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                        Thinking outside the dusty box

My computer has a rather odd cutout in the front that tends to accumulate
dust:

[No, it doesn't glow; I'm just lighting it from behind.] [1]


I've noticed recently that it's accumulated a metric buttload of dust (the
shot above is after I've removed quite a bit of it, as shown below). Even
Mark [2] remarked how dusty it was in there.

So, the problem: how to go about dusting the thing. It was a thick blanket of
dust, and I headed into the garage of Chez Boca thinking I might find a
vacuum with a nozzle attachment that would fit in there when I came across
the perfect solution:

[Not just for breakfast anymore] [3]

The Lint Roller!

It's really just a very wide roll of masking tape with the sticky side out.
The method is easy: just remove the outer sheet (it's about 6″×4″) and apply
it to the dust.

[Forced evacuation of dust bunnies] [4]


A few lint sheets later and the computer is now dust free.

[1] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2010/02/06/computer.jpg
[2] http://gladesoft.com/
[3] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2010/02/06/lint_roller.jpg
[4] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2010/02/06/lint.jpg

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