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In this article I want talk about two very simple practices that can double the lifespan of your shiny new laptop.  Even if she’s old these practices still apply and can promise you the longevity of your machine. Lets step away from technology for a bit, and think about the summertime, oh how I wish it was warm right now, sitting on a patio, having a nice cold beverage.  Okay, back to reality, it’s currently -5 in Toronto and the summer is far from here!  Now, if it’s hot out and for instance, you’re sitting in traffic, with no AC, and its 30C.  You start to feel groggy, and fatigue, weak, tired, etc,  What is the first thing you can think about that would cool you down?  Is it a cold beer? Juice, water, a nice COLD BREEZE maybe?  You see, laptops and other electronics work in similar fashion.  I know you’re thinking, why are we comparing humans to laptops, well because we created them and they suffer from the same elements we do, and this element is HEAT!

When a laptop is processing your information, browsing websites, playing music, games, applications, it generates heat.  We all know this, unless you live in the Arctic, then this doesn’t apply to you.  If the laptop can’t properly cool its components then things start to go wrong, things take longer to load, error MSGs might appear, the laptop might shut itself down to prevent damage, etc.  Heat is the number one cause of most hardware failure in laptops and computers.  With that out of the way we can get into our first simple practice to prolonging the life of your laptop:

• Use your laptop on a flat surface only

Why? Most laptop manufacturer design engineers haven’t figured out (Some have already) that most people use their laptops either in bed, or on the couch, on the carpet, you catch my drift.  Using it on a surface other than something hard and flat will obstruct the cooling ports the fan uses to suck air into the laptop.  If there isn’t a clean flow of air cooling the CPU and other components then the internal temperature will rise drastically causing long term damage.  So try and use your laptop on a flat surface, if you’re in bed, use a long hard cover book.  If you’re using it on your lap, try and position it so the air ports aren’t blocked.

Moving onto the second practice that will help extend the life of your laptop:

• A simple dusting with a can of compressed air

That is simple right? All you need to do is pick up a can of compressed air and every two months or so spray the ports and you will see all the lovely dust particles flying around everywhere.  If you really want to keep things clean you can spray it every month.  While you’re at it, spray the keyboard and get rid of all those cookie crumbs and other lovely late night snacks!  This will also help to preserve your laptops cosmetics.

If you have an older laptop or new but in a high dust environment and notice that the heatsink is clogged completely, the only way to completely clean it out is if you take apart the laptop and spray the heatsink. If you’re not comfortable doing this you can leave it up to a professional technician to do a laptop repair service for you.

Now you have two simple practices that will help you to extend the life of your laptop computer.  Please remember to like and share this article if you found it useful!

Secure your computer system at home or your office PC with our quick tutorial.  This can be very useful if you would like to restrict access to certain applications on your systems. For instance, at home, you can restrict access to an application you may not want someone to open (could be your children, relative, etc.) At the office, you can restrict access to applications on an employees system to monitor and maintain productivity.

To complete this task there are a few things to put on the checklist.

1. A list of the applications you want to restrict.  

2. The exact executable name of the application (I.e. firefox.exe, word.exe)

This following guide is to be completed on a system running Windows 7.

Step 1.

• Click start, in the search box, type gpedit.msc

Step 2.

• In the right navigation pane, select “User Configuration”, then select “Administrative Templates”, then select “System”

Step 3.

• In the right window select and double click “Don’t run specified windows applications”

Step 4.

• Select “Enable” in the prompt windows.  Then navigate to and click “Show”

Step 5.

• Type in the applications you want to restrict local users to access

Step 6.

• Click on “OK”

Now that you’ve completed the steps.  You can go ahead and try to launch the applications you added to the Group Policy Editor.

You should be prompted with this following MSG:

This is a great way to monitor youth users at home and employees in the office.

Stay tuned for more free Tips, advice, and ideas.

We have put together 5 tips for you to consider at home or the office.  They will help you keep a handle on your machine before it gets out of control.  The aim is to keep your system light and functioning in its optimal state.  All software mentioned in the this article is available for download at bottom of the page.

1. Do not use internet explorer

We’re pro Microsoft here at nuComputing but IE is a big no no with us.

• Alternative – Google Chrome or our favourite, Firefox.

2. Do not hibernate your desktop or laptop computer

The hibernation snapshot gets stored onto your computer which can take up to 2-4GB of data and overtime will cause hangs and your system performance to degrade if you continue to hibernate instead of a clean-boot.

• Alternative – Shut down your system at least once a day if you do use hibernate.

3. Performing a  disk clean up

of temporary internet files, cookies, and browser history. Every website you go to, or email account you log into, etc, gets stored to a temporary location on your computer that just sits there and builds up over time.  Cleaning this will help to maintain a fast and safe browsing experience.

• Right click on C:\, click on properties, select disk clean up, check off every option, then click on Ok.

4. Scanning your computer for malware

malicious software that can put a halt to your computers usability, on weekly scheduled basis.

• Recommended solution – Malwarebytes.

It’s free to evaluate and can delete any unknown infections your system could be currently harbouring during the evaluation period.

5. Perform a physical cleaning of your computer

at least once a month – Open up your computer case, purchase a can of compressed air and spray the CPU fan and heatsink, power supply fan, motherboard chipset fan and heatsink, and any other case fans.  Once you’ve done this, you can spray the rest of the components to clears chunks of dust that has collected in the process of cleaning.  This will help keep the fans pushing air properly through the heatsinks to dissipate heat.

For laptops you can spray the air intake and exhaust ports to clear any dust build up.