Time to clean your PC the right way!Get ready for PC spring cleaning time! Now, refresh your memory – Can’t remember the last ime you were able to clean your PC? Got rid of those old useless files? If you can’t remember, maybe it’s time to give your PC a little break and clean it

No worries, many people don’t have time set aside to clean their computer, but they do find time to notice their PC is slowing down. The regular cleaning of your PC and its parts, especially since most are in 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 removed. This can also get your restaurant POS system up and working perfectly.

Follow this few simple tips for your spring cleaning:

1. Start with your mouse. It’s not that big of a deal, but your mouse could hold a variety of harmful bacteria that may cause illness. Use a small amount of cleaning solution on a lint free cloth to clean the mouse every few weeks. If you or other users have been sick, you may want to do this more often..

2. Next is your keyboard. Keyboards collect a lot of extras from you – little crumbs from lunch, dust from papers scattered across the desk, and most of the times even dirty unwashed hands on the keyboard. Cleaning the keyboard is not hard as it seems, first you must turn off your PC, unplug it and take your keyboard to a trash can. Gently turn it upside down, to prevent it from falling to the ground, and lightly shake it or use compressed air to remove any dirt under the keys.

After you have cleared the debris from around the keys, use cotton {swabs|buds} with a little 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 top of all the keys. Finish up by wiping the entire keyboard with a dry cloth.

3. Clean your computer. The actual computer component that your monitor, keyboard and mouse plug in to is either a tower or desktop unit. These units can surprisingly collect huge amount of dust and debris, especially if they are placed on the floor. Have you baffled after seeing what’s under your computer tower? If so, then you seriously need a spring cleaning time!

With 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 dirt as you can off the vents. your PC is going to overheat.}

4. Dumping old files. Don’t remember how long has it been since you emptied the recycle bin? The recycle bin temporarily stores your deleted files before they are permanently removed from your PCs 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 disk space hog can be temporary internet files that have never been deleted. To delete temporary internet files within Microsoft Internet Explorer, open IE, click on Tools -> Then choose Internet Options. You will find the button labeled “Delete…” under the Browsing History section. Click it and you will see several choices like Temporary Inter Files, Cookies, History, Form data and Passwords, which you can delete whenever you want.

Here’s a brief description of each choice:

Temporary Internet Files – Deleting this will remove all copies of the websites/webpages you’ve visited, images and media that are saved on your PC for {faster|quick} viewing.

Cookies – Also called the browser cookies, 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 – Selecting this option will remove the list of 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 permanently remove all saved info from all websites you’ve visited.

There’s also the Delete button that can clear all info of the choices above.

After these quick and easy to follow guidelines, I’m sure you’ll be able to clean your PC properly! regularly, especially if your computer is placed in an environment, like a restaurant kitchen, where dirts and spills are common.}

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The author of this article is the Vice President of Customer Relations at 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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