Spring is in the air in the Northern Hemisphere, and for many of us, it's time to get a little "spring cleaning" done!  Since we spend so much time with our computers, depending on them for so many professional and personal tasks, why not include them in our organizational activities?

In the Post of the Week, mws_1984 expressed an interest in cleaning up his computer, in the hope of optimizing performance and increasing speed.  He didn't want to start the project haphazardly though, and he wanted to avoid deleting anything important.

Many a laptop has been strangled by pet hair.  Yes, you read correctly.  Strangled. To death.

While dogs and cats may be man's best friend, they are definitely not your PC's best friend, and they may contribute to its slow and painful demise.

One of my own notebook computers met this common fate three years ago, and sadly, if I'd seen Knute's extremely useful post, I probably could have saved it!