The Home Computer Maintenance Kit

Lets face it you do not want your computer to end up in the shop it cost money, you cannot use your computer during the time and there is a chance that files can be lost. So today we are going over some cheap items that you can get yourself to avoid an unnecessary trip to the shop and protect your files if it does happen.
 
The first tool I recommend is canned air or electronic dusters, this is used to blow away dust that accumulated on the desktop and inside of the case (this is the problem area) these are available at most stores that have computer supplies as well as some general stores so look around to find the one at the price you want.
 
The next recommended tool is a mini or precision screw kit this relates the first tool due to the fact that some desktops and laptops have screws holding the casing on that you need to clean this is the way to get them off ( just remember where you placed them). I recommend that you only use the screwdriver to remove only casing of the computer, never any circuit boards inside this is a great way to end up with your computer in the shop.
 
The third tool is a portable hard drive to put all the documents on your computer in a safe place if the computer that it is on goes down and corrupts the files there; with the portable hard drive you have a back up copy of the file. Our shop does try to keep files intact during services but we cannot guarantee all files are going to be accessible and many other shops delete all files to get the problem fixed, especially with virus and malware problems.
 
The last tool I am going to go over is more software than hardware that is your anti-virus and anti- malware programs. These programs keep your computer secure form unwanted programs running on it with or without your knowledge, this fact allows for much longer time between servicing the computer than normal so this is a necessity.
 
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