 
							
					
															
					
					 by Shane Grantham | Jan 31, 2021
One of the things I worry about is the charging port on my Samsung smartphone. The phone is over two years old and it’s been plugged in and unplugged countless times from it’s charging cables. It’s been fine as of now but I’ve seen some of my...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by Shane Grantham | Jan 19, 2021
My smartphone is two years old and about every one to two months I get an alert about available updates for it.   It’s a good idea to install them especially if they are security updates.  We hope the updates wont cause problems with the smartphone like making...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by Shane Grantham | Jan 15, 2021
I try and use the Tor privacy web browser whenever possible on my Linux, Microsoft Windows and Apple computers. Tor prevents censorship, surveillance and tracking on the internet. It keeps your web browsing private from your Internet Service Provider who logs...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by Shane Grantham | Jan 11, 2021
Someone new called me today seeking computer assistance for a Windows 7 HP computer.  They were unable to update Windows 7 to Windows 10 after two attempts.  They really couldn’t remember the message they received after both failures and they wanted to know if I...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by Shane Grantham | Jan 6, 2021
A while back I wrote about my kitchen laptop with the built-in wireless networking problem.  Well, the external wireless I added worked for a while but then both network devices stopped working.   I put the laptop in my garage on the workbench for a week and left it...