Overheating is a huge problem for consumers that own cell phones, tablets, laptops, and just about any other piece of technology.

Now that the chill of winter has faded and freezing isn’t a concern (well, the freezing that comes from cold, not from too many apps running at once), it’s time to protect your technology from the warm weather. Overheating is a huge problem for consumers that own cell phones, tablets, laptops, and just about any other piece of technology. Here are some of our top tips for protecting your technology from warm weather.

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As long as you backup your files, this can be a computer-saver. It’s especially useful when you’ve got malware infecting your files.

“Try restarting” is every tech guru’s first piece of advice when someone approaches them with an issue.  There’s an important reason for this.  Restarting a device, app or computer actually does a lot in terms of fixing minor problems.  Sometimes, what appears to be a huge meltdown is actually just too much memory being used.  This is why your apps crash and close out when you try to do certain tasks–they’re doing the work for you.  Have you ever had an iPhone freeze or have confusing issues?  Turning it off and on again usually does the trick.  But why?

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