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...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 27, 2022
For six years on Tuesdays, a business networking group has been meeting at three different restaurants in New Haven, IN. USA. The New Haven(IN) Chamber of Commerce sponsors it and I run it. You don’t have to be a New Haven Chamber member to join and we...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 26, 2022
A New Haven client of mine had me help with their computer issue this month and while I was leaving I asked if was anything else? They said, “I can’t watch TV – the remote stopped working.” I commenced the interview and found out the...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 13, 2022
I have a computer client who writes political poetry on social media plus another column every night. I’ve been helping him for the past week with a Facebook policy change which has stymied his publishing. We got his poetry to post most of the time and we...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 12, 2022
I was reading one of Jack Wallen’s Linux articles on TechRepublic today and he discussed the rise of Linux malware. Linux is an operating system used in many business areas and one of them is the internet. I use Linux servers, desktops and laptops in my work and...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 4, 2022
In August I got a new computer client who found me in a search engine. I drove to their house and parked in the driveway. I didn’t pay attention to their next door neighbors driveway but I think a lady was leaving and got into her car. I went...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 2, 2022
A recent computer project for a business computer client made me think of a good policy for anyone using logins and passwords. First a little background. I got a call from one of my financial/accounting clients who was getting a new computer for their business...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 28, 2022
I have many clients that only call when they have an emergency or problem. It would be better for them if they had me visit regularly to check out their systems and backup data. One of my long-time business clients called me and explained they were infected. (The...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 14, 2022
I’ve been having fun on Facebook with a daily music choice question. A choice between two musical artists is posed for my followers where they can make a choice and leave comments. It hasn’t been hard coming up with matchups and many musical groups and...
