Some Like It Hot!

But your computers do not.

Exercise an extra level of common sense here:

· Keep computers away from any external heat sources. These include heating equipment like radiators, heating registers and space heaters — but also less obvious ones like TVs, microwaves, some refrigerators, large stereo components, musical instrument amplifiers and the like.
· Keep computers out of direct sunlight! Think about what a couple of hours in the summer sun does to your car seats. Ouch — exactly.
· If possible keep your PC in an air-conditioned environment. Some companies get a little crazy with this (you could hang sides of beef in some of the computer server rooms I have seen) but a normal home or office air conditioning system is plenty.
· Keep some dusting spray around and use it. Falcon’s Dust-Off or any equivalent will do. For about 7 bucks this is a good investment. It has use beyond avoiding heat build up, too, as we’ll discuss later.
· Make sure your computer’s vents — and for laptops also the keyboard area — can “breath”.

Man, it’s getting hot in here.

If your business is so “hot” your fans might need some help with their job, liquid cooling systems and other products are more available, and more affordable then ever.

And just when you thought it was safe keep on working with all those fans spinning happily, here comes a thunderstorm to poop on your parade.