Do you know how to clean a laptop screen properly? Or at least without causing it any harm, or in the worst case – any damage. It can be easy to ignore how messy our screens get if working from home, ...

You know your laptop is filthy. You can see the dirt and grime on your keyboard. You can see that circle of skin oils on the middle of the trackpad. So when is the last time you cleaned it? Using a ...

Throwing away a dirty laptop is an extreme solution. Don't do that. Cleaning your laptop is an important job for several reasons. First and foremost: It keeps your laptop in good working order. If ...

Recently, as I was editing an article, I noticed an accent over an “a” that definitely shouldn’t have been there. I backspaced to no avail and even went so far as to make sure my Spanish keyboard wasn ...

Mary-Elisabeth is an associate writer on CNET's How-To team. She's a recent graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill's English Department, and resides in Charlotte, North Carolina. On the How-To team, she covers a ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. To the average user, a laptop might not seem like too high-maintenance of a tool. So long as you keep the battery charged and don't spill ...

The trackpad on your laptop is a magnet for dirt and grime. Fortunately, it's fairly easy to keep that trackpad clean, tidy, ...

Smartphones, laptops, headphones and other electronic devices are essential for work and play in our daily lives. But all that time spent typing, scrolling or listening also means our devices ...

Do you need to clean dust or crumbs off your keyboard while your laptop is busy with an important download or task? Start cleaning too soon, and you could accidentally open pop-ups, change the volume, ...