only clean keys on my NumPad are NumLock, / and *. All the letters are fairly clean, with A Q and Z being almost white.
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Jaqie Fox on July 28, 2008, 05:44:34 pm: *shrug*
Sure why not, though you get more out of how the people post and what they notice about their keyboard than the keyboard information itself.

I have a refurb IBM model M from www.clickykeyboard.com, the type that lasts forever, clicks loudly, and weighs as much as a cinderblock. (for other people's information, you can buy a brand new one made with the same buckling spring technology from unicomp.com, they *DO* make them like this still, new, and just as well made too) Basically, the keyboard lasts forever with a little care. Though it is a chore to clean, I clean it every few months by taking the keycaps (not the keys, the keycaps are seperate on these) and cleaning below with rubbing alcohol doused Q tips.

The cord, where it leaves the keyboard has a loose connection from the constant movement (I type with the keyboard in my lap) so I have had to duct-tape the cord to the side of the keyboard for it to function until I feel well enough to get into it and repair it right with my soldering iron and proper heatshrink (used to be in the TV/vcr repair business, I know how to repair things right). It stays pretty clean, but I do eat with it in my lap so it tends to get a bit of gunk in it between full cleanings.

I also for a while used to cut cheese with my pocketknife while it was sitting on my desk, and as a result there are a couple cuts in the very bottom (most towards the user side) of the keyboard I had to sand down a bit to even them out. I thoroughly regret ever having marred such a good piece of equipment so I altered my desk arrangement so I eat (and prepare) food (like sandwiches) using another section of my desk.

I do wipe the keyboard (and desk) off often with a washcloth, "hand salsa" as the accumilation is called by techies is very disgusting to me. Besides the duct tape area, it looks just like it did when it arrived (as clickykeyboard thoroughly cleans them inside and out before sending them to buyers, and replaces all worn keycaps) despite me using it for almost two years straight, doing a lot and I mean a lot of typing, and since it was so well made the only key that shows any real wear besides "a bit of shininess" (from plastic wear from repeated typing, which slowly wears down that orange peel type texture given plastic) is the bottom center of the spacebar as with typing text it is the most common key pressed and I press it in the bottom of the center as well instead of the center of the key like the rest of the keys. The shiniest keys (most used) are the arrow keys along with the navigation cluster (ins home pgup pgdn end del) and numpad along with all the standard letter keys.

(note: unicomp.com's front page is offline, but you can go directly to their most popular model by going to http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/customizer.html )
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Asheron on July 29, 2008, 05:28:25 am: Oh, I forgot this thread... :D
So much reading to do... so warm...
Title: Re: I read your keyboard.
Post by: Dr. Melon on July 30, 2008, 05:17:15 am: My keyboard is fairly new. Zboard Gaming Keyboard. I keep it clean with a USB keyboard hoover.

Now and again, I take the dirty keys out and get the grime off of them.