by Shane Grantham | Sep 30, 2024
Fort Wayne Newspapers Reader Choice awards are over for this year. Once again i was nominated in two categories: Computer Repair Store and Electronics Store. I’m not a store, but its the closest category they have for what I do. I’ve never had any...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 28, 2024
Gas powered Generators are helpful in power outages and I bought one over 10 years ago. I try and start it every sunday to make sure it’s working. A few months ago I noticed the power (on/off) switch was loose on it’s mount. the generator could still be...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 15, 2024
Friday, a new business contacted me for computer service on their iMac Desktop computer. They found me on the internet and weren’t too far from my location. I mentioned I make service calls but they opted to bring the computer to me. The computer was very slow...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 13, 2024
I have a Lenovo laptop for business and some old pictures were found on it under my Microsoft account. They were of a computer I didn’t recognize from three years ago. I knew it was a computer client’s and checked my electronic calendar to find out where...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 12, 2024
Last Friday one of my IT clients said he may need my help with his external hard drive. Tom said he couldn’t get it to respond on one of his computers and will try it on another one. I asked him what was on the drive and he wasn’t sure –...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 9, 2024
Last weekend I attended a family wedding several hours from my home. My brother drove our familys to the wedding and we stayed there for three days to visit. One of my business laptops was brought along in case I needed to remote in to a clients computer or some other...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 5, 2024
I was at a new client a few days ago with the goal of setting up a new Dell computer for them. First the current computer was reviewed for local files, programs and internet favorites from their web browser. The files were copied to a external USB drive so they...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 29, 2024
A new computer client got with me this week about their dead Windows computer. I started working on it and discovered the power supply was the problem. My client was contacted with my recommendation for not replacing the power supply. The computer is around thirteen...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 28, 2024
I take for granted that I make service calls to businesses and homes. It’s something I’ve been doing since 1995 when I started at Needhams Business Machines. On-site service calls are easier on my clients because they don’t have to bring their...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 27, 2024
Last week a new computer client texted me they were ready for a service call to set up a new computer. The last detail was when to visit. We texted back and forth to get a mutual agreeable time and I sent my last text to confirm when I would arrive. It was odd that...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 26, 2024
Many years ago I used social media quite a bit for personal and business. Lately, I don’t use it as much for direct posts. I now use it for sharing my web site articles I write on my business accounts of social media. The reason is I’m trying to get...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 25, 2024
I use Comcast (Xfinity) for my internet access and TV. It works most of the time but I’m not a fan of the price increases and their privacy problems. I try to use Brave Browser for web browsing to protect my privacy. Logging into Comcast works in Linux Mint...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 23, 2024
I use different computer operating systems in my life. Linux Mint, Microsoft Windows and Apple are the main ones right now, The web browsers I try to use in Linux and Windows are Tor and Brave. I like the security features they both have and I would use Tor the...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 21, 2024
One of local computer clients brought me his Lenovo laptop which wouldn’t start any longer. He used it for many years without issues until now. He thought it might be the AC power supply so he brought it, too. I put the laptop and AC adapter on my workbench. ...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 18, 2024
It’s a good practice to keep your operating systems updated on all your computers. On my Linux systems I have the update notification active on the task bars. This allows me to install them when I want instead of being forced to do it. When I choose to install...
