by Shane Grantham | Sep 15, 2021
I was on-site at a business client last week setting up computers for a new location. One of the laptops had an alert that an important firmware update was available for it. Firmware is the software that works with the hardware of the computer and the computer...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 14, 2021
My last blog was about my issues with converting VHS tapes to digital format. Around 2005, a Plextor Convertex hardware device was bought and I used it many times to convert VHS tapes to digital format. The computer it used was a Windows XP desktop which is long...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 29, 2021
I have some old VHS tapes I wanted to convert to digital format and I dug out my Plextor video recorder. Back around 2005-2008 it was used heavily to convert several VHS tapes to MP4s and AVI files. Then it was connected to my Windows XP computer which is no longer...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 19, 2021
In the early 2000s I worked for an IT company and took care of my client’s computer and printer needs by visiting their businesses much like I do now. One day at our office I heard my boss discussing going out on sales calls when people wanted a quote. I know...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 17, 2021
Yesterday a desperate email was received from one of my commercial computer clients. They receive service orders via email and just found out one of these emails got sent directly to their Trash folder. It sat there unbeknownst to them for a few days while their...
