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General Forums => General Discussion => Topic started by: SlackwareLinux on September 02, 2005, 04:38:14 pm

Title: How Do You Clean Your Zaurus?
Post by: SlackwareLinux on September 02, 2005, 04:38:14 pm

I was wondering how everybody cleaned their Zaurus's screens.

I wipe it with a non-lint cloth, but that does not always remove everything, does anybody have any great methods they want to share?

Title: How Do You Clean Your Zaurus?
Post by: koen on September 02, 2005, 05:20:57 pm

I always use the throwaway clots for cleaning glasses (the ones for bad eyes) which have some detergent which does wonders for fingerprints and other dirt

Title: How Do You Clean Your Zaurus?
Post by: JohnX on September 02, 2005, 05:36:33 pm

Same here.  You don't even  need to dry the screen afterwards, because whatever detergent is on them evaporates in a couple seconds without leaving smears.  The ones I use I got at lenscrafters but I imagine that one brand is probably just as good as another in this case.

Title: How Do You Clean Your Zaurus?
Post by: lardman on September 03, 2005, 08:13:04 am

Bit of spit on a tissue.

Works wonders; perhaps it's just my spit...


Si

Title: How Do You Clean Your Zaurus?
Post by: dfisher on September 06, 2005, 10:13:07 am

I use one of those microfibre cloths that come with your glasses.  You can get them at any optician.  Really makes the screen sparkle.

Title: How Do You Clean Your Zaurus?
Post by: clofland on September 06, 2005, 11:19:46 am

Klear Screen http://www.klearscreen.com/ (http://www.klearscreen.com/) really work well.

Title: How Do You Clean Your Zaurus?
Post by: sriley on September 07, 2005, 10:50:50 am

The only thing that ever touches the screen of my Z is a screen protector.  Nothing special, just cheap Belkin ones, they come in packs of 10 and aren't even made specifically for the Z.  Sometimes I'll end up with the wrong size and have to cut them down to fit.  When necessary, I can wipe them with a tissue, or a napkin, my t-shirt, whatever, because they're easily and cheaply replacable.

One of my coworkers has stuck with his 5500, using it for a couple of years without screen protectors.  His screen has been very noticably scratched and scored by the stylus.  You can see large rough areas of the screen where he's dragged scrollbars, pressed window widgets in the upper right corner, etc.

Makes me glad I've always used screen protectors.

Title: How Do You Clean Your Zaurus?
Post by: benplaut on September 12, 2005, 11:10:53 pm

a cotton T-shirt  (that i'm wearing)

hasn't done any harm yet...