[OPLINTECH] Keyboard covers
Ruth Wilhelm
rwilhelm at seolibraries.org
Wed May 27 15:32:10 EDT 2020
We use press and seal wrap, it works great and is easy to clean! Its
been on for 2 weeks now and no complaints.
Ruth Wilhelm
Putnam County District Library
On 5/26/2020 3:12 PM, Phil Shirley via OPLINTECH wrote:
> Thanks -- I always like to try something inexpensive first. For the
> keyboard bags, the only in-stock options I could find were something
> on Amazon ($80 for 500) or a place that had them $49 for 500, with a
> minimum order before shipping of $100, so you basically had to buy
> three cases. That vendor (Discount Disposables) is going to send me
> samples.
>
> On 5/26/2020 2:36 PM, Chad N. via OPLINTECH wrote:
>> 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
>> <mailto: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:
>>>
>>> We used it without any issues last week, no tears and no
>>> complaints
>>> Ruth
>>>
>>> Awesome, Thanks for the feedback!
>>>
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>>> On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 11:12 AM Chad N.
>>> <cneeper at level9networks.com <mailto:cneeper at level9networks.com>>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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 <mailto:andrea.wcpl at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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
>>> <mailto:oplintech at lists.oplin.org>> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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.)
>>>
>>> 2 cents,
>>> Chad
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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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