The Maids of San Diego- The Secrets of Cleaning Your Gadgets

Jan. 28, 2013 - PRLog -- The Five Secrets of Safely Cleaning Your Gadgets

By The Maids of San Diego – Caleb Page

If you’re like me, you constantly have your gadgets within reach. Whether it’s a computer, mobile phone, laptop, portable music player or e-reader, they’re a constant part of our daily lives. But how often do we clean them? During the flu season, it’s important to have a good defense.

Over time, dust, grime and gunk take over your mobile gadgets and electronics. Think of how many times a day you touch your computer or phone and then touch your mouth, nose or eyes? Cleaning your gadgets at home and at work will not only keep flu germs at bay, it will decrease the “icchh” factor of your germy gizmos.

According to a variety of research reports, your home computer keyboards, phones and other handheld devices are probably the most germ ridden locations in your home or office.

Cleaning Secrets:

1. Turn it off – Before you attack your tech, turn off everything you plan to clean. If it is plugged into a power source, go ahead and unplug it, just to be safe.

2. Slow & Steady Wins the Race - When cleaning your electronics you want to be delicate, so never spray at the device, and never use strong solvents like window cleaner, bleach, or ammonia. Chances are you have a gadget refresher in your home already: rubbing alcohol. It works really well for all your gadgets from TVs and laptops to keyboards. Plain Vodka works just as well.

3. Remember Half & Half - Just pour some of your solvent into a spray bottle, adding 50/50 water to solvent. Then spray your mixture onto a microfiber cloth. Don’t saturate it – just spray enough to effectively wipe the area. Use a q-tip to get in-between keys, or to fix a stuck trackball on your mouse.

4. Dust Be Gone – Dusty cooling fans can cause your computer to overheat. Believe it or not, dryer sheets are a great option for cleaning them out.

5. The Best Device of All – Air! One must-have cleaner for gadgets is a can of compressed air. It’s great at getting all of the little crumbs out of your keyboard and small areas in your electronics. Whatever you do, do not vacuum out any parts of your computer or other electronic devices. The suction can create an electrical charge, causing your devices to crash. Keep a couple of compressed air bottles around at all times for easy use.

Clean those gadgets frequently as we want to make sure we all stay healthy during the New Year.

For more information, visit the Maids – Scripps Ranch, La Jolla, Rancho Penesquitos, Mira mesa, Tierrasanta and University City    http://www.maids.com/45 or call 858-371-7084

About The Maids of San Diego

At The Maids of San Diego, Rancho Penasquitos, Scripps Ranch, Mira Mesa, Teirrasanta, University City and La Jolla, we work hard to provide you with the highest quality clean available. We work so hard, in fact, that we were voted the Best Maid Service in La Jolla in the La Jolla Light 2003 Annual Readers Poll!

Our qualified staff of professional cleaning team members and management are here to help you and your family enjoy a cleaner, healthier home. We have been serving the area for over six years, and we welcome the opportunity to serve you and your friends and family the way we have since day one – with quality customer care and deep, healthy quality cleans.

Our cleaning services are based on the backbone of The Maids’ cleaning regimen, our unique 22-step deep-cleaning Healthy Touch® cleaning system. We use only environmentally-preferable cleaning supplies and state-of-the-art equipment to remove more dust, dirt and other allergens than conventionally cleaning practices. Nobody can outclean us! We do things the “old fashioned way,” including cleaning hard-surface floors on hands and knees, and we add personal touches to our cleans that let you know we care about you and your home.