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    Image of Gary_7vn Gary_7vn
    01:36 AM

    In reply to How To Clean Your Filthy Gadgets
    I pound my ear syringe with a 50 tonne machine press to remove sensor dirt. Works every time.
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    Image of lpranal lpranal
    12/05/09

    In reply to How To Clean Your Filthy Gadgets
    I was able to clean some really pesky specks off my D50's sensor with HEET (the gas-line antifreeze... the isopropyl, not the methanol). Everything else I tried either left small amounts of residue or didn't budge whatever was on my sensor
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    12/05/09

    In reply to How To Clean Your Filthy Gadgets
    Anyone looking for some nifty new LEGO sets may want to check out the new Atlantis line. Awesome stuff they have, and more to come!
    [shop.lego.com]
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    Image of camneil01 camneil01
    12/05/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: this is related to the post?
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    12/05/09

    @camneil01: Damn! I thought I was typing in the tips box. That's some fail-gravy right there.
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    Image of Segador Segador
    12/05/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: That's funny, I use fail-gravy to clean my Atlantis LEGO pieces...
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    Image of spannu spannu
    12/05/09

    In reply to How To Clean Your Filthy Gadgets
    The technique I use on a desktop that's packed to the brim with dust is to just get a vacuum and alternate between blowing air and sucking it back in. It keeps the dust from settling in places like my lungs.
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    Image of ThatsNotPudding ThatsNotPudding
    12/05/09

    @spannu: I've heard this is potentially dangerous as the high airflow can build up a nice static charge on the usually non-conductive hose - until it contacts something on the motherboard and zap! Or rather: zap$$$
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    Image of spannu spannu
    12/05/09

    @ThatsNotPudding: Don't worry; me and the vacuum both make sure to wear one of these.

    Seriously though, this may just be coincidence, but I only use a vacuum with metal attachments and lining in the hose, so I've never had to really worry. I also do not stick it anywhere inside the case as there's more than enough airflow from over a foot away.
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    Image of FigNinja FigNinja
    12/05/09

    In reply to How To Clean Your Filthy Gadgets
    I have some disposable biodegradable lens wipes I use on my glasses. They're still damp when I'm done so I usually give my mobile a quick once over at the same time and any other gadgets that are around until the wipe's used up. Helps keep things pretty decently clean.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    12/05/09

    In reply to How To Clean Your Filthy Gadgets
    I keep my MBP fairly pristine with my iKlear cloth (though I do have the black cleaning cloth it came with), and I occasionally use the spray. +1 to the folks talking about the Mr. Clean product. Those white macbooks were such a pain to clean. The unibody model seems to do away with some of the worst-to-clean surfaces altogether. The powermac gets shots from the compressed air to get crap out of its innards, which I do every couple of weeks.
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    Image of phunnyballs phunnyballs
    12/05/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: I love the mr. Clean eraser, but they should be warned that it does buff off micrometers of the top of the surface which is why it works so well. If you use it on something shiny, it takes the finish right off.
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    Image of back_at_it back_at_it
    12/05/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: I second the veracity of the quality of iKlear's product line. I, too, have had great results (on a MBP) with the spray.
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    Image of Lizard_King Lizard_King
    12/05/09

    In reply to How To Clean Your Filthy Gadgets
    If you spill soda/coffee/etc into the keyboard of a desktop, take it apart and clean it with hot soapy water. Do no try to use alcohol, it won't dissolve the sugar - once it dries, it will still be sticky.

    Whatever they use at the Apple Store on my macbook screen is certainly better than the damp cloth I've been using. My screen is never cleaner than when I drop it off for some unnecessary service.
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    Image of dragon:ONE dragon:ONE
    12/05/09

    In reply to How To Clean Your Filthy Gadgets
    Trackpads. You've missed trackpads. Mine is $%@#% dirty with all the finger oils brewing for 2 years or so, barring the occasional wipedown.
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    Image of fleebailey33 fleebailey33
    12/05/09

    @dragon:ONE: Actually my trackball is a PITA, kensington expert mouse i have to clean like twice a week at least, worth it i think though
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    Image of VenomIreland VenomIreland
    12/05/09

    @dragon:ONE: You can use this same cloth to clean the rest of your laptop as well, excluding the screen, but including the touchpad.

    What?
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    Image of dragon:ONE dragon:ONE
    12/05/09

    @VenomIreland: Argh. Blame my reading. I never saw the word touchpad when I skimmed through it - and I did a Find in the page for trackpad, not touchpad.

    Curses my vision!
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    Image of Sandeep Murali Sandeep Murali
    12/05/09

    In reply to Nokia to Halve Smartphone Production in 2010, Official Suicide Watch Starts Now
    Nokia has a vice grip on the emerging markets in Africa and Asia. They sell millions of phones in these markets on a WEEKLY basis. They have pretty much perfected the art of making entry level phones for next to nothing and selling them at a decent enough margin that doesn't break the bank for the target consumers in these areas.

    People there swear by Nokias (And Sony Ericssons, to a certain extent) and wouldn't buy handsets from another brand, come what may.

    Concentrating on this segment is EXACTLY what Nokia should be doing right now. This is what makes their bottom-line. The high visibility, low volume, expensive handset market may be making front page news, but for a worldwide giant like Nokia, their largest and most faithful customerbase exists in the other end of the spectrum.

    Judging them by the yardsticks of the smartphone savvy, first world economies is hardly accurate.
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    Image of m4ximusprim3 m4ximusprim3
    12/04/09

    In reply to An Exploded iPhone Is a Major Frat Party Buzzkill...Or Is It?
    This whole story is bullshit. Nothing exploding ever made a frat party worse.
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    12/04/09

    In reply to An Exploded iPhone Is a Major Frat Party Buzzkill...Or Is It?
    "See guys, I told you you could replace the battery!"
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    Image of anexanhume anexanhume
    12/04/09

    In reply to An Exploded iPhone Is a Major Frat Party Buzzkill...Or Is It?
    A phone that will melt your ballsack and ejected the battery through a solid plastic barrier? I better fucking pick that up!
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    Image of DustyButt™ DustyButt™
    12/04/09

    In reply to Buy a Google Phone or Google Will Make Your Life Miserable
    Now that's funny!
    Better than the puppet videos from last week.

    After posting the "furniture" article Adam Frucci finds Google's threats to be hollow.
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    Image of Hearthatvoiceagain Hearthatvoiceagain
    12/04/09

    In reply to Buy a Google Phone or Google Will Make Your Life Miserable
    Meh, their iPhone ones were better.
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    Image of EBone EBone
    12/04/09

    In reply to Low-end Motorola La Jolla Won't be the Jewel of the Androids
    My office is in La Jolla, so I'm getting a kick out of these replies.
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