Smoking around computers

From: David Woyciesjes <DAW_at_yalepress3.unipress.yale.edu>
Date: Tue Dec 11 13:11:38 2001

! > > But, expect cat and dog hair. In particular, expect cat hair in
! > > keyboards; cats take to keyboards like taxi drivers take
! > > to beaded seat
! > > cushions!
!
! On Tue, 11 Dec 2001, Chad Fernandez wrote:
! > My cats have always been more intent on distracting me than
! > playing with
! > the computer, or sleep on it. They'll walk on the keyboard
! > while I'm
! > using it, or walk in my line of the monitor, etc.
! > I think what happens with keyboards is that the cat hair
! > settles in it
! > from the air..... cat hair becomes air borne very easily. Since you
! > can't really wipe the hair off from in between the keys....
! > like you can
! > wipe the hair from the desk, so it just builds up.
!
! I deal with all of the computers for the Berkeley East Bay Humane
! Society. The resident cats in the office all like to sleep
! on keyboards.
!
! I set them up with keyboard drawers whenever I can get them
! cheap, or they
! get donated (hint. HINT!) But training the office staff to shut the
! drawers when not in use isn't easy.

Hmmm, spring-loaded drawers? Low-stregth springs, of course. ;-)

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