My computer has a rather odd cutout in the front that tends to accumulate
dust:
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 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:
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.
A few lint sheets later and the computer is now dust free.
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![[No, it doesn't glow; I'm just lighting it from behind.]](/2010/02/06/computer.jpg "No, it doesn't glow; I'm just lighting it from behind.")
![[Not just for breakfast anymore]](/2010/02/06/lint_roller.jpg "Not just for breakfast anymore")
![[Forced evacuation of dust bunnies]](/2010/02/06/lint.jpg "Forced evacuation of dust bunnies")
