怎樣徹底清潔你的移動設備大綱

TAKE a look at your mobile device. Do you see oily fTarget="_blank" >ingerprints and lint on the touch screen? Dust and crumbs forming particulate frost in the corners? Is that a hair stuck at the screen's edge?

看看你的移動設備。看到觸摸屏上油油的指印和細小的纖維了嗎？還有灰塵與細屑在邊邊角角結成的霜狀物？在屏幕的邊緣是不是卡着一根頭髮？

Because our electronics are constantly within our grubby grasp, they can get pretty gross. They are taken into public restrooms, handed to runny-nosed toddlers, passed around to share photos and pressed against sweaty skin in gyms. Repeated studies show what accumulates is germy nastiness worse than what is on the bottom of your shoe.

因爲我們的電子設備一直都被握在不怎麼幹淨的手中，它們可能會變得非常髒。它們被帶進公共廁所，被交給流着鼻涕的幼兒，被四處傳看照片，被按在健身房中汗涔涔的肌膚上。許多研究表明，它們上聚積的細菌與穢物要比你鞋底上粘的還要多。

"That devices can be a source of disease transmission is not a subject of debate anymore," said Dr. Dubert Guerrero, an infectious disease specialist at Sanford Health in Fargo, N.D., and co-author of a study about the persistence of bacteria on iPads published in November in The American Journal of Infection Control.

“那些移動設備可能成爲疾病傳播的源頭，這已經不需要爭論了，”杜伯特·古雷羅(Dobert Guerrero)是位於北達科他州法戈的桑福德醫療系統(Sanford Health)的一位傳染病專家，去年11月他在《美國傳染病控制》(American Journal of Infection Control)上聯名發表了一篇關於iPad上細菌殘留的研究。

So it is a good idea to keep your devices clean, not only to keep from getting sick but also to maintain resale value when it's time to upgrade. Companies like Best Buy, Target, Gazelle, Amazon, Verizon and AT&T all offer trade-in or cash-back programs, said Derek Meister, a technician for the Geek Squad, Best Buy's repair and online support service.

所以，保持你電子設備的清潔是一個好主意，這不僅會讓你遠離疾病，在更新換代時也能保住轉賣的價值。百思買(Best Buy)提供維修與在線支持服務的技客小分隊(Geek Squad)技師德里克·梅斯特(Derek Meister)指出，像百思買、塔吉特(Target)、Gazelle（美國移動設備回收公司——譯註）、亞馬遜(Amazon)、威瑞森(Verizon) 和美國電話電報公司(AT&T)都提供以舊換新或者返現服務。

"People don't want any marks or grime on their devices," Mr. Meister said, because like trading in a used car at a dealership, "the better the condition, the more like new it is, the more money you get on your trade-in."

“人們不希望自己的電子設備上滿是印子或污垢，”梅斯特說，因爲就像交易二手汽車一樣，“狀態保持得越好，東西越像新的，你在以舊換新時收回的錢就越多。”

A word of warning: Cleaning your device can be tricky, since you don't want to damage it and manufacturers don't give you much guidance. It can be done, however, if you're careful and conscientious.

但是有一點需要警惕：清理你的電子設備可能是件麻煩事，因爲你並不想弄壞它，而製造商在這方面並沒有給你太多的指導。但是，如果你小心謹慎的話，這是可以辦到的。

Dr. Guerrero and his colleagues found that regularly wiping down your device with a moist microfiber cloth was sufficient to eliminate many kinds of common bacteria. More enduring and dangerous bacteria like clostridium difficile (which can cause diarrhea or even inflammation of the colon) and flu viruses may require a sterilizing agent like bleach or alcohol, he said.

古雷羅博士與他的同事們發現，經常用一塊溼潤的超細纖維布擦拭電子設備，就足以擦掉很多種常見細菌。他表示，像艱難梭菌（它可以導致腹瀉甚至是結腸炎）以及流感病毒這種存活更久、更危險的細菌，就可能需要像漂白劑或者酒精這樣的消毒劑。

This is a problem, since Apple on its website officially warns against using "window cleaners, household cleaners, aerosol sprays, solvents, alcohol, ammonia or abrasives" to clean its products and advises instead to "simply wipe the screen with a soft, lint-free cloth to remove oil left by your hands." Other manufacturers offer similar advice or none at all.

