by Shane Grantham | Sep 30, 2020
Last week I was at a client with a handful of desktop computers. One of them needed some network configuration and I went on my merry way and completed it. In the course of my troubleshooting I noticed the security software was having a problem on a Microsoft...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 29, 2020
It was a pleasant surprise today at the New Haven Chamber networking group. There were 20 people there today including myself which happens to be a post-lockdown record. From what I can remember we had three new networkers. One of them I know from the original New...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 23, 2020
The New Haven Chamber Networking Group meets Tuesdays at the 469 Sports and Spirits in the Lutheran Plaza Shopping Center in New Haven, IN. When I arrived today it looked like we wouldn’t have as many people as last week which was 9 or 10. We actually set a...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 16, 2020
When I walked into 469 Sports and Spirits this morning for the New Haven Chamber Networking Group, someone was already in our meeting room at 1130. It wasn’t the staff, but someone who hasn’t attended our group for a few years. It was good to have them...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 10, 2020
Computers can run slow for a number of reasons. One of them is parts of Applications( or programs) starting automatically when the computer OS starts. I’ve witnessed some Windows computers having 25 items in their startup folders making the computer sluggish....
by Shane Grantham | Sep 1, 2020
Today was Tuesday and as usual the New Haven Chamber Networking Group met at 469 Sports and Spirits at noon. It’s an informal business group giving each person a few minutes to explain their business to everyone. We had someone show up who hadn’t been at...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 23, 2020
A little bit ago I was organizing and moving pictures from my smartphone to my Linux server. I try a do it once a month or so so I can archive them and keep the smartphone clean and mean. Everything was going well then all at once, clicking on the mouse buttons...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 19, 2020
One of my long-time commercial computer clients had a problem this week. They were trying to update their Quickbooks 2019 to 2020. They were getting alerts within Quickbooks that updates were available so they thought they needed to do it. When I arrived to help with...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 18, 2020
I get asked to do a wide variety of tasks for my computer clients and last month a client needed something I think is very helpful. They wanted to add another monitor to their current Windows 10 desktop computer. They just have one monitor now and it’s getting...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 16, 2020
While I was at Spiece Fitness last week a desperate phone call was received from a first time caller. Their problem began when they received an email from an anti-virus software company. It was a confirmation thanking them for their subscription and informing them of...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 4, 2020
I was on-site with one of my business computer clients last month who had a question for me. They wanted to know why his Microsoft Outlook email was slow. Other tasks were on the agenda and as I worked through their requests I looked at their Outlook folders and...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 2, 2020
I use a handful of operating systems for computers and my favorite is Unix/Linux. Linux runs on many text scripts which configure its behavior. To edit these scripts all you need is a simple text editor. Different ones are built-in to Linux and the one I used to use...
by Shane Grantham | Jul 15, 2020
The New Haven Chamber Networking Group continues to meet in person at our usual location in New Haven, IN. I like to advertise it on Social Media with posts including pictures from each weekly meeting. For the last 4 meetings, I forget to take a picture as I usually...
by Shane Grantham | Jul 13, 2020
I can help with many different computer situations for my clients. This was evident on a recent service call with a Windows 8 laptop. After solving all the problems, I was asked to a tackle a printer problem on a different computer. I found a HP 3200 series inkjet...
by Shane Grantham | Jul 12, 2020
I use several devices in my computer business and personal life. I have smartphones, some Linux computers, Windows computers and Mac laptops. My information for clients is in my Google contacts and can be accessed on all my devices either in an application or a web...
