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Here a little tool that may not be very useful (Apple rejected it for not being very useful 
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//edit: 13/February/2012 KeyboardCleanTool is just another example of a simple, secure utility app which can’t be sandboxed.
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1. kemenaran Says:
March 9th, 2011 at 11:36 pmThis little tool is quite useful — thanks!
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2. Pedro Ivo Says:
March 10th, 2011 at 4:29 amwow! this is gonna be very useful!
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3. Ale Says:
March 10th, 2011 at 4:57 amMuch more useful than a lot of stuff in the App Store…
and not only it’s more confortable than disconnecting the keyboard, it actually incourages people to clean it
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4. Jamo Says:
March 10th, 2011 at 6:59 amApple may be stupid… Just sayin’
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5. Alex Says:
March 10th, 2011 at 7:42 pmGreat! Now I don’t have to open an empty TextEdit window anymore to absorb accidental inputs while cleaning
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6. Teo Says:
March 11th, 2011 at 2:14 amGreat idea haha
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7. Cheeku Jee Says:
March 11th, 2011 at 2:17 amThis actually sounds useful! Thanks.
Also, I think I found a bug with BTT.
I have recently started using “automatic login more securely” – according to http://www.tuaw.com/2011/03/07/terminally-geeky-use-automatic-login-more-securely/
What it actually does is that once I am automatically logged in, the script automatically locks the computer.
However every time, BTT is not started – I have to start it manually.
I would love it if it could be fixed. -
8. sphericalcow Says:
March 11th, 2011 at 7:52 amawesome!! I am going to enjoy cleaning my keyboard _cover_ with this app. Apple is stupid not to approve it.
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9. Rich H. Says:
March 13th, 2011 at 6:11 pmThis should be a big improvement on turning off the keyboard and then having to wait for it to reconnect. Maybe more so for me, because I use my keyboard at a greater than average distance from my computer – the computer is a Mac Mini connected to a big screen TV, and I’m using the keyboard from my easy chair. So anything that saves me a fight with Bluetooth, I’m going to appreciate.
I have a suggestion, in case you didn’t already think of it. What if someone is interrupted while cleaning their keyboard? It might be handy to have a remembered option to disable screen locking while the keyboard is disabled (and restore its state when the keyboard is once again enabled); otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to unlock their screen again!
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10. Rich H. Says:
March 13th, 2011 at 6:17 pmBTW, I use AppFresh to help keep everything up-to-date. And sometimes, such as now, it claims there’s an update available that I’m not seeing. Perhaps someone simply told iusethis.com about an incorrect new version number.
Hopefully they would take your word for the correct most recent version number.
Right now, AppFresh is showing 0.651 installed (correct) and a latest available version of r51682 (presumably incorrect).
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11. Rich H. Says:
March 13th, 2011 at 6:31 pmCapSee and WhatKey still see modifier keys being pressed when KeyboardCleanTool has keyboard input disabled.
I’m not saying that’s a problem, but it might surprise someone.
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12. ScottW Says:
March 14th, 2011 at 9:48 amMy ten month old son likes hitting my keyboard while I am reading my RSS feeds. As I am using the trackpad and not the keyboard, this app works well as a baby defensive mechanism. Now make it put up flash cards in the bottom right corner of the screen on keypress and he would be even more happy!
Not sure why Apple would reject it, but suggest they review the decision.
Thanks for your continued effort on all your apps. BTT is fantastic.
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13. IvanD Says:
March 17th, 2011 at 12:11 amGreat prank potential: Edit info.plist, so that there is no Dock icon, add to Start Up items, make invisible and watch your friend’s confusion and frustration (:
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14. Damian Says:
March 17th, 2011 at 4:56 amThis doesn’t work at all! I ran it and my keyboard is still filthy.
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15. Damian Says:
March 17th, 2011 at 4:58 amSeriously, though, if I run this my cats won’t get to update this: http://twitter.com/shitmycatstype
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16. dr_bonzo Says:
March 17th, 2011 at 8:38 pmNice. I am using “Lock screen” – a screensaver with a password to clean keyboard
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17. Jake St. Peter Says:
October 27th, 2011 at 6:45 amSo I tried using this app. I am running the most current and updated version of mac osx lion. Here is the problem. It disabled the keyboard just fine. I then tried to re-enable the keyboard using the “enable keyboard button” – It says that the keyboard is now enabled … but the sad reality is, it’s not. I’ve tried rebooting the machine but now I can’t even use the usb keyboard plugged into my 2009 Mac Pro quad processor 8 core mac. I’ve tried a bunch of google searches and I’m not finding anyone with the same problem. So this leaves me to believe either I’m missing something pretty simple or a system file has been corrupted and it’s not triggering the “re-enable” action from the keyboardcleantool app. Please help.
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18. Elek Says:
October 28th, 2011 at 8:04 pmReconnect your keyboard!!!
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19. Dan Says:
February 12th, 2012 at 10:15 pmIts useful.
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20. ranjit Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 7:52 amhave always wanted something like this … the appstore reviewer must have been a douchebag
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21. JM Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 9:53 amVery useful ! Have been looking for something like this for a while.
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22. ulysess Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 12:39 pmPerfect to take my baby and she don’t press the keyboard while I read my rss
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23. Jason Argaunauts Says:
February 20th, 2012 at 12:38 pmJust wondering if “Jake St Peter”‘s concern has been dismissed or addressed. I have MS X Lion, so need to confirm before I use this well-rounded and much liked application.
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24. arnodmental Says:
February 22nd, 2012 at 11:20 amYOU-ARE-A-GENIUS !!!
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25. Darrin Jackson Says:
March 4th, 2012 at 4:44 pmI find this quite useful as a baby defense mechanism. I have small kids, that love to press keys on daddy’s keyboard. Thanks.
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26. Urs Braem Says:
May 17th, 2012 at 10:36 amHey, I’ve been looking for this for a long time! It’s definitely useful! Baby defense while they’re big enough to watch Pingu on Youtube but not big enough to understand that they lose full screen if they type around. Too late for me but you should try to sell it again with baby defense as USP
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