Five tips for laptop users
May 31, 2013The most common issues I find when asked to troubleshoot computer problems for laptop owners can be avoided by following these simple tips.
- Don't drink sticky stuff while on the computer. A spill of plain water, black coffee, or sometimes even diet soda may not ruin your laptop. But if the keyboard or inner workings are gummed up by milk, sugar or high fructose corn syrup you will most likely need to buy a new machine.
- Plug the power brick into the wall before plugging in the laptop. A power surge is unlikely but will destroy the innards in a hurry.
- Clean out the air vents regularly. Blast them with canned air. And remember Glade is not canned air. Your laptop will be pushing up daisies as well as smelling like them.
- Carry the laptop in your crooked arm protected like a baby. Most drops happen when you are carrying it in one hand dropped by your side. A little sweat on your grip and its laptop hash on the floor.
- Keep antivirus up-to-date and regularly scan with anti malware prgrams and the virus program. If you use your laptop on public networks you will eventually get exposed. Only you can prevent infections.