ProTouch keyboard protector

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I admit to being somewhat of a clean freak, so products like the iSkin ProTouch keyboard protector naturally appeal to me. Fabricated from a flexible soft silicone and precision molded to fit over each key without affecting your typing, it protects your keyboard from crud both wet and dry. More specifically (according to its Web page), it will protect against food, dust, hair, dandruff, sweat, ketchup (and similar liquids), sand, spills, finger oils and dirt, key wear, and more.

Hereis what it looks like:

ProTouch fits my keyboard like a second skin, protects it from all the nasty stuff I just mentioned, doesnit bother me a bit when I type, and is washable to boot. I keep it on my keyboard at all times and canit think of any reason to remove it other than to wash it every few months. But it only takes a second to apply or remove if thatis how you care to use it.

The ProTouch keyboard protector I tested was for my MacBook Pro but it is also available for the MacBook, PowerBook, Apple Keyboard, and Apple Wireless Keyboard and available in colors including: Sonic (frosted blue), Eclipse (opaque black with printed keys), Arctic (frosted clear), Ghost (phosphorescent opaque
white glow in the dark with printed keys), and Blush (frosted pink).

The Bottom Line

What more can I say? The ProTouch keyboard protector does everything itis supposed to do and does it quite nicely. I have used it for months and itis saved my bacon more than once.

I recommend this product without hesitation.

Product: ProTouch keyboard protector

Company: iSkin

List Price: US$24.99

Cons: None.

Bob LeVitus

Bob LeVitus, often referred to as ?Dr. Mac,? is considered one of the world?s leading authorities on the Macintosh and Mac OS X and has been one of the Mac community?s most trusted gurus for almost twenty years. He?s known for his trademark humorous style and unerring ability to translate ?techie? jargon into usable and fun advice for regular folks. A prolific author, LeVitus has written or co-written over 60 popular computer books and has sold more than two million copies worldwide in at least a dozen languages. His recent titles include: iPhone For Dummies 2nd Edition, Mac OS X Leopard For Dummies, and Microsoft Office 2008 For Mac For Dummies, all for Wiley Publishing. LeVitus is currently a columnist for the Mac Observer and the reviews editor for the iPod Observer. He's also a columnist for the Houston Chronicle and has been since 1996, penning the popular Dr. Mac column every Tuesday. While LeVitus has seen his work published in more than a dozen computer magazines over the past eighteen years, including: a three- year stint as Editor-in-Chief of the irreverent and unpredictable MACazine; four different columns in MacUser magazine?Beating the System, Personal Best, Game Room, and the Help Folder (with Andy Ihnatko, and later, Chris Breen). Though best known for his writing, he?s also dabbled in broadcasting with a radio show (Inside Mac Radio, CNET Radio, 2001-2002) and a television series (Mac Today, Syndicated, 1992?1993). In addition to his writing, LeVitus runs a consulting business that provides expert technical help and training to Mac users anywhere in the world, in real time and at reasonable prices, via telephone, e-mail, and/or its own unique Internet-enabled remote control software. If you?re having a problem with your Mac or want to learn how to do almost anything with it, point your browser at: http://www.boblevitus.com. Always a popular speaker at Mac user groups and trade shows, LeVitus has presented more than 200 seminars, workshops, conference, and training sessions in the U.S. and abroad, including keynote addresses in three countries. (He also won the Macworld Expo MacJeopardy World Championship three times before retiring.) His most recent foray is a blog for the nice folks at Wiley Publishing/Dummies Press. You'll find it here: http://blogs.dummies.com/drmac/. Prior to giving his life over to computers, Bob worked in advertising producing television commercials, radio spots, and print ads at Kresser & Robbins and SelecTV. He holds a B.S. in Marketing from California State University and currently lives in central Texas with his wife, kids, and a plethora of pets.

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