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] /boston/2010/02/06/computer.jpg
[3] /boston/2010/02/06/lint_roller.jpg
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![[3] /boston/2010/02/06/lint_roller.jpg](/gemini.conman.org/boston/2010/02/06/lint_roller.jpg){kind=link}
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