Today See’s the Start of Computer Cleaning Week
Monday 17th September is the first day of Durable UK’s Computer Cleaning week, as a supplier of office cleaning products the company want to highlight the issue of how dirty our office’s are. Durable’s latest survey shows that the UK’s offices are some of the most dirty places in the country.
Here are some tips on keeping those germs away and maintaining a clean computer:
One thing that can keep your computer functioning properly is to dust your card slots and cable sockets with a vacuum.
A good investment to keep your computer clean is a compressed air can, as dust inside your computer will act as an insulator and as heat is what kills electronics, if you want to prevent your computer getting to dusty. Air cans are an ideal solution as it blows the dust out, without heating up the electronics with a vacuum. You can also use the compressed air to efficiently clean your keyboard too.
So to keep your computer living and functioning properly for as long as possible, clean it regularly.
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Germs in the Workplace
It may or may not strike you as hard to believe that the workplace in which you spend your hard working hours in, is not the clean and hygenic place you once thought. It has been proven that Phones, keyboards and PC mice are harboured with the most germs, within the office.
A study carried out by Durable UK found that: The keyboard is the filthiest item within the office, it was disovered that only 17% of people describe their keyboards as clean. As most wait over two weeks for germs to build up before they decide to clean it. The survey also showed that of the 70% of the office’s that have cleaners, only 3% of office cleaners have the correct equipment for cleaning inbetween keys, leaving us vulnerable to bugs and viruses.
Professor Charles Gerba has discovered some grubby secrets about the workplace. He says the average office holds around 20,96 microbes per square inch, compared with 49 found in a toilet bowl. The professor also found that the computer mice harboured 1,676 particles per square inch and both mobile and phone handsets could be considered health hazards because of the bacteria they hold.
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That’s right, its due time that the fingerprints and dead gnats are removed from the computer screen but don’t just wipe it with any cleaner you have under the sink. Monitors are delicate equipment and must be cleaned accordingly. Never spray directly on the screen–the liquid could seep under the edges of the monitor bezel and damage the circuitry within. Instead, lightly spray some suitable cleaner on a folded piece of soft cloth or a soft paper towel, then use that to wipe the glass.
Another option is lint-free wipes, which promise nonabrasive cleaning. Whichever method you use, your monitor should be turned off (better to see the dust and smudges you’re trying to remove), and you shouldn’t turn it on again until the screen is dry.
For LCD screens, steer clear of ammonia-based cleaners. Instead, use a soft lint free cloth dampened with plain water. Just make sure the cloth isn’t too wet, otherwise droplets could seep under the bezel and cause damage.
Monitors should never be opened. Never take the cover off any type of monitor, even if it needs cleaning. Why? Well, your PC’s monitor is one of the two components of your system that carry enough voltage to seriously hurt you (the other being your PC’s power supply). If your monitor needs to be serviced or cleaned on the inside, take it to your local computer shop.
(note CRT monitors are the monitor types that have some very dangerous voltages inside them LCD monitors don’t have the high voltage circuits that CRT’s do)
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