Happy Tuesday,

It’s graduation season once again, and every year that means a surge in accidental damage repairs in our facilities, but particularly in Burlington for its proximity to UVM. It’s mostly alcoholic beverages that get spilled during this peak party time at local colleges, but we have seen tea, coffee, and cola thrown in for good measure.

If you spill on your laptop, it’s best to turn it off but pressing and holding the power button. You’ll also want to position the screen at a ninety degree angle and invert the computer for liquid to pool on the relatively inexpensive keyboard instead of the main logic board or other more costly components. Additionally, you’ll want to wait—a week perhaps—for the inside to dry out. Of course, feel free to remove the bottom case of your laptop with a 00 phillips head driver, particularly if you need access to your hard drive and the data on it.

We sell a ton of keyboard protectors, and many of these sales follow a liquid spill repair. Do yourself a favor and keep the liquids far from your computers and/or pick up one of these keyboard covers. Remember, with AirPlay, there’s no need to DJ from iTunes on your computer. Your library can be streamed directly from your iPhone or iPod touch to an AirPort express or Apple TV. It’s very cool and could save a bundle.

I won’t republish my annual condensation article, but with the humidity, it’s worth another read from our archives. Scroll down to issue 722.

As always, thanks for reading, and keep in touch.

Matt
matt@smalldog.com