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31 Days of Spring Cleaning: Clean Your Laptop

Kitty is not impressed with the state of your laptop.

Kitty is not impressed with the state of your laptop. We eat, work, and sometimes even sleep within a hand's reach of our laptops, and these lifelines to entertainment and Internet goodness can get pretty dirty. To keep your computer in beautiful condition, make a habit of cleaning it once a week. Use these tips to ensure your laptop looks as fresh as the day you unboxed it.

  • Use kosher cleaning products — By kosher, I mean LCD-approved! You can't use just any old household cleaner to spruce up your delicate laptop screen and body — stay away from any all-purpose household cleaners and anything containing acetone, ammonia, or alcohol, which will strip away your LCD's protective coating. Use a soft cloth (like a microfiber) to wipe down your monitor and screen, steering clear of paper or bath towels, which will cause scratching. If a dry wipe-down won't cut it, try using distilled water or a 50/50 mixture of white vinegar and distilled water, and use light, rapid circular movements to help reduce streaking.
  • Blast away — Grab a can of condensed air and blast out the dirt, grime, and crumbs hiding between keyboard keys. Use a toothbrush to sweep away all the findings.
  • Mouse time — Pair your laptop with an external mouse? Clean it with a basic white piece of paper. Slowly drag the mouse from the top of the piece of paper to the bottom. Repeat sideways if any dirt still appears on paper. The paper should instantly move the dirt away from the pads on the bottom of the mouse!
  • Recycle properly — If you're cleaning the laptop to upgrade to a newer and sexier model, make sure you're breaking it off with your old computer the right way. Suss out recycling centers in your area, resell it, donate it, or just drop it off at Best Buy for fast and easy recycling. In any case, be sure to wipe your hard drive of any personal information and do a factory reset to make sure you're clear.
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It's Time to Go on a Field Trip . . . Google Style

Attention, iPhone users: it's time to relive those childhood field trips — Google style!

Attention, iPhone users: it's time to relive those childhood field trips — Google style! The powerhouse of the Internet has finally released its Field Trip app (free) to Apple users. What was once an Android-based app is now available to those with iPhones and iPads.

Consider Field Trip the guide to everything cool around you — from history to happy hour. Once downloaded, the mobile application will run in the background, notifying you when you're close to something interesting. Without research, hunting, or trying, you will discover new eats and local gems.

The app was cool before, but now it's even cooler. With partners like Arcadia and Historvius, you can feed your inner history buff, while experts like Food Network and Zagat will help to feed your inner foodie. Other top-notch partners will guide you to the latest music scenes, boutiques, and more. Start downloading to discover fun things on vacation, or simply venture off the beaten path during your next walk around the block. Let us know what you find!

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Cool Capture: Space Camp For Grown-Ups

Breaking news straight from SXSW: there's a space camp for adults!

Breaking news straight from SXSW: there's a space camp for adults! We stopped by the Space Camp booth at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, TX to find out where we can sign up.

Have you been testing out your photography skills and snapped a shot you want to share? Submit your pics to our Cool Capture group or to Instagram with the #CoolCapture hashtag, and your pic might be featured on the POPSUGAR Tech homepage. And don't forget to follow @popsugartech on Instagram for more behind-the-scenes snaps from SXSW!

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Save Stained Clothes With Clorox 2 and Enter to Win a Washer and Dryer

From your favorite food and drink to an all-star day on the field, spills and splats can put a serious damper on the most magical of moments.

From your favorite food and drink to an all-star day on the field, spills and splats can put a serious damper on the most magical of moments. Even worse is putting an unsightly stain through the washer and dryer only to discover it survived — next stop: wardrobe oblivion.

Thankfully, Clorox 2 Stain Fighter & Color Booster offers a way to save your precious garments so you can savor life down to the merriest yet messiest of times. Fighting tough stains like berry juice, grass, ink, and more is easy when you use the power of Clorox 2 as a pre-treater or through the wash. Not only does the TripleSolve™ Technology attack stains three times in every wash to remove tough stains the first time around, it also brightens and whitens so clothes come out looking better than ever. Click here to take a closer look at how it works now.

So go ahead, get dirty — and live fearlessly! But first, take our poll and tell us which kind of stains you need the most help with. You’ll automatically be entered for a chance to win a new washer and dryer courtesy of Clorox 2!

