Spring Cleaning Hacks You'll Wish You'd Found Out Years Ago

Clean Your Computer Keyboard in the Dishwasher

This might seem like a huge mistake, but you can clean your tech in the dishwasher. As long as you don't use soap or the drying mode, your keyboard will come out looking good as new. Don't try and clean a monitor this way, though.

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The More You Know

  • If the wine's room temperature, you can ease that cork out by heating the neck of the bottle with a hair dryer. Just make sure you're not doing this with sparkling wine or wine that's been refrigerated or you could break the bottle or cause the cork to forcefully eject.
  • Pump up the volume at any impromptu party by putting your smartphone in a bowl: The concave shape will amplify the music from its speaker.
  • While using a clothes iron to straighten hair is an old trick, using a hair straightener on collars and that space between buttons also works
  • If the grille on your bathroom exhaust fan is clogged with dust, try a trick that's faster and more effective than vacuuming. Here's how to clean a bathroom fan: Turn on the fan and blast out the dust with "canned air." The fan will blow the dust outside.
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