Sharon, I'm going to jump in with 2 cents worth, too! I keep an aerosol tin of what is called "Enviro-Duster" (which is nothing but compressed air) on my computer desk to use on the keyboard AND inside the cover of the CPU. My problems with the cat hair, dust, crashes, etc. have diminished greatly since I started doing this...I do the keyboard once a week & CPU once a month. Mike IBSSG --- Shuler Michael --- grinch42@mindspring.com --- EarthLink: The #1 provider of the Real Internet.