Originally Posted by
antichef
I am still thinking even more low tech. When
jamcoley says "clean", perhaps they really just mean "clean" - ie blow the crumbs out from between the keys using compressed air, wiping down the screen to get rid of smears, toothpick to get the lint out of sockets etc
or even opening up the computer - an amazing amount of dust can accumulate over the years inside a laptop. When I had a MacBook Pro upgraded, I was dumbfound to see the innards. After cleaning it and re-applying thermal paste, it all ran much cooler -> less cooling fan usage -> more battery life