[OPLINTECH] Keyboard covers

Tue May 26 14:36:35 EDT 2020

That's all I received. Following the conversation thread, my guess is they
successfully used P&S on the keyboards (maybe as well as the mice). But
hopefully, Ruth will chime in publicly with some clarification and details
of what her library has done and their observations...  😉 It sounds like a
promising idea.

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On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 2:27 PM Phil Shirley <
pshirley at cuyahogafallslibrary.org> wrote:

> 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.
>>
>> 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 <andrea.wcpl at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
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>>> It may be better just to use some Glad Wrap Press & Seal...
>>>
>>> Andrea B. Ralston
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>>> On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 11:03 AM Chad N. via OPLINTECH <
>>> oplintech at lists.oplin.org> wrote:
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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.
>>>>
>>>> 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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>>>> On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 10:34 AM Phil Shirley via OPLINTECH <
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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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