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Avoid eating or drinking anything while using a keyboard otherwise you may spill on it.
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             Avoid spraying any liquid cleaner or water directly on the keys of the keyboard.
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             You can also fit a silicone cover over your keyboard to protect it from dirt,dust or liquid spill.
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           • Monitor Screen
             Use rubbing alcohol, cotton swabs or a lint-free cloth to gently clean the dust,fingerprints or minor scratches
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            on the computer screen.
             Don't press hard or scrub the screen as you might damage it and cause discolouration.
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             Avoid spraying water or cleaning liquid directly on the computer monitor as some of it might drip into the
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            inside circuit of the screen and damage it.
           • Mouse
             For a quick clean place it on a clean sheet of paper and move the mouse back and forth to rub off the dust.
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             Use rubbing alcohol, cotton swabs or a lint-free cloth to gently clean the mouse.
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             Lens area can be cleaned by blowing air or cotton swab.
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           • Digital camera
             Use rubbing alcohol, cotton swabs or a lint-free cloth to gently clean the camera
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             For quick dry cleaning of the camera lens use soft lens brush or soft cloth. Never touch the lens of the camera.
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             For stubborn dust, you can use special fluid for lens cleaning first applying it on soft cloth and then gently
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            wiping the lens.
           • CDs and DVDs
             Keep CD/DVD in the proper case to prevent damage.
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             Fingerprints and dirt can be removed by lightly rubbing with a clean lint-free cotton cloth.
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             For stubborn dust, you can use special fluid for lens cleaning first applying it on soft cloth and then gently
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            clean them.
        3.9. PREPARING MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE

        Computer is just a machine that needs regular updates and maintenance to perform at its best. It is important
        to prepare a checklist with the tasks you should do daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly to keep your
        computer functioning with full capacity for a longer period of time. We need to have a:
           • Daily Maintenance
             Do not forget to charge your laptops every morning till the battery is fully charged.
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             Clean up your email inbox by deleting junk mails or unwanted mails.
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             Give the proper shut down command before going to bed at night.
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             Arrange your files and folders on a daily basis.
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             Download the important email attachments and save in proper folders.
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             Keep your windows desktop clean by moving the important files in a required folder and deleting the unwanted
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            files. This has to be done at the end of the day before you shut down your computer.
             Keep a check of the updates received of the Operating System, Anti-Virus, Anti-Malware and apply as and
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            when available.
           • Weekly Maintenance
             Clean your keyboard, monitor, CPU, printer and area around it.
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             Take the backup of your important data to an external drive or cloud-based storage.
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             Empty your Recycle bin.
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             Delete temporary files or junk files.
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             Delete cookies.
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           • Monthly Maintenance
             Clean up ‘Download’ folder.                         Run disk-cleaner software.
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             Uninstall unused programs and apps.                 Run full system virus scan.
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