Computer Ownership 101 > Laptop Overheating? > Clean all dust out of all cooling vents using compressed air

June 16th, 2012

Do you feel that your laptop is running hot? Or, do you notice that the “cooling fan” is coming on more often (and maybe resulting in a chronic annoying noise?)

It is not a matter of if, but rather a matter of when that you will need to consider:

#1  Clean all dust out of all cooling vents using compressed air.

Beyond that, another option is

#2  Newer computers have new CPU chips that do not heat up as much.

Regarding #1, we used canned compressed air.  We always had canned compressed air on hand for camera lens cleaning.  All computer and office supply stores sell canned compressed air.

Regarding #1, ONLY CLEAN OUTSIDE! You will see why when you clean your computer.  (Flying dust, oftentimes dust balls, pretty surprising.) Best to carry your computer outside and set it on a table or chair before blowing the compressed air through all cooling vents.

Regarding #2, we just started using new laptops this week.  The best thing so far our team members have said is that the new models just do not get hot at all!  fwiw, the new computer models are:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006R10E5C

Regarding #1, there are many equally satisfactory brands of compressed air sold.  Following is a brand that we just happen to have in our supply cabinet right now (bought in bulk at Costco … lol):

Dust-Off XL compressed gas
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007LBON4/

Also, following article talks about using compressed air for cleaning computers:

Use Compressed Air to Clean Your Laptop and Keep it Cool [Quick Tip]
http://mintywhite.com/more/hardware-more/compressed-air-laptop-cool-quick-tip/

Also, here are two videos, first is short and second is long:

VIDEO: How to Clean a Laptop Fan
Duration: 1:32 (uses a compressor rather than canned air)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yyEVSkz_0M

VIDEO: Laptop cleaning with compressed air
Duration: 8:25 (includes unscrewing covers)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yyEVSkz_0M

What is your experience?  Please share any tips you may have!

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Why Siri Is a Google Killer | http://forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2011/10/28/why-siri-is-a-google-killer/

October 31st, 2011

Seeing the future?  Not easy to do. 

Great thought piece at the link below.  Thank you Eric Jackson.

Why Siri Is a Google Killer
http://forbes.com/sites/ericjackson/2011/10/28/why-siri-is-a-google-killer/

[ABBREVIATED EXCERPT FOLLOWS]

In the way that the January 2007 launch of iPhone set a ripple in the ocean that would eventually overtake Research In Motion (RIMM) in an all-out tsunami, I believe Siri’s launch this month spells a future crippling of Google’s business (GOOG).
Here’s why: …
1. Siri works.
3. Siri is hard to copy.
5. Siri will vastly improve in the next 2 years based on all the data it’s amassing.
6. When Siri opens up its API to 3rd party developers, this thing’s growth and adoption will go ballistic.

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Flex 4, Flash Builder 4 Training In Las Vegas

May 25th, 2010


Flex 4, Flash Builder 4 Training In Las Vegas

We are delivering a series of Flex classes in Las Vegas in two weeks in June.  All classes can be taken individually, or together as a "Flex Bootcamp".

Anyone interested please contact training[at]halcyonSolutions.net

All classes can also be delivered onsite at your location on dates of your choosing.. (Discounts on groups of 4 or more.)  On request we can also provide custom online deliveries via the Internet.

All classes will use Flash Builder 4.

The classes will be:

WEEK 1

Flex 4: Developing Rich Internet Applications (4 days)
Tuesday, June 8 to Friday, June 11

WEEK 2

Note:  Following classes will use Flash Builder 4.

Flex and LiveCycle Data Services: Integrating with Data and Messaging (2 days)
Monday, June 14 and Tuesday, June 15
Note:  We are working with Adobe to get approved as a first in the nation to deliver instead of this class, a newly revised version of this course entitled "Flex 4 and LiveCycle Data Service 3: Data Models, Debugging and Design Patterns"

Flex: Building Charting & Dashboard Applications (2 days)
Wednesday, June 16 and Thursday, June 17

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iPhone | RIAs, And This Is What the Internet Looks Like … Without Flash

January 21st, 2008

Hey, there is the Wall Street Journal quoting Ryan Stewart!

"No one aside from [Apple Chief Executive] Steve Jobs has any idea if or when it’s coming," Ryan Stewart, Adobe’s chief spokesman for its Internet-based applications, wrote on his blog last week. "Everyone I talk to doesn’t know anything."

Yes, and the following video sums up the iPhone’s web experience today (very, very web 1.0):

The Wall Street Journal article is headlined .  If you don’t have access to wsj.com, macdailynews.com graciously repeats a bit more of the article’s content [click here]

Two more excerpts:

The lack of Flash Player is an oft-cited reason for not buying the iPhone, according to a number of Apple online user forums.

Another theory is that Apple may be developing its own player, given that Adobe’s products for cellphones are essentially the only choice now available.

When I presented last year at TODCon on "The Case For Flex 2", I had included material about Quicktime as a contender in the rich media space. Is the reason that Apple has posted on the iPhone a big sign saying "Flash Not Welcome Here" because Apple (following in Microsoft and Java’s footsteps), has it’s own "Flash Killer" in the offing?

Early this year Ted Patrick wrote "I think Apple has an entry into the RIA market in store for 2008."  And Ryan was thinking along the same lines back in late 2006, writing "Apple is going to make a play in Rich Internet Applications".

Time will tell.

btw, Congratulations to Ryan on his apparent promotion!  I see reported in the Wall Street Journal that you are now "Adobe’s chief spokesman for its Internet-based applications".  In all seriousness, you truly have been doing great work since announcing 9 months ago "I’m Joining Adobe".

 

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