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Introduction: In this day and age, we all rely on our computers (portable laptops, more specifically, especially for people on the go) for a lot of things. Thus, it is important to take care of them in order to make sure that they last for a long time.

Introduction: In this day and age, we all rely on our computers (portable laptops, more specifically, especially for people on the go) for a lot of things. Thus, it is important to take care of them in order to make sure that they last for a long time.

Difficulty: 2

Things You'll Need: Laptop cooler, cleaning materials, small brush, uncluttered working area

Step 1: Always make sure that your laptop won't heat up excessively. When the laptop heats excessively, this may have consequently detrimental effects on some circuits that are vital into keeping your laptop in a good condition. Naturally, laptops do heat up once it is turned on and it even becomes more heated up when it runs highly powered soft wares. Keep your laptop running cool by placing it in an already cool environment or use cooling fans.

Step 2. Take Care of The Screen. Your screen is a fragile device and is very expensive to replace, so it is important to take care of it. Avoid pointing at it and don't touch it unless you must. Clean the screen regularly, but only use cleaning materials that have been approved.

Step 3: Make use of laptop bags and avoid placing the laptop on the edges of the table. When carrying your portable laptop elsewhere ensure that it is cased inside the bag and that it is not dropped off. WHen this happens, it could immediately kill the life of your laptop.

Step 4. Guard Against Liquid. Be careful with what you eat or drink while using your computer. If possible - eat and drink away from it. But if you do decide to have a snack while working or playing, do so with utmost care. A few drops of liquid on the right places can spell disaster to your portable laptop.

Step 5: Regularly clean your portable laptop. Brushing the keyboards to remove grime or other small solid objects that may be obstructive. Wipe the edges and other hard wares like the mouse and the mouse pad.

Step 6: Protect your laptop from Viruses. Install an anti-virus program that constantly updates. Once your laptop gets attacked with viruses this could work improperly and other really strong viruses could even destroy all your software. To avoid this, invest on a good anti-virus program for your laptop because free anti viruses barely updates and are only good for trials.

Tips:

- Invest in a good portable cooler. A cooler laptop runs better than hotter laptops.

- For instance your laptop gets wet, immediately boot and turn it upside down to avoid the liquid to seep in more inside the laptop.

Warnings:

- Safety should be your concern first so turn on the anti-virus device first before plugging any external drive to your laptop. This helps detect virus, quarantine or delete viruses.

- Keep your laptop out of children's (and pet's) reach.

- Look after your laptop all the times. Leaving it unattended calls for theft.

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