As you without ruining all your devices properly clean

No matter how clean a house you need to keep teams and equipment are required to get a little dirty here and there. This is what you need to clean it, and how to do it without hurting them.

Your device are not as strong as they seem, and just spraying Windex on everything and rub with a paper towel can do all kinds of damage to a device cause. However, they are very easy to clean, as long as you do it right, and you can make the most of it with a few simple household items (or at least a trip to CVS) to make. Here is how.

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Clean the monitor with water (or diluted vinegar)

LCDs are very sensitive, and do not want to press hard to them because they burn the pixels. Instead, turn off the monitor (so you can better see the dirty spots), and take a dry microfiber cloth. Many monitors and other devices come with one. From there, just wipe the screen. If necessary, add a little water. In most cases, this should be all you need.

If you have a significant stains or dirt, resist the temptation hard to press and with a moistened 50-50 mixture of water and vinegar. You can use a special screen cleaner, if you want, but the mix of vinegar / water should work just fine . If you can, distilled water instead of tap water because it is likely to leave white spots on the screen or other salt deposits tap water.

Remember, you do what you want to use with a soft cloth, preferably microfiber. Everything you use paper such as paper towels, tissues and toilet paper because it scratch the screen. If you do not have a microfiber cloth, coff ee filters do in a pinch . Also, never remember to spray a liquid on the monitor, spray in his first picture.

Clean your device with a touch screen with water, dilute vinegar or alcohol

As the monitor, the best cleaner for a touch screen device of plain old water or a 50-50 mixture of distilled water and vinegar. That is, the touch screens are a little stronger than LCDs, due to the fact that they are meant to be played, so you can press a little harder when you have a very hard place (they do not go too far, although).

Like everything else, with a microfiber cloth and spray the cloth, not the screen, with a small amount of liquid before wiping. The last thing you need is to get your wet phone, void your warranty and break something important (like charging socket).

If you want to not only clean, but disinfect the touch screen you can use some isopropyl alcohol on some devices (Apple, for example, not recommended). Note check manufacturer to see what they can do.

Finally, when the smartphone is full of dust, dirt and other debris disgusting, you might have to open it, and give it a thorough cleaning, a process that crossed our friends at the How-To Geek detail .

Clean the keyboard with compressed air and alcohol

We have already spoken , but our friends in the How-To Geek have great understanding on how deep you clean your keyboard . If your keyboard is only slightly dirty, you should be able, with two things through, blow compressed air between the keys (blow dust) and cleaning dirty keys with a cotton swab dipped in alcohol to remove oil, dirt and germs. Otherwise, we are big fans of Mr. Clean Magic Eraser , and it will do wonders for a dirty keyboard, especially if clear oily. If your keyboard rather unpleasant, but you need to leave the key and really dig with a toothbrush. Visit complete guide to find out more about how to learn.

Do not forget other (if wireless) keyboard or disconnect (if the cable) before you begin any cleaning. If you only wipe him a quick, though, and do not want to get behind the series, you can download a app how to use already mentioned ToddlerTrap (Windows) on Keyboard Cleaner (Mac) to turn it off while you are on .

Mouse clean with a little water or alcohol

With the exception of the old school mouse or the Apple Mighty Mouse , most mice not be open to clean. As a rule, take it easy and take a sample of stamps, wet with water or alcohol, if needed. For the mouse buttons, you should be able, in the same way you use the keyboard alcohol on a cotton swab to wipe clean dirt and grime. If necessary, you can consult a manual to remove the mouse, but be aware that this will probably void the warranty and should not be necessary in most cases. Do not forget to also turn off or disconnect the mouse before cleaning.

Clean your body of the laptop with a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser

If you have one, non-acetone nail polish around , it is known to clean laptops (preferably in bright colors like the old white MacBook) very well, but nothing works as well as M. Clean Magic Eraser . Be wet, drain as much water as possible, and gently rub on the trackpad, keyboard and the body of the laptop. You should be clean, remove the flesh from the fingers, and a new look and fresh-from-the-store. Do not press too hard, not because the magic eraser tends to "pull" when rubbed hard, which will make the team pretty dirty. There is also an abrasive, which means that a coating can rub off on your device, when you press hard. If dirty his computer keyboard clean swap moistened with alcohol, as already described in the section of the keyboard.

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These are the products and procedures on the web for the most recommended cleaning gadgets, but it's likely that the manufacturer has their own recommendations ( Apple doubt ), so check. in your manual for instructions on the website or further information And, of course, share your own tried and tested tips below in the comments.

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