OT: Cleaning a FILTHY Computer

[Albert]

Kevin C. Smith wrote:
> On Sun, 2006-01-29 at 17:36 -0500, David M. Carney wrote:
> 
>>I was checking a hard drive that may be going "south" on my Ubuntu
>>computer.
>>
>>When I opened the case, I was nearly sickened by all the filth that has
>>accumulated since I last opened it.
>>
>>This being a mini tower, what is the best and safest non-static way to
>>clean this beast?
>>
>>Vacuum? Compressed air? Combination of both?
>>
> 
> Yes. Compressed air, or both.
> 
I cleaned mine once with a vacuum and it zapped the cpu.  My son told me 
that vacuum cleaners can build up static electricity and recommended 
compressed air.  Perhaps it depends on the vacuum cleaner, or perhaps 
that is just bogus and my son was wrong.