You should lightly clean a mechanical keyboard with a small vacuum or a brush regularly. One of the advantages of a mechanical keyboard is that it's relatively easy to clean — you can remove and ...

Keyboards are high-touch areas, which is why the spaces between the keys (and even under them) can become full of trapped dust and debris. And when you consider how many of us are guilty of eating our ...

Right up there with your phone, computer keyboards are one of the most-touched surfaces in homes and offices everywhere—meaning they’re also one of the germiest. In fact, one 2018 study found 96% of ...

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