This is my favorite way to get rid of the excess grease and water from my macbook air. I first found this on Pinterest, but I was going to call it out on the blog, but this is a simple and time-saving way to keep the air clean. I’m not going to lie to you, it’s a PITA to clean your macbook air. The trick is to get your hands on a few clean sheets of paper.
The main trick is to keep a few clean sheets of paper in your laptop bag. This is a bit of an art. You have to do a lot of stretching to get them to stick, but once you get them in, you’ll notice your air is much easier to clean.
The other trick is to do a few random cleanings, and this is a time-consuming process. When you first put them in, you can barely see them. If you need more than one clean, you run all over the room with a wet rag, and then you use that as a base.
I use a damp rag to loosen any loose particles of dust and dirt, and then I use an eraser to remove any smudges. You can clean it in about an hour. After that, you can re-lay the dirty parts back on for another clean. You can also use the eraser to erase the dust and dirt from the top of the iPad, and that will let you put it in a clean bag.
I had them last time I went back to get my laptop out. I don’t think I’ve used a Mac in a couple of years.
It is possible to leave the dirty iPad in a bag overnight before getting it cleaned, but for maximum convenience, I would recommend cleaning it immediately.
Apple uses a proprietary cleaning process that is different from the rest of the world. It is also easier to clean and it doesn’t take as long. The only downside is that you will have to wait for it to dry before you can use it again.
There is a downside to this, but it is really not that big. Macbooks are notoriously finicky and prone to breaking, so even if it were possible to leave the iPad in the bag all night, I highly doubt you would be able to sleep on it.
The other side of the story is that Apple does a pretty good job of cleaning these things. That’s true for the hard disk drive as well as the screen. There is a little bit of wear and tear on the screen, but it is hardly noticeable.
The other day I played for a bit with my new MacBook Air. As it turned out, it was super-charged and extremely lightweight so I could use it to make a very lightweight dry-erase marker.