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Très Chic: Mary Katrantzou's Couture Cases

Thanks to Greek designer Mary Katrantzou, currency, couture, and cases have become one, and our gadgets couldn't be happier.

Thanks to Greek designer Mary Katrantzou, currency, couture, and cases have become one, and our gadgets couldn't be happier. Just in time for Spring, Katrantzou is releasing a line of fresh accessories, all doting on the "vintage" patterns of outdated currencies like the Maltese lira and deutsche mark.

Her new collection of cases is more than money, too; whimsical patterns inspired by the Mediterranean and old postage stamps offer techies a well-traveled touch.

Cases come in three sizes to fit your iPhone, iPad, and 13-inch MacBook (of course!). Although they are currently only available for preorder, these leather pouches range from $400 to $790, a bargain considering these stylish bags are versatile enough to hold more than your gadgets and will transition well into the Summer!

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The Geekiest Ask Me Anythings on Reddit

Reddit's Ask Me Anything is famous for letting Internet users ask brave souls any question they want.

Reddit's Ask Me Anything is famous for letting Internet users ask brave souls any question they want. Some of our favorites geeks took the hot seat, and shared little known facts and gems during their Reddit sessions.

We've rounded up our favorite snippets from the Interwebs's best Q and As with famous statisticians, astronauts, astrophysicists, and more. Read on for both serious and light moments from the geeks we love.

Source: Getty, Facebook
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3 Things We Learned About Google Glass at SXSW

The silver unibrow that is Google Glass made an appearance at this year's South by Southwest (SXSW), where Google developer evangelist Timothy Jordan spoke to the crowd in Austin about what exactly Google Glass is capable of.

The silver unibrow that is Google Glass made an appearance at this year's South by Southwest (SXSW), where Google developer evangelist Timothy Jordan spoke to the crowd in Austin about what exactly Google Glass is capable of.

Google's futuristic wearable tech may be too geeky or gaudy for most people, but the company's SXSW demo, which showed how some of the most popular apps fit into the Google Glass world, demonstrated that functionality may trump form after all.

Find out what we learned about Google Glass at SXSW and how the concept device actually works in reality.

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Sign Up For Sale Alerts on POPSUGAR Shopping

Sometimes the only thing wrong with the perfect pump is an imperfect price.

Sometimes the only thing wrong with the perfect pump is an imperfect price. Fret not: just let POPSUGAR Shopping's sale-alert notifications be your sartorial savior. All you have to do to start saving is hover over your favorite product and click "sale alert" — it's that easy. Once your item is marked down, you'll receive an email letting you know that it's time to shop. In addition to individual product notifications, you can also sign up to receive emails when your favorite brands discount their goods. Just narrow down the list of designers — which includes labels like BCBG and Marc Jacobs — and items that you're swooning over, and a message will arrive in your inbox when a sale is happening. Click here to get started online, or go here to download our iPhone and iPad apps. Shopping Spring sales has never been easier or more wallet-friendly. What are you waiting for?

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Analyze This! Pinterest Welcomes Pin Analytics

If you have a blog, an online portfolio, or a website dedicated to your love of cats, Pinterest will now tell you what people are pinning from your site, with new analytics tools that give webmasters more information about how people are interacting with their content.

If you have a blog, an online portfolio, or a website dedicated to your love of cats, Pinterest will now tell you what people are pinning from your site, with new analytics tools that give webmasters more information about how people are interacting with their content.

But there's one caveat: your Pinterest account must be verified (you can tell if there is a checkmark by your name). For verification, you must have your own domain before going to Settings and clicking the Verify Website button.

So, what will Pinterest Web Analytics offer you? You'll be able to find out what your most popular, repinned, clicked, and recent pins are and see how those pins grow in reach over time.

To access Pinterest Web Analytics, get the new look, verify your website, then select Analytics in the top right. Now, your pins are under your watchful command.

The new feature is part of a suite of Pinterest tools for businesses, including business accounts, Pin It social buttons, and embeddable board widgets. The pinboard-style content sharing service is positioning itself not only as a destination for consumers but also as a way for brands to connect with their customers — and reach for new ones.

It's only a matter of time before three-year-old Pinterest feels real pressure to start generating revenue, and premium business tools are an interesting alternative to advertisements on the site.