by Shane Grantham | Dec 4, 2022
I have a challenging problem when I post articles from my personal web site, shanegrantham.com. Pictures show correctly from my business site, Gconsult.us. There’s never an error when I share an article. The picture fills in on the post and soon as I click,...
by Shane Grantham | Dec 1, 2022
Thanksgiving night I got a Facebook message from someone who recently moved. They asked me if i wire houses for internet service. Lack of Ethernet ports were also mentioned in the walls. We arranged a site survey and when I arrived they showed me the house and the one...
by Shane Grantham | Nov 23, 2022
For the last week I’ve been trying to get all the info for a contact in my smartphone Google contacts to show up on my Google contacts on a computer. Some of contact information will not show up when I’m viewing it on in a web browser. The name, phone...
by Shane Grantham | Nov 21, 2022
Now I know why I had problems installing programs in Windows 11 last year and last month. There is a an advanced setting under applications There’s a setting in apps – advanced – recommended settings which has four degrees of security for installing...
by Shane Grantham | Nov 19, 2022
It took me a while but I own a Windows 11 computer after it has been out a few years. I tried to install windows 11 on all my Windows 10 computers over the past few years and none met the hardware requirements. Some software hacks and tweaks I found were tried and...
by Shane Grantham | Nov 4, 2022
One of my challenges working in IT and computers is staying up with operating systems as they change and grow. My clients mostly use Microsoft Windows 10 and a few are using the newest one – Windows 11. Others use Linux and Apple. Every time a new Microsoft...
by Shane Grantham | Nov 3, 2022
I use Linux Mint on many of my computers and some of my client’s when it’s a good fit. Recently I took an old laptop I had in inventory and reworked it so Linux Mint was the main OS. Microsoft Windows 7 is still available as an operating system. The...
by Shane Grantham | Oct 26, 2022
If anyone would like a box of Komets Hockey pocket schedules for your business, car or home just tell me and I’lI get you one. These are great for your clients, employees and visitors to take with them. They may also help people waiting at your business to pass...
by Shane Grantham | Oct 23, 2022
Like many others I watch all kinds of videos on the internet and many I want to save for myself so I can watch off-line. Over the years I’ve tried to download on different web browsers. the only way it ever worked was to install an extension or plug-in. Ant...
by Shane Grantham | Oct 21, 2022
Someone at my business networking group asked me to assist them with their google business reviews. It made me think of what I did to get 50+ 5 star reviews on my business profile. This was probably 10 years ago when I started the process. First I created a listing...
by Shane Grantham | Oct 20, 2022
Once upon a time long ago E-mail was a productive tool for my business and it was used often to communicate with my clients. Eventually I started sending out a monthly newsletter to my clients and some said they enjoyed reading it. Fast forward to today and e-mail has...
by Shane Grantham | Oct 19, 2022
This morning I was trying to get on a company’s web site to leave a message for them. My WiFi was off as usual on my smartphone so it was using the cell towers directly. I do this a lot for security whenever I’m in public like I am now at the gym. Nothing...
by Shane Grantham | Oct 7, 2022
Every current operating system has updates and Linux is no exception. I recently installed Linux on an old, but usable Windows computer. Windows was left installed in case I needed it. When it starts, the laptop defaults into Linux Mint. When it was started for the...
by Shane Grantham | Oct 4, 2022
One of my clients has a business where they go to homes and businesses to perform their service. They have a desktop computer and a flip-phone but no smartphone. One of the companies he works with requires they now have a means to receive email while they are in the...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 30, 2022
One of my long-time business clients had a dilemma in early September. They thought they forgot the password for their Windows 10 laptop they hadn’t used in months. I made a service call to their business to help recover their password. I...
