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Lock your keyboard for cleaning

I always tell myself I'd clean my keyboard more often if it wasn't such a pain. My computer's never off, and I can't easily unplug my keyboard. So anytime I go to clean the keyboard I end up hitting all sorts of weird key combination with exciting results.

A friend turned my on to a little app called ToddlerTrap (http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Skrommel/index.html#ToddlerTrap) that you can use to lock your keyboard (and mouse). I guess the original purpose was to keep your kids from messing with your computer. But this app is great if you want to clean your keyboard without having to shut down your computer or unplug your keyboard.
Rating: 100% positive, 1 Vote
Categories: Windows keyboard cleaning
Added: on Apr 13, 2009 at 7:41 am
Added By: an anonymous user
Searches: keyboard cleaning window lock clean

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