Clearing out closets is one thing. But the biggest clutter trap in your home or office could be sitting right in front of you: your computer. Most of us have computers stuffed with aging e-mails, unneeded downloads and scads of file folders scattered like confetti across the computer's desktop. "The more things you install on your computer, the more clutter it has," everything from trial software and toolbars to old programs and all that old e-mail, said PC tune-up expert J.J. Schoch of Los Angeles-based iolo technologies LLC. "There's a natural clogging that takes place, just from regular computer use." That clutter affects everything from your computer's ability to quickly load up and search Web sites to your ability to find that family recipe you stored somewhere. The problem is, "Nobody ever schedules time to do a computer cleanup," said Schoch, whose company creates cleanup software. "You need to be nudged into doing it." Well, here's the nudge you've been waiting for: Monday is national Clean Out Your … [Read more...]
