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Poll: How do you keep your devices clean (if you do)?
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Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Other (two of the above) Nov 24

I wipe the keyboard and the monitor regularly with specialized cleaning products recommended by my IT tech. I turn my keyboard upside down every morning and my cleaning lady applies the vacuum cleaner treatment once a week with a moderate suction power. For the greasy stuff that gets stuck I use a cleaning gel from time to time. I also clean my PC when dust builds up with compressed air, as it can slow down the fans used for air-cooling. Lesson learned some years ago. My brain needs order and cl... See more
I wipe the keyboard and the monitor regularly with specialized cleaning products recommended by my IT tech. I turn my keyboard upside down every morning and my cleaning lady applies the vacuum cleaner treatment once a week with a moderate suction power. For the greasy stuff that gets stuck I use a cleaning gel from time to time. I also clean my PC when dust builds up with compressed air, as it can slow down the fans used for air-cooling. Lesson learned some years ago. My brain needs order and cleanliness. The main thing I do every morning after a quick shower, breakfast and looking at my email is make sure my office is clean, that my desk has no clutter and all papers are filed or binned. Then I can sit down and focus on what is important: translating...

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Sylvie Pelissier
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Gjorgji Apostolovski
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wet wipes Nov 24

Well, wet wipes are universal, although there are specialized wet wipes with more or less alcohol in them for certain purposes. And if you have PC keyboard like mine, which you can't open, than there is a compressed gas in can and with spraying the stuff under the keys comes out.
 
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Regular Cleanups Nov 25

Weekly minor cleanup:

    1. Wait for the computer to cool down for at least 30 minutes.
    2. Disconnect the power source from the computer.
    3. Discharge the remaining electricity by pressing and holding the power button for 30 seconds.
    4. Remove dust from the surface by using a soft brush.
    5. Wipe the surface by using a damp, soft cloth.... See more
Weekly minor cleanup:

    1. Wait for the computer to cool down for at least 30 minutes.
    2. Disconnect the power source from the computer.
    3. Discharge the remaining electricity by pressing and holding the power button for 30 seconds.
    4. Remove dust from the surface by using a soft brush.
    5. Wipe the surface by using a damp, soft cloth.
    6. Dry up the surface by using a dry, soft cloth.
    7. Let the computer to further air-dry for about 30 minutes before reconnecting it to the power source.

Biannual major cleanup:

    1. Wait for the computer to cool down for at least 30 minutes.
    2. Disconnect the power source from the computer.
    3. Discharge the remaining electricity by pressing and holding the power button for 30 seconds.
    4. Disassemble the computer.
    5. Remove dust from the internal components—especially the fan assembly—by using a soft brush.
    6. Wipe the thermal paste residue from the heatsink's baseplate and the CPU's integrated heat spreader by using isopropyl alcohol and a soft cloth.
    7. Let the alcohol completely evaporates.
    8. Reapply the thermal paste.
    9. Reassemble the computer.
    10. Do a minor cleanup if necessary.

I must stress that you should always be wearing a pair of rubber gloves during the cleanup process. The static electricity from your body or the sweat on your hands could short-circuit the PC components. I know many PC builders work on their machines bare-handed. But IMHO, it's better safe than sorry.

Yes, I'm a computer nerd. How can you tell?

P.S. OMG, the forum is buggy again! How do I fix the entries on the list from duplicating themselves?

P.P.S. Fixed it somehow by using HTML-tag sorcery. This website and its perpetual barrage of bugginess, I tell you.

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Lieven Malaise
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Cleaning procedure Nov 25

1) Wait until there is at least 1 cm of dust everywhere.
2) Clean with plain water.

Repeat every 5 years.

Philip Lees
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Philip Lees
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Technology Nov 25

I just chuck everything in the washing machine every six months or so, then hang it outside on the line to dry.

(Joking aside, I do have a USB memory stick that's been through the washing machine twice, with no apparent ill effects.)

Lieven Malaise
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Yetta Jensen Bogarde
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Other Nov 25

Thank you for the reminder.
I have to do it more often.

Robert Rietvelt
 
Kevin Fulton
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I use a VPN ... Nov 25

... as well as anti-virus software. I also don't look at p*rn.

Baran Keki
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