[foundart]

I turn my laptop off to clean it and avoid the power button while doing the cleaning. Was this not an option for you?

[wavemode]

I mean, clicking an app is a lot more convenient than having to turn the whole laptop off.

[kryptogeist]

Jesus... how often do you clean your keyboard? :)

[imp0cat]

Probably after each meal? :D

[WJW]

I recently discovered that if I put a plate between my food and the keyboard, the keys don't get nearly as dirty as when I put the food directly on the keyboard. Life hack!

[nsvd]

I clean mine about once a week. It tends to get grimey.

[foundart]

Yikes! TIL that with Apple Silicon it is impossible to stop the computer from auto-booting on lid open or key press. There was an nvram hack that worked for Intel machines but it has no effect now. What a "feature."

I've added a user account "Clean" and will do cleaning after locking the screen while logged into that account. If I happen to disable its login via failed logins due to keypresses while cleaning, I can switch back to my normal account and reset it.

[jerrysievert]

there are a few apps that I don't want to quit any time (about once every 2 weeks) that I want to clean my laptop keyboard.

currently, I'm fighting slack to make sure it doesn't update again.

[jrmg]

Recent Apple laptops switch on if _any_ of the keys are pressed.

[alpaca128]

Or if you open the lid.