Enjoying our tiny abode after some spring cleaning the past two days. submitted by /u/Tasselplants

I found hundreds of incredible photo negatives when cleaning out my late father’s house. They appear to be from the previous owner that I can’t track down. What could I do (legally/ethically) with these photos? submitted by /u/anomalush

LPT Request: Keeping up with cleaning and developing positive habits. Hello. In the past I have struggled with letting stuff accumulate, and I was hoping to get some tips on how I can better motivate myself to keep up with cleaning on a day to day basis. Also, advice on some methods for developing a good routine would be greatly appreciated! submitted by /u/4_3_Imperium

Did a bit of a fall spring cleaning/rearrange today submitted by /u/clobbytime

LPT: utility razor blades are a fantastic cleaning tool for any hard flat surface. Just attack the dirt or grime at a shallow angle and after a few passes almost anything will come off. I use this on glass cookware, metal cookware where I don’t mind scratches, stone countertops, even vynal or wood as long as you don’t go sideways to the grain (especially if it’s varnished or laqored). The crud will come off and you can just wi…

Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm on cleaning up ‘clean’ energy Photo Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Dee Dwyer for The VergeThe US is the world’s biggest producer of oil and gas. Can Granholm chart a path to a more sustainable future? Continue reading…

Why Alka-Seltzer Is a Cleaning Secret Weapon It has probably seen you through indigestion and hangovers, but Alka-Seltzer can do more than settle your stomach: It can also help clean your home. In addition to aspirin, two of its other main ingredients are cleaning powerhouses: Sodium bicarbonate (better known as baking soda) and citric acid—which works like… Read more…

iRobot Roomba j7+ Self-Emptying Vacuum Cleaning Robot – Certified Refurbished $279 iRobot via eBay has *iRobot Roomba j7+ Self-Emptying Robot Vacuum* (Refurbished w/ 2-Year Allstate Warranty) on sale for *$279*. *Shipping is free*. Thanks community member *VipzNVipz* for sharing…

This Is the Best Strategy for Cleaning Your Entire House Cleaning in any order is always better than not cleaning at all, but there are ways to do it that make it more efficient. If you clean your home in the wrong order, you risk making a mess in places you’ve already taken care of. But what is the right order? Read more…

Sort Your Email by Sender Before Cleaning Your Inbox There are a lot of methods to try in the never-ending quest for a way to sort through and slim down our bulging inboxes. But they all have one thing in common: They rely on the chronology of when each email came in. Let’s try turning that approach on its head, and instead, sort by sender to weed through the mess. Read more…

These Popular TikTok Cleaning ‘Hacks’ Don’t Actually Work The concept of finding a hack that makes your life easier or cheaper is especially tempting when it comes to cleaning your house—and TikTok is full of such advice. But many of the cleaning “hacks” you find there feature superficial results, basic misinformation or disinformation, and the sad state of STEM education in… Read more…

Cleaning the sensor on a Canon R5 I have specks and little swirls on my images after changing lenses on my mirrorless camera on my pontoon boat. A big wave splashed it a bit when the sensor was exposed. I used a rocket air blaster to clean the sensor and it helped quite a bit, but the little swirls are still there. I ordered a full frame sensor cleaning kit with vacuum sealed sw…

Follow This ‘Mapping’ Strategy on Big Cleaning Days When you’re facing a big cleaning project, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and not know where to start. You can use specific techniques for certain parts of your home, but how do you figure out which parts to even do? Here’s how: you follow this mapping strategy, which helps you figure out what to clean, when. Read more…

Avoid These Common Window-Cleaning Mistakes It’s not just you: Getting windows streak-free and crystal-clear is harder than it looks. Although it seems like a few spritzes of an all-purpose cleaner and a quick swipe of a paper towel should get the job done, in most cases, it takes more effort and different supplies. Of course, a lot depends on the size and… Read more…

Cleaning dust from feed-through slide scanner Full disclosure: I also posted this in r/AnalogCommunity but have received no replies yet. Maybe this is a better sub for my question? I have thousands of family slides from the 1950s to 1980s to scan. I want to scan them at home ( I know I could send them out, but for reasons this will be DIY), so I want to purchase a scanner suitable for the …

Went in for regular dental cleaning, coming out with a potential $504 bill Hello everyone! I yesterday went to a dentist for the first time in 5ish years to get just a regular cleaning – I have no complaints about my health. I was seated in a room, they asked a few questions and said “we’ll wait for the x-ray room to open up and get some images”. They then proceed, unknowingly to me do a CB CT (D0367) and regular X-ray…

LPT: Fall is a great time of year to run your oven through a self cleaning cycle. It is cool enough that you appreciate the warmth, but warm enough that you can keep the windows open to vent any smells. submitted by /u/kjm16216

I would like advice about sensor cleaning: a piece of dust/debris won’t come out after several swipes. The dust spot is visible in pictures pretty much from f/4 onwards, being most noticeable after f/5.6. I got a Temery sensor cleaning with around 6 APS-C cleaning swabs and used them all now (I will have to order more from Amazon). I attempted this on Saturday being my very first time cleaning a sensor, and it was a highly anxiety-inducing proc…

These Are the Best Fall Cleaning Tools Fall cleaning is a different beast than spring cleaning, mainly because of all the damn leaves and dust. To get your home and lawn in order, you need gadgets. Here are some cool ones. Read more…

Help with cleaning up a video to identify a person Hi I’m in need of a someone one who is willing to help clean up a video I found online for personal reasons. If anyone has the heart to help me out with this I will be for ever in your debt. If you want further details I’m willing to share over private message. Video is less than min long – about 40 seconds. Don’t need the full 40 min edited jus…