自從蘋果公司(Apple)在網站上發出官方警告，請用戶不要使用“窗戶清潔劑、傢俱清潔劑、噴霧驅蟲劑、溶劑、酒精、氨或者磨具”來清潔該公司的產品，而是建議“簡單地用一塊柔軟的無紡布擦拭屏幕，來擦除你雙手留下的油漬”，這就成了一個問題。其他的製造商提供類似的建議，或者根本對此沒有任何建議。

And yet, in the Apple Store, you'll find the 32-percent isopropyl alcohol Clens wipes by Bausch & Lomb. Apple declined to explain the contradiction. Nevertheless, the wipes work great at cleaning grime, muck and marks off your device and they also disinfect. A Clens kit that includes three Clens wipes, a 3-ounce bottle of Clens cleaning spray and a cleaning cloth costs about $20.

不過，在蘋果商店裏，你可以找到含32%酒精的博士倫清潔擦拭巾(Clens wipes by Bausch & Lomb)。蘋果並沒有解釋這種自相矛盾的說法。儘管如此，這種擦拭巾在清潔電子設備上的污垢、灰塵和印跡方面非常有用，而且同時能夠消毒。一包清潔套裝中包括三張清潔擦拭巾，一瓶3盎司的清潔噴劑以及一塊清潔布，要價20美元左右。

But it's far cheaper to make your own alcohol and water solution. To clean his own mobile devices, Mr. Meister at the Geek Squad said he used a 1:1 ratio of 70 percent isopropyl alcohol and distilled water, which together cost less than $4 at most grocery and drugstores. "You want distilled water and purer alcohol so there are fewer chemicals or minerals left behind when the solution evaporates," he said.

但如果你自己用酒精和水調製清潔劑的話，就要便宜得多了。奇客小分隊的梅斯特說他爲了清潔自己的移動設備，會用1比1的比例把純度70%的酒精與蒸餾水混合，在絕大多數雜貨店和藥店，這些東西加起來不會超過4美元。“使用蒸餾水和更純的酒精，這樣在清潔劑蒸發之後，殘留的化學物質或者礦物質就會更少，”他說。

Fill a spray bottle with the diluted alcohol, lightly moisten a lint-free, preferably microfiber, cloth (no paper towels) and gently wipe down the screen and case. Never spray directly onto the device. To clean corners and around ports, use lint-free foam rather than cotton Q-tips.

把稀釋過的酒精放到噴霧瓶中，輕柔地噴溼一塊無紡布，超細纖維布的話更好（不要用紙巾），然後輕輕擦拭屏幕與機身。不要直接對着手機噴清潔劑。要想清潔角落與插口，不要用棉籤，要用無紡泡沫材料。

If you're supergermophobic, you might consider purchasing an ultraviolet sanitizer. Violife makes a $50 cellphone sanitizer about the size of a coffee can. Just pop your phone into the dock and replace the lid for ultraviolet light to zap pathogens. Verilux sells a $40 sanitizing wand, which the company claims kills up to 99 percent of germs when waved over your electronics. This won't improve the look of your device or maximize value at trade-in but it might spare you the sniffles or worse during cold and flu season.

如果你有嚴重的潔癖，可以考慮購買一個紫外線消毒器。Violife製造的手機消毒器有一個咖啡罐大小，售價50美元。只要把你的手機放進機器中，再蓋上蓋子，讓紫外線殺滅病原體即可。Verilux則以40美元的價錢出售一種消毒棒，該公司聲稱拿消毒棒掃過你的電子設備，就可以消滅99%的細菌。這並不會改善你手機的外觀或者在以舊換新時將價值最大化，但這可以讓你在寒冷的流感時節不會出現流鼻涕或者更糟糕的症狀。

Using a can of compressed air to blow around ports and between keys, on the other hand, will help maintain the look, performance and value of your device. This gets rid of dust and particles that can infiltrate and damage electronics. Another option is to buy a specialized air compressor like the DataVac Electric Duster, which lists for $100 and comes with all sorts of little attachments for cleaning out your devices' crevices and seams.

