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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2013-03-27 07:53 pm

[ SECRET POST #2276 ]


⌈ Secret Post #2276 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[The Vikings]


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03.
[Homestuck]


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[Spartacus]


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[Zettai Karen Children, The Unlimited Hyoubu Kyousuke]


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[From Eroica With Love]


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[Naruto]


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[Homestuck]


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[Ava's Demon]


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[Zero Escape]


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[Colin John Rudd]


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[Once Upon a Time]


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[ASOIAF/Game of Thrones]


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[Community]


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[Evangelion]


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[Discworld]


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[FFIV (Rydia)]


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[Teen Wolf/Harry Potter]


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Notes:

Sorry, late day at work.

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 050 secrets from Secret Submission Post #325.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 1 - not!secrets ], [ 1 - not!fandom ], [ 1 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Re: computer help?? :(

(Anonymous) 2013-03-28 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
You can do some good dusting even without being computer savvy. Get a can of compressed air, a dust mask***, turn off the computer and bring it to a ventilated area** or outdoors. Keep the can upright and point the nozzle about half an inch away from a holey opening and squeeze out a burst of air. It's the sudden gust of wind that's most effective at blowing dust out so you'll want hard quick squeezes, not hard long squeezes.

If you have a laptop, clean out the air vents (where hot air comes out) and your keyboard. If you have a desktop tower, take off at least one side panel* and clean out any fans, cooling coils and hard drives. You should be fine as long as you remember to not touch anything inside the computer and to keep some distance between the nozzle and the part you're cleaning. :D

*If you are not comfortable taking off the side panels, you can still dust the tower by blowing air into visible openings. It won't be as effective and will take longer to get dust out is all.

**You don't want the dust to linger around indoors, right? Unless you're willing to vacuum and wipe everything after, it's better to do this outdoors. If you got a desktop, take a picture of the back of the computer where all the cables are so you'll know where to replug them later. Computers now use cables that are one-way only and some cables (like non-USB keyboards and mice cables and mic/speaker cables) are color-coded. There is almost no way you can get them in wrong!

***Very recommended. Especially if you have a 10-year-old desktop that had never been dusted. Even a bandanna is better than nothing. Trust me.

Re: computer help?? :(

(Anonymous) 2013-03-28 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
You want to be careful using compressed air on the fans, though; it is possible to break them by causing them to spin too fast. No sustained bursts of air directly at the fans. Even better, hold them in place with a q-tip or something or wipe them down manually instead.