OT: Cleaning a FILTHY Computer

[Billy Pollifrone]

Duncan Lithgow wrote:

> Carroll, I've always used my vacuum cleaner, holding the opening with 
> my hand so that the metals never touches each other - it'd need to be 
> a fair punch to go through my fingers wouldn't it. I also always 
> unplug everything (especially the monitor).
>
> Am I being very foolish doing it this way?
>
> Duncan
>
Actually with the power supply unplugged, the chassis is not grounded. 
This would make it worse since the case would not dissipate any static 
itself.