Lock keyboard so I can clean it.

[Ramshank]

Not sure if an extension already exists for Alfred to do this, if it does please let me know.

 

I'd love to be able to type "Clean" and be able to clean my keyboard without confusing my mac.

 

Suggestions welcome.

[Andrew]

If you have a bluetooth keyboard... one idea could be to adapt the bluetooth toggle workflow to turn off bluetooth for 20 seconds or something like that

[Ramshank]

That's an excellent idea! Except I'm on a laptop.  I know theres a menu bar app I can get... but I'm sure it's within Alfred's power without having to install a 3rd party app.

[jdfwarrior]

The 'Shutdown' keyword can do this

[Ramshank]

There's a command line which disables the keyboard for the laptops:

sudo kextunload /System/Library/Extensions/AppleUSBTopCase.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBTCKeyboard.kext

 

And enables it again:

 

sudo kextload /System/Library/Extensions/AppleUSBTopCase.kext/Contents/PlugIns/AppleUSBTCKeyboard.kext

 

However it requires the input of the admin password... making this a new feature or a workflow is beyond my skills.  Any thoughts?

 

The other option is to open a blank textedit file that swallows the typed gibberish...not beyond my skills.

[Boarder24]

Hey Ramshack,

 

Enjoy : http://j.mp/Yld1Vf