Friday, April 12, 2024 – How to safely clean your TV or computer screen – How to report a fake (clone) Facebook profile

If you look closely at the screen on your TV or computer monitor you’ll likely see that it’s covered with dust and (possibly) other types of ‘dirt’.

If so, giving it a proper cleaning could result in a more enjoyable viewing experience.

The thing is, you can’t just spray most modern flat-panel screens with Windex and wipe them off with a paper towel like you could back in the days of glass CRT screens.

Many flat panel displays are coated with special chemicals that can easily be damaged or removed from the screen’s surface by Windex and other common glass cleaners.

Also, it’s very important to be gentle when cleaning these screens because they are quite sensitive to pressure.

With those precautions in mind, here is my recommended method of cleaning modern flat panel screens like the ones found in TVs and computer monitors:

1 – Turn off the TV/monitor and unplug its power cord.

2 – Gently blow the loose dust and loose ‘dirt’ off the screen with a can of compressed air to prevent it from scratching the screen while you’re rubbing it down in the next steps.

3 – Using a pre-moistened lens and screen cleaning wipe, gently rub the screen in circular motions to start the process of removing any ‘dirt’ that might be ‘stuck’ to the screen.

Do not scrub or press down hard on the screen’s surface as that could easily damage the screen.

Make sure not to keep rubbing in one spot. Instead, quickly, but gently give the entire screen a preliminary wiping.

4 – Inspect the screen from various angles to identify any areas that contain residual ‘dirt’ and use a fresh wipe to give those areas another round of circular wiping motions.

5 – Keep repeating step #4 until the entire screen appears to be clean and free of any type of ‘dirt’.

Tech news that caught my eye…

• Microsoft displaying full screen Windows 11 ads in Windows 10

• US Senate proposes bill to make Zoom and Teams work together

• Apple to open iPhone repairs to (genuine) used parts

• Microsoft continues push to turn Windows into an advertising space

• Apple: Spyware attacks targeting iPhone users in 92 countries

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