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...
by Shane Grantham | Feb 16, 2021
Lately, I’ve been attempting to clean up my old computer equipment in my office and workbench area. It’s either being sold, put back into service or discarded. Back around 2005 I bought a webcam from a computer store that’s out of business now....
by Shane Grantham | Feb 10, 2021
One of my clients called me this week with an emergency. They couldn’t get one of their computers to respond when they turned it on Monday. They shut it down Friday because they weren’t going to be in the office over the weekend. The two monitors never...
by Shane Grantham | Feb 4, 2021
I currently use four different operating systems throughout my personal and business life: Microsoft Windows 10, Linux Mint, Raspberry Pi, and Apple OS 10.x. One interesting keyboard shortcut I like to use is the Windows start button. I just tap the windows key and...
by Shane Grantham | Feb 2, 2021
If you’re looking for a free, internet-based entertainment site, then browse to pluto.tv. I heard about Pluto.tv a few years ago on RT America and promptly checked it out. They have many channels from news, sports, reality tv, old tv shows and many others. It...
by Shane Grantham | Jan 31, 2021
One of the things I worry about is the charging port on my Samsung smartphone. The phone is over two years old and it’s been plugged in and unplugged countless times from it’s charging cables. It’s been fine as of now but I’ve seen some of my...
by Shane Grantham | Jan 19, 2021
My smartphone is two years old and about every one to two months I get an alert about available updates for it. It’s a good idea to install them especially if they are security updates. We hope the updates wont cause problems with the smartphone like making...
by Shane Grantham | Jan 15, 2021
I try and use the Tor privacy web browser whenever possible on my Linux, Microsoft Windows and Apple computers. Tor prevents censorship, surveillance and tracking on the internet. It keeps your web browsing private from your Internet Service Provider who logs...
