Tech Advisor - UK (2020-07)

36 TECH ADVISOR • JULY 2020

WORKING FROM HOME TIPS

router, for example, can theoretically deliver up to

300Mb/sdownfromyourISP,butreal-worldperformance

canbehalfthat.

Clean and sanitize your PC and other devices

You’re constantly touching your keyboard, trackpad, and

touchscreen;andif youeatatyour desk, you’re also

spillingcrumbsandcoffee.

Crumbs and other debris can work their way into a

standaloneorlaptopkeyboard,gumminguptheworks

andpreventingkeysfromworkingcorrectly.Usingacan

ofcompressedairtoblowyourkeyboardfreeofcrudis a

quickfix.Justrealizeyoucouldbeblowingalotofgunk

intotheair,somoveoutsidetoavoidabigmess.

If youhavea desktop,thoselargeintakefansgobble

updebris,dustandfur(ifyouhavepets).Poweritdown,

It’s markedly easier to avoid getting

crumbs down a tightly fitted laptop

keyboard, though you can still see

gaps where crud can work its way in