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What Is the Best Way To Disinfect Your Laptop?

Posted by timothy on from the use-a-nice-strong-antivirus dept.

akutz writes "I've had the flu since Tuesday afternoon. My wife picked me up from work with a temperature of 103.6 and it finally broke at 98.7 around 3am this morning. Yay. The problem is that I used my laptop during my periods of feverish deliriousness, contaminating my shiny 15" MacBook Pro with the icky influenza virus. I am asking my fellow Slashdotters if they have ever sought out a good way of disinfecting their lucky laptops after an illness. Do you use soap? A light acid bath? Just get the family dog to lick it until it looks clean?"

3 of 545 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Are you kidding me? by itomato · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I'll play devil's advocate..

    Suppose I buy a nice Model-M at the thrift store. Who knows where that beast has been, let alone brushed up against on its journey from unwanted, obsolete electronic detritus to coveted technological wonder?!

    Old enema bags, hot water bottles, various (read home-health and hospice) medical equipment, old nighties, etc..

    Let me rephrase the Ask Slashdot article:

    "I just bought a well-used, but still usable IBM Model-M keyboard at the Salvation Army. What's the best way to ensure I don't come down with $NEFARIOUS_DISEASE?"

  2. boiling man alert ! by richlv · · Score: 0, Redundant

    My wife picked me up from work with a temperature of 103.6

    zomg ! you were boiling. you gotta be a superhero !

    --
    Rich
  3. Doh'! Install Linux, of course by thehunger · · Score: 0, Redundant

    What a silly question.
    Everyone knows that the best way to disinfect a laptop is to install Linux.