Spring is here and with it comes "Spring-cleaning". Along with the maintenance of our living spaces, it's a good time to do some technological "Spring-cleaning" too. There are lots of great articles and tips on the internet about cleaning our technology. Here is a quick summary:
Passwords - Change passwords and make them stronger with a combination of upper and lower case letters, numerals and other characters.
Backup - Create a backup of your system and files if you don't have one. If you have one, verify it's still working properly. Consider a cloud-based tool for backing up your files.
Desktop - Clean off your desktop. Delete files you aren't using and move files you are using to the appropriate folder. Clear off shortcuts to programs you don't use.
Delete
unused files. Deleting old files that you no longer need frees up memory space.
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