At first I tried it with one of the current white Apple keyboards. I figured if it was destroyed, it would only cost $30 to replace… And it was dirty enough that I had been planning to replace it anyway. See, when you eat at your computer desk as much as I do, your keyboard tends to catch as much food as your plate. I ran it through the regular cycle, with detergent. I didn’t use the heated dry option, and I recommend you don’t either :) After it was washed I made a few keen observations: 1) It was clean! and 2) It was full of water! I shook as much water as I could out of the keyboard and turned it over for a day. Once it appeared to be dry I connected it to the usb port of an old spare computer (in case "something happened"). It was mostly functional but i noticed a few of the keys simply didn’t work! So i quickly unplugged it and left it for another day or so. After that, the keyboard worked perfectly. If you’re gonna try it, I recommend you give it a few days before you plug your keyboard in, or it could be short-circuit city!
So take it from your favorite germophobic blogger, or me. Do something about the bacteria on your keyboard, or you’re better off washing your hands in the toilet.
