As we welcome a new season, take some time to spring clean your tech. Simple things like getting rid of old devices and disposing of e-Waste properly can make a big difference in decluttering. It’s also a good time to give favorite devices a glow up with a little TLC.

10 Easy Ways to Spring Clean Your Tech

Spring clean your tech by starting with any of these 10 simple tasks. From hitting the unsubscribe button on the way too frequent marketing emails, affixing a label on a new device, or washing your overused screen cleaning cloth, all are quick tasks to help you feel lighter as a new season approaches.

Declutter Devices and Accessories

Spring clean your digital life by decluttering things related to your digital devices. Start by tackling that one spot in your home serves as your electronics graveyard.

It’s time to get rid of old phone cases, screen protectors, and chargers for phones you previously owned. That free PopSocket or webcam cover you picked up and haven’t ever used? Chances are if you haven’t used it by now, it’s time to let go of it.

It’s also time to evaluate your earbuds. If they no longer hold a charge for a decent amount of time, give yourself permission to get rid of them. Grubby smart watch bands should also go, especially if they don’t fit your current timepiece.

Anything rubberized that feels sticky is not worth keeping. I found a portable charger that felt gummy and was just collecting dust and lint. Rubber gets sticky with age and even though some say rubbing alcohol can fix it, it’s a very temporary fix.

Give Favorite Devices a Glow Up

Time spent giving your favorite devices a glow up can extend their life and save money by replacing a part instead of the entire thing. Here are some ideas on how you can give devices a glow up as you spring clean your tech.

Evaluate Bluetooth headphones

Chances are your favorite over-the-ear style Bluetooth headphones work just fine but the vegan leather earpads may be disintegrating. Fortunately, it’s easy to replace them. Just search over ear replacement pads on Amazon to find ones that fit your current pair.

Pairs of replacement pads generally run $12-20 a set making them a budget friendly way to breathe new life into your current pair.

Clean your keyboard

We don’t usually think about what collects in between the keys of our keyboard but giving your keyboard a good dusting can do wonders! Start by putting your computer to sleep and spraying a soft cloth with a little Windex to wipe down your keyboard.

While this gets rid of grimy residue, a can of Dust-Off pressurized air will do wonders to rid of dust and crumbs hiding between keyboard keys.

Replace broken screen protectors

Even though phone glass is engineered to endure falls and drops, screen protectors can help. But if your screen protector is cracked and broken, it becomes less protective and a hazard to use. Do yourself a favor and spend 5 minutes removing the old and applying a new one. After all, you deserve to stop looking at and using your phone through the broken screen protector!

Check out what I learned about phone glass engineered by Corning Incorporated during my trip to their Research and Development facilities in Corning, New York!

Label devices and accessories

As we get new devices, we often forget to label them. Affixing a label from Mabel’s Labels helps ensure your iPad, Kindle, portable charger, AirPods, etc. finds its way back to you.

Replace cases

Take a look at your cell phone or tablet case. If your digital device is housed in something that is cracked, worn, or just shabby, consider replacing it. Cracked and worn cases will only protect your device so much. If you’re looking for cases in fun prints and patterns that hold up well, I’ve had one from Casely on on my iPhone for 3 years now and it’s held up beautifully! 

Wash your screen cleaning cloth

If you use a cloth to clean your screen or glasses, throw it in the laundry. There’s only so much dust and grime it can take before it needs to be cleaned too! 

Dispose of E-Waste Responsibly

Sort through items and dispose of them responsibly to spring clean your tech. Items that are in good used condition that are of no use to you but could be used by someone else are great to give away on a local Buy Nothing group. Old electronics should be deposited in e-Waste bins for proper disposal.

Google to find how to properly dispose of e-Waste by you. Many Best Buy locations have e-Waste drop offs close to the front of the store. Just be sure to wipe all data from your devices before recycling them.

Edit Your Inbox

If you find yourself deleting too many marketing emails without even wanting to read them, it’s time to unsubscribe for good. Time spent selecting and deleting emails you don’t want to read can be better spent doing something else.

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