cleaning
Gadgets

Monster CleanTouch Pen: Great Cleaning, Weak With Fingerprints

I never used those spray screen cleaners because you need a cleaning cloth for them to work. I would always lose those! The Monster CleanTouch Pen combines the screen-cleaning solution and cleaning cloth in one pen-sized nub.

June 14, 2011
Geek Out

Homebrew Cleaners Vs Corporate Chemicals: Who Wins?

Certain things, when homemade, are better than the store-bought version. Macaroni. Mother’s Day cards. Cleaning products? We tested some famous home remedies against some familiar brands.

June 1, 2011
Computing

Clean Your Keyboard Top-To-Bottom With A Few Household Items

No matter how clean you try to keep your keyboard, the dust and oil your fingers pick up over the day are bound to get it a little dirty. Thankfully, all you need is a few household items to give it a really deep cleaning.

May 27, 2011
Gadgets

Roomba 770: It Might Be Time To Sell Your Vacuum, Grandpa

Vacuums are old. Roombas are old. So who cares about a Roomba? When the latter can finally kick the former to the tech trash pile, we care. The dream of having a robot (effectively!) be my personal maid is alive.

May 19, 2011
Gadgets

Scooba 230: My Beloved, Adorable, Floor Cleaning Robo-Slave

The 230 is the nook, cranny, and floor-scrubbing baby brother of the Scooba family by iRobot. Taking up little more space than a CD, it’s only a few inches tall. It won’t replace your mop, but it’ll tirelessly try.

May 11, 2011
Gadgets

Clean Barbecues With A Steaming Stainless Steel Brush

As a pescetarian, I refuse to clean the barbecue grills of their meat-soaked char-marks. I would probably consider using this Grand Grill Daddy though, as it’d keep my hands animal-free and wouldn’t look too shabby hanging by the barbie, either.

April 16, 2011
Computing

How To Evacuate Dust Bunnies In Your Computer

If your PC’s been humming along under your desk for more than a year or two, I’ve got news for you: Chances are inside that case, half a dozen dust bunnies are dancing around your hard drive, leeching onto your CPU fan and fluttering about your motherboard having a grand old time. This is not good. Today we’ll go over how to clean out the guts of your computer, tighten, tune and oil things up to make your PC happier, healthier and more likely to stick around longer.

April 15, 2011
Cameras

Learn To Properly Clean A DSLR Camera Lens

If you haven’t cleaned your DSLR lens before, the Nikon Help Hotline shows us — in step by step video form — how it’s done.

January 10, 2011
Geek Out

Use A Coffee Filter To Clean Your LCD Screens

We’ve shown you one way to correctly clean your LCD screen, but technology blog Unplggd shows us that if you misplace your special, lint-free cloth, you can just use a coffee filter.

December 12, 2010
Entertainment

The Best Way To Wash An Automatic Sliding Door

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