8 ways to spring-clean computers
The advent of spring inspires thoughts of cleaning for some of us — scrubbing the toilet, sifting through the wardrobe, wiping away grime and fashion faux pas as Shania Twain wails in support. And yet, there is one spot our rubber gloves tend to skip over, an appliance we use far more than the bathtub or the kitchen sink: the computer. I work my computer long and hard, but I never give it loving. I’m lucky if I remember to turn it off at night. Meanwhile, flotsam and jetsam accumulate. I’ve got 7,242 e-mails in my Yahoo! account, and 4,125 in Gmail — not to mention 491 Gmail drafts, which I use as post-its to store my scattered thoughts.