Cute (Clean!) Finds For Your Computer

By Erin Loechner (from Design For Mankind) on June 14, 2010

When it comes to organizing my desktop computer, cleanliness is usually the least of my worries. In fact, I've been known to wipe down my keyboard with a baby wipe every six months and call it a day.

I can't help it; there are just no cute products that set the mood for a serious cleaning and organizational rampage. Or are there...? Below, find my favorite tools for cleaning and organizing your desktop files, storage and surface area. Enjoy!:

De-Clutter and Clean Your Desktop:

1. Ditch the sea of miscellaneous post-it notes and let your mouse pad work double duty with a handy message pad and calendar from Thomas Paul.
Thomas Paul Notepads, available for $9 at See Jane Work.

2. Have a bad habit of eating peanuts at your desk? Clean out the nooks and crannies of your keyboard with a handy (and pretty!) keyboard brush from Present&Correct.
Key(board) Desk Brush, available for £12 at Present&Correct.

3. For bigger messes on your desk, try the Mini Robo Vacuum. It works wonders for those pencil shavings, and the zooming sound is so, so satisfying.
Mini Robo Vacuum, available for $20 at Fred Flare.

De-Clutter and Clean Your Files:
1. Is your hard drive looking messy and unorganized? Divide and conquer with a sweet, friendly Mimibot flash drive.
Mimibot Flash Drive, available for $25 from Uncommon Goods.

2. Streamline your desktop background with a gorgeous Real Simple screen saver. Bonus? You'll never forget your lunch break again.
10th Anniversary Screen Saver, free at Real Simple.

3. Get your ducks (and tulips!) in a row with this space-saving USB solution. Both cord-friendly and lovely as a bloom, you'll be proud to showcase your zillions of files.
USB Flower Hub, $23 from Kikkerland.

Happy shopping!

How do you keep your computer clean and organized? Share it in the comments!

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Writer Erin Loechner launched her award-winning blog DesignForMankind in 2007 as a catalog for the overflowing inspiration found while researching design day and night. Her work has been featured in Glamour, Dwell, Lucky, Nylon, and ReadyMade Magazine, where she regularly blogs. A former AOL editor, Erin currently hosts a weekly column on HGTV.com tracking the progress of her home renovation entitled 'The House That DFM Built.'In addition, she can recite all fifty states in alphabetical order in less than fourteen seconds. Follow Erin at Design for Mankind, or at Twitter.