Toms Top 5 tips for malfunctioning holiday computers Good Christmas Day to all. Here are 5 tips for holiday computer hardware. � 1. If it doesn�t work at first, turn it off, wait five minutes, and then turn it back on.� 2. If you�re giving someone a gift that requires Wi-Fi access, make sure you�ve got the� Wi-Fi router name and password ready to pass out. You probably should have done this last night, instead of this morning in your pajamas. 3. If you intend to share a wired connection to your router, make sure you�ve got a long cable. Murphy�s Law states that the length of the connection is always shorter than the cable.� 4. For God�s Sake, keep the holiday goodies away from the computer hardware. You don�t want to spill egg nog or mimosas or whatever holiday beverages you enjoy into the keyboard or innards of that new $750 laptop! 5. If the error message �you see on the screen mystifies you. just type it into Google and press the ENTER key. You could also copy and paste it into the ...