Cleaning, disinfection and maintenance – how to take care of your computer equipment In addition to regular hand disinfection and washing, whether you work in an office or at home, it is a good habit to regularly clean and tidy up your workspace. How to do it safely? Daily and periodic cleaning of computer equipment When we think about maintaining computers or laptops, we usually focus on the need to make backups, delete unnecessary files, and “clean up” the computer after months of mess in the downloads folder or trash. Let’s not forget, however, that the external elements of our equipment also deserve a little attention and care – it is worth wiping the keyboard, monitor, or mouse from dust and dirt from time to time, and also blowing compressed air through the computer fans so that they do not become completely clogged with dust and cat fluff over time. How regularly should you do this? Daily care of computer equipment The most frequently cleaned computer equipment should be the keyboard and mouse. During the pandemic, when we are all trying to protect ourselves from bacteria, viruses and all kinds of germs, a quick wipe can be done even every day, preferably after finishing work. Remember that we carry the most germs on our hands, which can then easily be transferred to the keyboard and from there, for example, to the face. To clean the keyboard and mouse, you can use commercially available computer cleaning agents, but also isopropyl alcohol, the high concentration of which means that it evaporates quickly and is safe for electronics, but at the same time effectively removes greasy dirt and germs. Disconnect the keyboard and mouse from the computer, clean the spaces between the keys with compressed air (to blow out crumbs and
