Ok - Has anyone cleaned their screen yet?!

The title says most of it I've got a pretty dirty screen here - this is my first glossy screen, and it's bugging me to see smudges and such from where I've accidentially touched it. I know most are waiting for the first round of people to clean their screens before attempting anything. I guess my real question is: any advice for those who have to go first?
I've been waiting to see if ayone has success before trying it, but I really can't wait anymore. It's not insanley dirty - just lost of prints I can't deal with anymore.
MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.6) The low-end model, cause I'm cool like that.

Hello,
Regrettably, you are right about Apple's recent
abandonment of durability for beauty. They are more
concerned with selling a product than keeping users
happy with it.
Yes...
I wish it wasn't true. I really do. But, that's how it is now.
I'm stuck in a terrible spot myself.
I need a better machine (more power). But, I want something that is going to hold-up and last.
Unfortunately, I can get durability in the older machines, and power in the new ones. So, here I sit waiting for something good to be released.
I already went through two new iMac's and gave up after that abuse. Couldn't use them without them breaking down, and they spent all their time in the shop.
So, I reverted to the old mini while I wait for something that combines power and durability.
I was really excited about the MacBook when it was released. But, it's glossy screen is a major concern to me.
I want a machine that will serve me for about 5 years. And, I want to be able to enjoy using it for that time. If it looks like I'm reading through a windows screen (bug-screen) from scratches, then I know I won't be happy with it.
If they hadn't put the glossy screen on this thing, I'd have probably already purchased it.
But, my conversations with the local Apple dealer were not inspiring. He was not very reassuring when I explained that I wanted a LCD screen that could be cleaned.
It would be really stupid, however, to put a screen
that scratches easily on their most popular computer.
Agreed.
As you said, only time will tell.
That's all we can do. The reports will come-in eventually.

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