Have you ever sat down to work or play with your electronic gadgets surrounded by cups full of coffee (hot or stale), opened bottles of water or soda, and food? Be honest; you won’t be the first person to admit to it nor the last.
Although you’d be lost without your electronic devices, you don’t necessarily exercise Gandhi’s “cleanliness is next to godliness” theory when you’re working or playing with your electronics.
So, the next time you sit down at your desk or on the couch to work/play, take a look around and see just what/where the potential dangers exist.
What to do:
There is an app to do just about everything; except to physically clean all of your electronic gadgets. From smartphones to tablets and gaming systems, routine cleaning doesn’t seem to fit the fun, futuristic world of the ever changing technology at your fingertips.
Who hasn’t heard of submerging smartphones in dry rice for a few days to save it from being ruined by water? Who hasn’t used canned air to clean computer keyboards? You not only know someone who has done these things, but you’ve probably tried them at least once yourself. And maybe that got you to thinking about how to clean, really clean, your electronics without damaging them.
While many national cleaning products have somewhat customized itself for electronics, it’s mainly multi-surface products that line store shelves. Even the electronic-specific products that are available can be somewhat lacking in what you need them to do.
And how do you clean around your electronic gadgets without negatively impacting them, anyway? Whether you’re a blogger who works from home or run a commercial business reliant on computers for nearly everything, janitorial service companies can help. They will customize their service to fit your needs. That means your electronics, employees and customers won’t be subject to cleaning solutions that could negatively impact them.
Put the phone down:
The truth is most spills and messes that can damage or ruin electronics occur when you’re multitasking. Admit it; you’ve eaten lunch while on the phone and attempted to respond to that email on your tablet or laptop.
Individuals are more productive when they focus on a single task at a time, according to Devora Zack, author of the book Singletasking: Get More Done – One Thing at a Time.
“You can get more done in the course of the day if at any given moment you’re fully and intensely immersed in the task at hand,” she says.
Benefits:
Routine cleaning of your electronics will help extend the life of the device. When people think of cleaning their computer or other devices, they think internal cleaning. You know freeing up disc space for a faster running device. Cleaning, like removing dust and other allergens from clogging air flow and overheating the core components, is often overlooked for years. Unfortunately, when it is done it isn’t done properly or in its entirety.
Janitorial service businesses are specially trained to handle a variety of cleaning needs. And you’ll save money because you won’t have to buy expensive cleaning products, tools, equipment. You will also reduce the cost of maintenance, training employees and managing them.
Perhaps, the biggest benefit is your peace of mind and knowing you are maximizing the life of your electronics.
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