Hardware

How to Clean a CD

2 minute read

I’ve seen a lot of people clean CDs completely wrong. There’s a good reason why most libraries and video rental stores have labels on their discs telling peo...

Cleaning Your Computer, Part 5: The Case

4 minute read

Your actual computer is the part that usually gets the dirtiest. Fans actually electrically attract dust, which allows them to pull junk into your case at a ...

Cleaning Your Computer, Part 4: Mice

1 minute read

Mice aren’t usually a big problem source in terms of getting dirty, simply because there aren’t many surfaces that stuff can stick to where it won’t immediat...

Cleaning Your Computer, Part 3: Keyboards

7 minute read

Keyboards seem to be dust magnets (and hair magnets and staple magnets…). Even if you don’t immediately notice the junk accumulating in your keyboard, it has...

Cleaning Your Computer, Part 2: Monitors

2 minute read

Most people do not clean their monitors nearly as often as they should (and that includes me). You usually don’t notice the eyestrain you’re getting from sta...

How to Remove a Stuck CD From Your Drive

1 minute read

Ever gotten a disc stuck in your CD drive? It doesn’t happen often, but it can get really annoying. Sometimes rebooting will fix the problem, but rebooting c...

Cleaning Your Computer, Part 1

2 minute read

Computers get rather dirty very quickly. Lots of dust and dirt looks bad, can make keys stick or monitors hard to read, and in certain cases, can even cause ...

Prolonging the Life of Your Batteries

11 minute read

Everyone has heard as much advice as they could need about how to keep their rechargeable batteries running the best for the longest. The trouble is that eve...

How to Touch Up Your LCD Monitor

2 minute read

Is your monitor starting to get a bit old? Does it have some scratches and spots on it? Yeah, so did mine. In fact, I was about ready to get rid of it. And t...