Seriously. Just sandwich one between two sheets of paper and slide it in between the keyboard and screen while the laptop is charging. The sheets are designed to absorb odors and are heat activated. Be sure to use the paper sandwich trick, as the dryer sheets are made of plastic that might interact with the screen and/or keyboard if they're in direct contact.
Heh. I think I'm going to have to choose the scent VERY carefully. (On the bright side, the inside of that laptop probably does get as hot as the dryer!)
I think there is some residual coffee on one corner of the trackpad. That's probably a job for a not-very-damp cloth, and may be the entire source of the smell.
The best response I ever heard to that question came from LASFSian Mark Schirmeister (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Schirmeister), who replied with a perfect deadpan, "It comes to me in a dream."
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Date: 2006-09-11 10:27 pm (UTC)Fabric softener dryer sheets
Date: 2006-09-11 10:48 pm (UTC)Re: Fabric softener dryer sheets
Date: 2006-09-11 10:49 pm (UTC)Re: Fabric softener dryer sheets
Date: 2006-09-11 11:15 pm (UTC)I think there is some residual coffee on one corner of the trackpad. That's probably a job for a not-very-damp cloth, and may be the entire source of the smell.
Re: Fabric softener dryer sheets
Date: 2006-09-11 11:29 pm (UTC)How do you KNOW this stuff?!
(wanders off wondering whether a similar strategy would work for Marc's poor couch)
Re: Fabric softener dryer sheets
Date: 2006-09-11 11:45 pm (UTC)Re: Fabric softener dryer sheets
Date: 2006-09-12 12:16 am (UTC)I've had Boy Scouts swear up and down that if you put sheets underneath your hat, bugs will stay away from you all day.
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Date: 2006-09-12 12:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-09-12 06:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-09-13 01:00 am (UTC)Smartass.