<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><generator uri="https://jekyllrb.com/" version="4.4.1">Jekyll</generator><link href="https://wlair.us.to/feed/by_tag/keyboard.xml" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" /><link href="https://wlair.us.to/" rel="alternate" type="text/html" /><updated>2026-07-12T17:57:05-07:00</updated><id>https://wlair.us.to/feed/by_tag/keyboard.xml</id><title type="html">xoddf2’s Blog</title><subtitle>xoddf2&apos;s personal blog</subtitle><author><name>xoddf2</name></author><entry><title type="html">Keyboard Cleaning</title><link href="https://wlair.us.to/blog/2026/07/12/keyboard-cleaning/index.html" rel="alternate" type="text/html" title="Keyboard Cleaning" /><published>2026-07-12T17:43:00-07:00</published><updated>2026-07-12T17:43:00-07:00</updated><id>https://wlair.us.to/blog/2026/07/12/keyboard-cleaning/keyboard-cleaning</id><content type="html" xml:base="https://wlair.us.to/blog/2026/07/12/keyboard-cleaning/index.html"><![CDATA[<p>My <a href="https://hhkeyboard.us/hhkb/pro-classic/white-stamped">Happy Hacking Keyboard Professional Classic</a> was surprisingly dirty given that I obtained it new only a few months ago and I’ve been careful to wash my hands before touching it.</p>

<p>I removed all the keycaps and then cleaned it with some dry cotton swabs and a handheld vacuum cleaner.</p>

<p>The <kbd>Control</kbd>, both <kbd>Shift</kbd>, <kbd>Delete</kbd>, <kbd>Return</kbd>, <kbd>Alt</kbd>, and both <kbd>◆</kbd> (<kbd>Meta</kbd>) keys were easier to remove than I expected.  For the spacebar, I simply removed it manually without any tools after removing the other 59 keys and then set the spring aside.</p>

<p>Eventually, I intend to clean the keycaps with soap and water.  There is <a href="https://hhkeyboard.us/blog/how-to-clean-keyboards-keycaps">an official cleaning guide</a>, but this was just an informal cleaning to remove the dirt I found.</p>

<p>Almost unrelated: <abbr title="Today I Learned">TIL</abbr> typing a space in <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/OpenBSD-7.9/top">top(1)</a> updates the screen…</p>]]></content><author><name>xoddf2</name></author><category term="computing" /><category term="hhkb" /><category term="keyboard" /><summary type="html"><![CDATA[My Happy Hacking Keyboard Professional Classic was surprisingly dirty given that I obtained it new only a few months ago and I’ve been careful to wash my hands before touching it.]]></summary></entry></feed>