by Shane Grantham | Sep 14, 2021
My last blog was about my issues with converting VHS tapes to digital format. Around 2005, a Plextor Convertex hardware device was bought and I used it many times to convert VHS tapes to digital format. The computer it used was a Windows XP desktop which is long...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 29, 2021
I have some old VHS tapes I wanted to convert to digital format and I dug out my Plextor video recorder. Back around 2005-2008 it was used heavily to convert several VHS tapes to MP4s and AVI files. Then it was connected to my Windows XP computer which is no longer...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 19, 2021
In the early 2000s I worked for an IT company and took care of my client’s computer and printer needs by visiting their businesses much like I do now. One day at our office I heard my boss discussing going out on sales calls when people wanted a quote. I know...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 17, 2021
Yesterday a desperate email was received from one of my commercial computer clients. They receive service orders via email and just found out one of these emails got sent directly to their Trash folder. It sat there unbeknownst to them for a few days while their...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 15, 2021
There are many ways to save time using a computer and the keyboard is where we start today. Most of us use an external mouse or laptop trackpad to open documents, start programs and close programs. I do the same, but I also use the keyboard to do some tasks that the...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 13, 2021
I have an old digital camera from the earlier 2000’s which still takes nice pictures. I’ve been using it to take pictures on walks and around the house. Being an older camera, it needs a compact flash card to save the images. When I want to take the images...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 4, 2021
I remembered to take pictures this week after forgetting for the last two. We had 12 people and one new one. Our business group has met weekly for five years with few requirements for attendance. We don’t charge, No RSVP needed, You don’t have to be a...
by Shane Grantham | Jul 27, 2021
What happens if one of your computer services partners like your email or cloud storage gets taken down by Ransomware? Try and have a backup of all your data locally and off-line on an external hard drive or thumb drive in case your cloud storage goes down. If your...
by Shane Grantham | Jul 26, 2021
Yesterday I got my old MacBook Pro laptop’s macOS updated with Sierra. It’s been fantastic being able to install programs I couldn’t in the past. One of the programs I’ve used for 10 years is GIMP. It has many features for creating and...
by Shane Grantham | Jul 23, 2021
There’s a way to run one operating system inside another one while it’s active. It’s been around for a while and it’s called a virtual machine. You can do this for Windows, Apple, and Linux computers. Virtual machines are great for testing...
by Shane Grantham | Jul 22, 2021
I have an old Apple MacBook Pro laptop manufactured in 2010. When I got it, the screen was cracked and it wouldn’t power on. Somehow, I got it running, added more RAM and installed a Solid State Hard Drive. The screen is still cracked but you wouldn’t...
by Shane Grantham | Jul 15, 2021
Last week I helped a computer customer with their Windows 10 laptop. They were being nagged constantly about the wrong password for their Microsoft account even after they logged in successfully to Windows 10. They were tired of it and asked for help. I tried to...
by Shane Grantham | Jul 9, 2021
I was reading an article today about a Microsoft security issue and the affected operating systems. It happened to mention that there were 40 versions of Windows 10 and that really surprised me. I know there are different releases coming out frequently with new...
by Shane Grantham | Jul 1, 2021
I saw an article today about the announcement of Microsoft Windows 11. There wasn’t much information in the article because Microsoft said very little in the live event. They didn’t have a release time-frame or mention any new features. I want you to...
by Shane Grantham | Jun 25, 2021
I’ve always believed any Microsoft Windows computer required outside or 3rd-Party security software. The reason is I feel Windows never had good built-in security like Linux or Macs. But after reading two Windows 10 books, I’m beginning to think Windows 10...
