The invention of the laptop heralded great breakthroughs in technology. The size and convenience make them extremely popular and the big, bulky PC’s are generally now kept for places for work. If you spend hours on your laptop like, why not jazz it up a bit with some funky accessories?

One problem with laptops is that they heat up to quite a high temperature. There are cushion that have been designed for your laptop to sit on, keeping the heat away from you.

This serves a second, even more important function than keeping the heat of your legs. It ensures that there is plenty of ventilation and that the hard drive is kept cool, thus keeping your laptop in good working order and preventing overheating.

As your laptop is designed to be portable, you will be carrying it about a lot so a case or sleeve is more of a must have than an accessory. This provides protection for changes in temperature, knocks and scrapes and also keeps it clean and dust free. These are expensive pieces of kit so it makes sense to look after them.

Although laptops are designed to rest on your lap, many of us prefer to use them on a coffee table or something similar. This is fine as long as you are careful about how you put it down.

Although I personally prefer the touchpad control on a laptop, many like the mouse and feel like they have more control over their cursor. This is where that gizmo the wireless mouse is invaluable. If you feel familiar using something you tend to find it easier.

The in built speakers in laptops are of pretty poor quality overall and if you want to play music through it you should invest in a set of headphones or speakers.

Another advantage of headphones is that you can enjoy clips on YouTube etc without having anyone telling you to shush! You can also watch a movie without disturbing people around you.