Ever Remember When Was The Last Time You Cleaned Your Computer?
Posted By admin on October 27, 2009
It’s Spring cleaning time for your computer! Refresh your memory – Do you still remember how long has it been since you cleaned your pc? Got rid of those old useless files? If you don’t remember when, maybe it’s time to give your PC a little break and clean it
Don’t worry, there others who do not have the spare time set aside to clean their computer, but they do find time to notice their system is slowing down. Regularly cleaning your computer and it’s parts, especially for a restaurant environment, can keep your system running perfectly and help you determine which files are still important from the ones that needed to be disposed of. This can also get your restaurant Point of Sale system up and working mothly.
Below are a couple of suggestions for spring (and anytime) cleaning:
1. Start with your mouse. No one ever suspects the little guy, but your mouse could hold a variety of harmful bacteria that may cause illness. Use a proper amount of cleaning solution on a lint free cloth to clean the mouse every few weeks. If other people, using your computer, are getting ill because of it, then you might want to consider cleaning your PC more than the usual.
2. Cleaning your keyboard. Keyboards collect a lot of extras from you – little crumbs of food you ate for lunch, dust from papers going across the desk, and most of the times even dirty hands on the keyboard. Cleaning the keyboard is not hard as it seems, first shut down your computer, unplug all wires and take your keyboard to a trash can. Gently turn it upside down, so it will not fall to the ground, and lightly shake it or use compressed air to remove any dirt under the keys.
After getting rid of the dirt from around the keys, use cotton {swabs|buds} with a a bit of cleaning solution like isopropyl alcohol to clean in between the keys. Next use a lint free cloth with a little bit of cleaning solution to wipe the on top of all the keys. Finish up by wiping the entire keyboard with a dry cloth.
3. Cleaning your computer. The actual computer component that your monitor, keyboard and mouse plug in to is either a tower or desktop unit, also called the CPU. These units can collect an astonishing amount of dirt, especially if they are placed on the floor. Have you baffled after seeing what’s under your computer tower? If so, it’s definitely time to clean your PC.
Using the same lint free cloth with sprinkles of solution, start wiping down the outside vents and around the connections. You have to make sure you get as much dust as you can out of the vents. your PC is going to overheat.}
4. Dumping old useless files. How long has it been since you visited the recycle bin and emptied its content? The recycle bin is where all your deleted files go before they are permanently removed from your computers hard drive. To empty the recycle bin, simply right click on the “trashcan” icon and click “Empty Recycle Bin” then click Yes to permanently delete the files and free up space on your hard drive.
5. The cache. Another burden for your disk space which can be temporary internet files that have never been deleted for ages! To delete temporary internet files within Microsoft Internet Explorer, open your browser, click on Tools -> Internet Options. You will find the buttone labeled “Delete…” under the Browsing History section. Click Delete and you will have a number of choices – Temporary Inter Files, Cookies, History, Form data and Passwords.
Here’s a brief description of each choice:
Temporary Internet Files – Deleting the temporary internet files will remove copies of websites/webpages, images and media that are saved on your PC for {faster|quick} viewing.
Cookies – Also called the browser coockies, serves as the storage area where your web browser store bits of information. Deleting this will, remove all your website preferences such as login information.
History – This will remove all websites you have visited.
Form Data – This will delete any saved information that you have typed into forms.
Password – This option contains all passwords that are automatically filled in when you log on to your online accounts. Deleting this will remove all stored info from all websites you’ve visited.
There’s also the Delete button that can clear all info of the choices above.
This should help starting the spring with a clean, healthy PC! regularly, especially if it is placed in an environment, like a restaurant kitchen, where dirts and spills are common.}
The author of this article is the Customer Relations Vice President for POS-For-Restaurants. With over 20 years of restaurant POS solutions experience, POS-For-Restaurants helps you use your technology to be more efficient, more productive and more profitable.
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