另一方面，用一罐壓縮空氣來吹一吹插口四周與鍵盤空隙中的，將有助於保持你的電子設備的外觀以及價值。這能吹走那些能滲進電子元件並造成損壞的灰塵與細屑。另一個選擇是買一種特殊的空氣壓縮機，比如說DataVac電動除塵器，它售價100美元，附帶各種小配件，可以用來清除電子設備上的縫隙與接口。

"An air compressor gets things really clean and it's environmentally good because you don't have a little can to throw away after blowing air," said Miroslav Djuric, chief information architect at , an online do-it-yourself community. He uses an all-purpose compressor he bought at Home Depot and fitted with an inflating needle (the kind used to inflate a basketball or a bike tire) to precisely direct the air flow.

“一個空氣壓縮機能把東西清理得相當乾淨，而且它也很環保，因爲在噴完空氣之後，你不需要再扔掉一個小瓶子，”米羅斯拉夫·迪烏里克(Miroslav Djuric)說，他是的首席信息架構師，該網站是一個在線DIY社區。他所使用的是一個從家得寶(Home Depot)買來的通用壓縮機，再裝上一個氣針（就是用來給籃球或者自行車輪胎打氣的那種）來精確地控制空氣的噴射。

To repel germs, grease and pet hair from your laptop, there are antimicrobial and protective keyboard, trackpad and palm rest covers that are nearly invisible and washable. Moshi, NewerTech, iSkin and Protect Computer Products all make these covers for less than $30.

要想擺脫你筆記本電腦上的細菌、油脂以及寵物毛髮，可以考慮一種抗菌保護型保護罩，可將鍵盤、觸控板和掌託覆蓋住，它幾乎是透明的，而且可以水洗。摩仕(Moshi), NewerTech, iSkin 以及Protect Computer Products 所出售的此類保護罩都不超過30美元。

"We get so many computers damaged from kids spilling things on them," said David Bensinger, owner of The Little Laptop Shop in Manhattan. "At least people say it was their kids when they drop the computers off."

“我們收到過無數臺電腦，都是因爲孩子把東西灑上去而壞掉的，”大衛·本辛格(David Bensinger）說，他是位於曼哈頓的筆記本電腦小店(The Little Laptop Shop)的老闆。“至少在電腦摔在地上的時候，他們會說這是他們的孩子乾的。”

Washable screen protectors for laptops, tablets and smartphones are available from manufacturers such as Boxwave, BodyGuardz, iSmooth and Moshi at a cost of $5 to $40, depending on the size. They are easy to apply and reapply without unsightly bubbles or impaired visibility or functionality of touch screens.

筆記本電腦、平板電腦和智能手機的可清洗屏幕保護膜在各家制造商都有出售，像是Boxwave、BodyGuardz、iSmooth以及摩仕，價格從5美元到40美元不等，視乎尺寸而定。它很易於安裝及拆卸，不會產生阻礙視線的氣泡，也不會影響觸摸屏的可視度與靈敏度。

Similarly, Ultra-Sleeves and Chef Sleeves are clear, hygienic and protective iPad and tablet covers. They enclose the entire device and are disposable. They are intended for people working in health care, construction, industrial or restaurant settings. These covers are also ideal for those who might have to share their devices with multiple people during the course of the day, like teachers or salespeople. A pack of 10 costs about $12.

同樣，Ultra-Sleeves和Chef Sleeves都提供乾淨、健康以及保護型的iPad以及其他平板電腦保護罩。它可以包裹住整個設備，而且是一次性的，適合那些在健康醫療、建築、工業或者餐飲服務行業工作的人。這些保護罩對於那些想要和很多人在工作時間共同使用電子設備的人來說也很理想，比如說教師與銷售人員。一份含10個保護罩的套裝價格大約是12美元。

It's up to you how obsessively you want to clean your mobile devices, but health and electronics experts advise wiping down your mobile device with a moist microfiber cloth at least daily for basic sanitation and upkeep.

想要把你的電子設備清潔到什麼程度，這完全取決於你自己，但是健康與電子器件專家建議，爲了基本的衛生與保養，至少每天一次地使用溼潤的超細纖維布來擦拭你的移動設備。

Like your toothbrush, "your mobile device is something you want to clean regularly," said Dr. Guerrero, the infectious disease specialist. And it is probably not something you want to pass around the table.

就像牙刷一樣，“你的移動設備也是應當經常清潔的東西，”傳染疾病專家古雷羅博士說。而且，你也不應該在桌邊讓人四處傳看你的手機。