Ask TUAW: how do you keep your Mac clean?

3M Screen Wipes all around on my iBook. Keeps everything nice and shiny!

Thanks to everyone. I knew some of you would have great suggestions. I've seen the iSkin stuff, but the problem is that I've got a French Canadian Keyboard. I'd have to temper with their skin to fit my keyboard. I've wrote them about this, but never had any response. As for my iMac screen, it's still looks good. I tend to never touch it with my finger. My big problem was much more my keyboard, since the dust on my iMac is easy to take of. In any case, thanks to everyone and thanks to David (and the staff) for putting my Ask Tuaw suggestion on TUAW.

I have yet to try it (my keyboard sure could use it), but supposedly you can put a keyboard in the dishwasher as long as you don't use the heat dry setting and give it a few days to dry out: http://www.boingboing.net/2005/05/30/clean_your_keyboard_.html

"This was nowhere in my manual, but I have some friends who learned the hard way, and Apple told them that they should've known better. So, I'd advice to keep something soft in between of keys and screen when the book is closed. There's lots of products for this." Ironically, the manual DOES say never to put anything inbetween your display and keys while closed. (12" PowerBook Manual PDF that came with my 1.5ghz PB). Hypocritical? I think so.

I use iKlear, something I bought at my local Apple reseller. I also bought a special towel from the same place that helps keep my Cinema Display nice and shiny. It also cleans iPods too. I use a can of air to spray the insides of my G5 since it's on the floor and gathers a lot of dust. I think I clean my Mac more than I clean my apartment. Fishes, narco.

this is kind of creepy... i just cleaned by powerbook 30 seconds ago...and then i saw this article. i guess its a mac thing. what was even creeper was the #1 guys post because i just used a mr clean pad. it was my first time using it and i have to say that its great. before, i had just used a wet micro fiber cloth, and it "cleaned" my powerbook alright, but not great. there was always a visible grease area where my hands always grabbed the book on the edges. (probably only visible to me and only at a certain angle in a particular light). anyways, the mr clean thing works awesomely! my powerbook looks brand new (its 2 years old)

I use Apple's iKlear. It's actually made by Klear Screen. (www.iklear.com) This stuff is absolutely awesome. It takes care of your screen, gets rid of fingerprints on iBooks and Powerbooks, and contains no alcohol! Check it out.

I use iKlean and a microfiber cloth periodically on my 17" Powerbook - on the case, the keyboard, and the screen - basically every surface. I've also vacuumed the keyboard a few times. The cloth is non-abrasive and the iKlean contains no ammonia or alcohol, which I understand can discolor or even damage the coating on the screen. I also use a microfiber cloth to lay over the keyboard after shutting down and before closing the lid, to keep the keys from marking the screen.

I use a Radtech microfiber cloth to clean the screen. It's my favorite schmata. I sang its praises here back in August --http://www.tuaw.com/2005/08/30/my-favorite-schmata/

TONGUE BATH.... (i love my mac)