In a message dated 1/23/03 9:18:25 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >1. With help of clumsy cat, managed to spill a great deal of sugar-sweetened >cola product onto otherwise perfectly functional Apple Design Keyboard. > >2. Tipped keyboard into sink; marvelled at sheer amount of cola product >housed within; scolded cat (to no avail, alas); pondered what to do next. >
Showering the keyboard with warm or cool water (not hot or very cold) should be enough, specially when you're dealing with spilled cola (not dust and dirt) let it dry AT LEAST 48 hours (I usually put it near a source of heat (like a heater), summer is the best time to do it, for up to four days without even testing it) turn it over within a day or so, change position, it should work fine, I've done it numerous times including with an old Mac Plus keyboard, all went well. Use blow dryer on Low/Warm setting if necessary. I have a cat, she has yet not done anything like that. There's a window within a foot from my mac, she looks out the window practically all day, and I drink soda practically all day (cans however). I love animals, I keep books about animals ancient & contemporary history (did you know egyptians used to worship cats centuries ago thinking they were gods?) well my cat has yet not erased my mac. In the cat history book it says, a cat was left alone in a government facility, it somehow erased the whole mainframe computer packed with millions of dollars worth of info (whoa! clever cat, she even knew the password!), they don't say, however, what the government did with the cat (animal shelter maybe) ;) When cats (or dogs) are left alone they can do really unexplainable things like that one for example. Mine has shutdown the mac a thousand times :) Lil -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
