Jan 2 2012
Keep it Clean – Regularly
So, you buy a new car.
You take it home and, for the next few years you drive it every day.
In those few years, the only time it sees a servo is when something breaks.
No oil changes, no 10,000km service, nothing.
What sorta condition do you think you car would be in after those few years?
If you said “pretty crappy condition” then you’d probably be fairly close to the mark.
While a computer is clearly different to a car, some of the same things apply.
If you don’t do some regular maintenance on you computer you can quickly end up needing to do some expensive repairs. The photo with this article is real. It’s the inside of a computer recently in my workshop. The build-up of crap was pretty serious, to the point that some components had failed. Much more expensive to fix than just giving I a good clean.
Moral of he story?
Regular maintenance matters.
