Computer, Virus

July 3rd, 2006 | by jg3 |

I know you run antivirus software on your computer, but don’t forget about the other kind of virus your computer can transmit, the dreaded Keyboard Cooties.

Of course, you can get the same stuff from doorknobs, payphones, money, shopping carts, and anything else you touch, so either

or

  • b) keep your body’s natural defenses in tip-top shape so these kinds of germies are fended off when they do enter your system

The canonical argument against hand sanitizers is that they create supergerms that eat Purell for breakfast and grow so venomous that they present an excessive threat tot he population. This doesn’t seem to be true, at least according to Pfizer. It does, however kill off the kinds of “germs” that are beneficial to you, which can be considered a problem. My biggest problem with them, however is simply that my body’s natural defense system does’t get exercised, therefore making me more vulnerable than I should be to the junk in my environment. Sure, there may be occasions where I feel a little extra caution is in order and I generally don’t eat food that has landed on the floor (for more than five seconds), but generally these hand sanitizers scare me.

Maybe I’m starting to sound like an old codger who can’t accept the change that comes with new technology developed during my lifetime. Maybe not all progress is forward movement.

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