This document provides 8 tips for caring for laptops: 1) Keep liquids away from laptops to avoid damage. 2) Watch for potential damage to parts like the wireless card or from closing the laptop with objects on the keyboard. 3) Do not eat or feed around laptops to prevent spills or debris from getting inside.

1. Care For Laptops
The Hazards of Being a
Laptop
Maze & Associates CE

2. Your Friend the Laptop
• Laptops are our
trusted friends and
helpers
• We use them to help
make our jobs easier
• They need our help to
stay fit, so they will be
there when we need
them.

3. Laptops
• We are going to go over some tips to help us
maintain our laptops.
• These tips will help us be more productive,
• By increase the laptops availability and
dependability,
• And it will help keep the BOSS off of your back.

4. Tip 1 Keep free from liquids
• Electronics in general
do not like WATER
• Laptops being from
the electronics family
have the same dislike
for WATER.
• So keep water and
liquids away from
them.

5. Tip 2 Watch out for damage
• Watch the Wireless
Card
• Watch the
connections
• Watch for little doors
• Anything hanging off
the laptop.
• Closing the laptop
with something on the
keyboard.

6. Tip 3 No food
• Laptops do not need
to be feed.
• So keep food away
from them.
• Treat them like pets
but don’t feed them.

7. Tip 4 Don’t drop them
• Dropping a laptop can
be costly to repair if it
can be repaired at all.
• Don’t rush…
• Doing so could
destroy a laptop…and
get the boss on your
back.

8. Tip 5 Keep out of direct sunlight
• Direct sunlight can
cause damage to the
laptop screen, CPU or
motherboard.
• Costly to repair if it
can be fixed
• Most often left in the
back seat of the car.

9. Tip 6 No Magnets
• The arch enemy of all
electronics.
• Magnets can destroy
data stored on zip
disks, hard drives and
ICs.
• Magnets should keep
a good distance.

10. Tip 7 Theft
• Keep a close eye on them
at all times. Maintain
physical control at all
times.
• Number 1 item stole in
airports.
• It only takes a second for
you to lose your friend
forever.
• Don’t leave in your car
over night

11. 8. Surge Protector
• A surge Protector
should be used at all
times with no
exceptions.
• It only takes one time
to fry your laptop.

12. Follow these tips and…
• You and your laptop
will have a long life
together
• Your boss won’t be
mad at you (for
hurting or killing your
laptop)

13. Questions
Do you have any questions?