Cleaning MacBook screen

Lyssa wrote:
Using a microfiber cloth will prevent little bits of the towel from being left behind on the screen. Personally, I don't mind a speck or two on my screen, but to each their own!

Thanks again, Lyssa. I'll give that a try, too. Perhaps when I get rid of the streaks from my earlier cleaning attempts it won't be as much a problem in the future.

Lyssa wrote:
Here's the process I follow & I don't have any streaking issues. I'm just using tap water, also.

1) Moisten a part of a paper towel. Wipe the entire screen.
2) Follow with a dry piece of paper towel, moving across the screen with a circular motion. The circular motion does a fairly good job of keeping streaks away. Also, don't press down on the screen--a lighter touch is better.

Thanks, Lyssa. Low tech appeals.

I tried Lyssa's first suggestion -- using a paper towel dampened with water and then following up with another towel using a circular motion. It worked. My screen is clean.

I don't have a microfiber cloth, but plan to give that a try, too. And I will shut my computer down before I clean in the future.

While I'm at it, I use canned air to keep my keyboard from collecting dust and other things that tend to get caught between the keys and the case.

Crystal Phalanx wrote:
If you go to the ipod section at walmart, they have microfiber cleaning cloth that work well for cleaning screens.

Thanks, Crystal. I'll check it out.

Thanks again, Lyssa. I needed that first reminder.