[OPLINTECH] Keyboard covers

Phil Shirley pshirley at cuyahogafallslibrary.org
Tue May 26 14:26:55 EDT 2020


They had success with Press n Seal for keyboards or mice?

On 5/26/2020 12:54 PM, Chad N. via OPLINTECH wrote:
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>     We used it without any issues last week, no tears and no complaints
>     Ruth
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> Awesome, Thanks for the feedback!
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> On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 11:12 AM Chad N. <cneeper at level9networks.com 
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>     Huh. Now that's an interesting concept. Do you suppose that would
>     be flexible/stretchy enough to allow for the keys to travel? If
>     so, that could maybe be a very easy/cheap thing to do between
>     every patron, which would pretty much be the "Holy Grail" of methods.
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>     Even if it doesn't work well for keyboards, you might be able to
>     get away with that for mice...
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>     On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 11:08 AM Andrea Ralston
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>         It may be better just to use some Glad Wrap Press & Seal...
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>         Andrea B. Ralston
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>         On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 11:03 AM Chad N. via OPLINTECH
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>             Yuck. Hate those things. I bought one for myself years
>             ago, used it for 30 seconds, and promptly threw it away.
>             But I understand the reason for considering them now.
>             Ultimately, unless you're considering them to be
>             disposable between patrons, they're no better than gloves:
>             They might make you feel better, but you still have to
>             sanitize them exactly like you would have to do if they
>             weren't there. The only upshot is that you would have the
>             ability to throw them away periodically, which you
>             probably shouldn't do with real keyboards or hands. But
>             stressed again: You _still_ have to sanitize them like you
>             would the things they're protecting.
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>             To Brad's comment about UVC:  UVx can degrade plastics, so
>             that might be a downside. However, UVC is common in
>             hospitals and being medical grade keyboards, your specific
>             ones might be just fine. Even if they do end up degrading
>             the plastic used in keyboards/mice, I'm guessing it's a
>             reasonably slow deterioration and honestly probably
>             personally wouldn't care too much. But it might be
>             something to be aware of and realize that if you UVC your
>             keyboards/mice, you might have to replace them at some
>             point maybe sooner than you may have otherwise.
>             (Again...I'd probably still UVC them anyway.)
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>             2 cents,
>             Chad
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>             On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 10:34 AM Phil Shirley via
>             OPLINTECH <oplintech at lists.oplin.org
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>                 I have been asked to buy covers for the keyboards on
>                 our public computers, in order to make the keyboards
>                 easier to sanitize between patrons. I'm planning on
>                 trying a few different ones I've found on Amazon and
>                 Newegg, but I'd be very interested to know about
>                 anybody's experience with these.
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>                 Phil
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