A long-time CLNC® amigo and avid Tech Tip reader (same thing) asked me, “Tom, what’s the best way to keep my computer screen clean?” As with all tech-related questions, that’s a good one. The days of plain glass displays are long gone. In fact the only glass on the desks of most Certified Legal Nurse Consultants are their chipped and worn “NACLNC® 7-Day Weekend” souvenir shot glasses.
So when it’s time to clean your computer screen, I recommend using a microfiber cloth. Microfiber because it won’t scratch your screen like paper towels, cotton diapers or floursack cloths will. Don’t use industrial solvents, toxic waste or any glass cleaners that contain ammonia. Instead, I recommend a fifty-fifty mixture of plain old household vinegar and water (You’re being green!) in a small spray bottle. Don’t spray the mixture onto your screen though. Instead spray it onto the microfiber cloth to dampen it. Then you do a half-Miyagi – “Wipe right, wipe left.” Followed by a whole-Miyagi – “Wipe up, wipe down, wipe right, wipe left.”
That should clean any computer display as well the 80” 3D HDTV in your rec room. If you’re a laptop-using CLNC® consultant you’ve got one more step. Turn off your laptop, undock it (if you dock it) then open it up and clean the screen. I’m fanatical about keeping my dual monitors clean but get pretty annoyed with myself when I open my laptop up on an airplane and find a warren of dust bunnies clinging to the screen.
Keep on techin’,
Tom
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