The older I get, the more I am surrounded by screens. Laptop. Desktop. iPad. Television. Phones (yes, plural).

The problem is that each of these devices collect dust and fingerprints and grime.

The older I get, the more I collect useful household stuff which I never thought about buying when I was a kid. Some practical stuff like toilet paper and hand sanitizer but also screen wet wipes and sprays.

I keep these in a drawer along with the myriad of chargers needed to keep all those devices charged.

If you haven’t dusted or cleaned your screens in the last month, get some tools and do it today. It is important that you use specialized glass cleaners (like this one) for electronics.

Do not be like my brother, who once sprayed our old TV with Windex, walked away to find a rag, and then found the liquid had streamed down and fried the appliance.

While you’ve got those cleaning sprays or wipes out, do all the computer screens, all the phones, all the things.