Spring Cleaning
March 22, 2011
The spring equinox is fast approaching the northern hemisphere, and it won’t be long until the phrase “spring cleaning” is knocking at our doorsteps. Spring is a time of regrowth, renewal and rejuvenation. It’s a time to start outdoor projects the winter has kept grounded for months on end and get around to all the things we’ve been putting off: cleaning the basement, painting the house, being cheerful, etc. So what better time to do a little “spring cleaning” on our home PCs?
I know I’m guilty of letting my performance computer with all its hard drive space just hold on to unneeded files, programs, updaters, etc. My desktop gets so cluttered from time to time that I’m not even sure what my background looks like. Files like dfd-setup.exe, DSC01308.jpg and sound_20987.mp3 are scattered everywhere, and it doesn’t help me get a single thing accomplished. I spend a lot of time wading through the garbage trying to find what I’m actually looking for when I could just clean up these useless files and move on.
Spring is a perfect time to do the computer cleaning that’s been a long time coming. Whether you’re desktop is littered with unnecessary files or programs you installed once, you have to close 3 different update programs every time you turn on your PC or you’ve been building a wig out of dust and stray cat hair inside your computer, all of these ills can be fixed.
A computer cleaning and tune-up can increase the speed, usefulness and longevity of your computer, and spring is the time to finally get it all done. We’ve already outlined the benefits of computer tune-ups in a previous blog post , but the physical cleaning is important as well. Built up dust and debris can clog fans, block airflow, dry up thermal paste and cause heat damage to processors, motherboards, video cards and hard drives. All of these ills can cause a peppy computer to slowly chug along as its components fight with the excess heat and lack of cooling air soothingly blowing across the myriad electro-widgets (totally a real term) that make your PC work.
All of this is a lot to think about, and Geek Easy can help. If you’re not sure what can be safely removed from your computer, how to remove those annoying pop-up programs you just close at sight or how to safely remove the gunk littering the inside of your computer, we can do that all for you. We’re currently offering a bundled sale on cleaning and full tune-up services until the end of the month. This package is normally $105 for desktops and $140 for laptops, but we’re taking 15% off in celebration of the equinox and reducing those prices to $90 and $120 respectively.
So while you’re out doing all of the things that have fallen behind this winter, let us take care of your computer cleaning. We’ll keep it running smooth and efficiently while you take care of the other things you’ve been putting off. You might even have a little extra time to stop and smell the flowers this spring.
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