IDEA: Keyboard cleaner

[rgdot]

I was browsing and came across Keyboard Cleaner, a mac app that "comes in handy when you want to clean your keyboard, but you are afraid you might trigger a command or change or delete some of your current work beyond repair and undo...It shields your desktop and intercepts every keystroke you might accidentally make — except for Command-Q"

I don't think I have seen a Windows equivalent. If there is no such tool (perhaps using AHK?) for windows it could be very useful.

[sri]

The Windows equivalent is Win+L.

[rgdot]

I believe that mac one blanks the screen, but I wonder if there is a way not to do that or not to lock/get the login screen

[app103]

You could try Skrommel's Toddler Trap, which catches any stray keyboard input you might activate by mistake.

One of my keyboards has a Turbo key that when combined with F11, locks the keyboard till you press that combo again.

[rgdot]

Hadn't noticed Toddler Trap, will try it thanx

[sri]

Toddler keys  

Baby Smash

if you have small kids

[wr975]

@sri
Thanks for the links. BabySmash is kinda cute.

Another one: Kid-Key-Lock. My favorite, because it really blocks everything.

[yksyks]

Thanks for Kid-Key-Lock, I've never heard of it. Just in the right time, my son learned how to shut down BabySmash...

For simple keyboard cleaning I highly recommend Pitaschio, which does a lot more, though.

[lanux128]

here's the original Toddler Trap thread. it has some other keyboard related tools as well..

• http://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=995.0

[sri]

Here's a post on Keyboard Cleaner:

http://www.freedownloadaday.com/2009/11/17/suspend-your-keyboard-with-keyboard-cleaner/

It runs under OS X 10.5 (Leopard) or later.