by Shane Grantham | Jun 19, 2021
Yesterday I was on my Android smartphone and looking at the storage space. It wasn’t full but it was creeping up there and from experience I know a full Android smartphone gets slow. I wanted to know what was taking up space. Could I get rid of some unneeded...
by Shane Grantham | Jun 2, 2021
We still met yesterday even though it was the day after Memorial Day. I never know how many people we will have on a holiday week. At 1155 we had 9 people in the room and by 1210 we had eighteen. Everyone gets two minutes for their talk and I need to get better at...
by Shane Grantham | May 31, 2021
One of the benefits of the New Haven(IN) Chamber are the events they sponsor. Some examples are ribbon-cuttings for new businesses and Meet Me at 5’s for anyone to attend. These events bring members and non-members together and help raise funds for the chamber....
by Shane Grantham | May 24, 2021
I have a program I use to rip DVDs called handbrake. It has versions for Linux (my favorite OS) and Microsoft Windows 10. A few years ago I got it to run on a Linux Mint 20 desktop computer which has a 64-bit CPU(Central Processing Unit). It also got installed on one...
by Shane Grantham | May 18, 2021
A computer client called me this morning about their Microsoft Windows computer that would only show a white, blank screen when he web browsed. I kept asking questions and it turned out it was Microsoft Vista he was using. I mentioned it wasn’t safe to use...
by Shane Grantham | May 10, 2021
I’ve always felt a Microsoft Windows computer needed something besides the Microsoft built-in security for protection. After reading a Windows 10 book by Woody Leonhard, I’m not sure any more. I’ve read Woody’s columns for years in computer...
by Shane Grantham | May 7, 2021
Microsoft Windows 10 can sometimes interupt your computer life when it wants to install updates and reboots. It’s done it to me several years ago and it screwed up my Quickbooks data. A client this week wanted me to shut off the updates on his Windows 10 main...
by Shane Grantham | Apr 16, 2021
Earlier this year a business wanted web cams added to their three desktop computers. I had one in stock and had to order the other two. An on-site service call was made and I installed them to their Windows 10 computers. Tests are always done so we know the...
by Shane Grantham | Apr 14, 2021
Microsoft Windows 10 arrived on the computer scene in 2015 and I have been using it ever since. As soon as I started using it, I felt comfortable with it because it resembled previous versions like Windows 7. One aspect of it has interfered with my computer life like...
by Shane Grantham | Apr 13, 2021
Today I scheduled a Fort Wayne computer on-site service call before the New Haven Chamber networking group thinking I could squeeze it in before our meeting. I hit some snags with my client and the call took a little longer than I wanted. I was on my way to the...
by Shane Grantham | Apr 12, 2021
A few weeks ago at the New Haven chamber networking Group I was trying to send a message to someone who wasn’t there that day. I was going to help them with an Apple device situation and I hadn’t heard from them. Their first name was known but not their...
by Shane Grantham | Mar 29, 2021
I’m lucky In my computer business that I see different professions and learn some of their tools. One of my computer clients is a land surveyor and they showed me a helpful web site a few years ago. He uses it to research a property before he visits on site to...
by Shane Grantham | Mar 23, 2021
The last two weekends I’ve had phone calls and service calls on Saturday and Sunday. I like to get service calls done as soon as I can so I’ll be ready for the next one. And many times they are emergencies for my client who calls. If a computer call can...
by Shane Grantham | Mar 22, 2021
I have used Quickbooks in my computer repair business for 18 years. It’s easy for me and and it’s been nice for my accountants to use to do my taxes over the years. The version I’ve always used is the Windows desktop version which is installed...
by Shane Grantham | Feb 23, 2021
I have six smartphones that I use for various things in my life. Now before you judge me as nuts – let me explain. The newest one is 2 and a half years old and my main smartphone. The plan is to keep this one as long a possible because it was ridiculous how...
