| You can cut out this page and hang it in a conspicuous place to remind you which tasks you should do when. You might also consider adding daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly reminders to your favorite calendar application. Daily Tasks | Back up changed files. | Download (but dont install) software updates. | Weekly Tasks | Clean up your Desktop. | Check for third-party software updates. | Back up everything. | Reboot if performance seems slow. | Rotate backups offsite. | Consider clearing certain caches. | Use Software Update to install Apple software updates. | | Monthly Tasks | Empty your Trash. | Clean your mouse or trackball. | Use Disk Utilitys Repair Disk feature. | Exercise your laptops battery. | Clean your screen. | | Yearly Tasks | De-dust your Mac. | Make archival backups to DVD. | Clean your keyboard. | Remove unneeded files. | Clean your iSight. | Change your passwords. |
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