Spring has sprung and it's time to dust the cobwebs off of your computer! So, what can the average user do to spring clean a computer? You can clean inside and out and this post will show you how. 

Start by using a barely damp rag to remove dust from the case. To clean your LCD monitor, buy a cleaner specifcially meant for HD televisions. These types of cleaners work well on LCD monitors and are made for this purpose. Do not use home cleaners like Windex or Fantastic on your delicate monitor. 

To remove dust from inside your computer, purchase a can of compressed air at an office supply store. Turn off your computer, open the case and blow out the dust by positioning the can of air inside the computer case and pointing towards the outside of the case. You'll be surprised at how much dust accumulates inside a computer and it's great to get rid of it! Computers do not like to get hot and dust can cause the electronic parts to overheat.

After you've closed up the case and powered the computer back on, download CCleaner, a free program that will eliminate all sorts of temporary files, delete recycle bin files, and gvarious other unnecessary files that are left on your computer. 

For further information, PC Magazine has a great article here on spring cleaning your electronic gadgets.