>anyone know how to clean the accumulated dust & grime off one of these >things safely? mine is looking pretty nasty by now. :) OK, There was a tech at my old job who swore by this. You ready? Put it in the dishwasher. I have never needed to do this, but in theory it should work. That, and your keyboard will have that lovely lemony detergent smell :) As I can't tell you if that works, you should test it on a cheap keyboard first. Michael Town KB Gear Interactive michaeltown at kbgear.com