by Shane Grantham | Aug 16, 2020
While I was at Spiece Fitness last week a desperate phone call was received from a first time caller. Their problem began when they received an email from an anti-virus software company. It was a confirmation thanking them for their subscription and informing them of...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 4, 2020
I was on-site with one of my business computer clients last month who had a question for me. They wanted to know why his Microsoft Outlook email was slow. Other tasks were on the agenda and as I worked through their requests I looked at their Outlook folders and...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 2, 2020
I use a handful of operating systems for computers and my favorite is Unix/Linux. Linux runs on many text scripts which configure its behavior. To edit these scripts all you need is a simple text editor. Different ones are built-in to Linux and the one I used to use...
by Shane Grantham | Jul 15, 2020
The New Haven Chamber Networking Group continues to meet in person at our usual location in New Haven, IN. I like to advertise it on Social Media with posts including pictures from each weekly meeting. For the last 4 meetings, I forget to take a picture as I usually...
by Shane Grantham | Jul 13, 2020
I can help with many different computer situations for my clients. This was evident on a recent service call with a Windows 8 laptop. After solving all the problems, I was asked to a tackle a printer problem on a different computer. I found a HP 3200 series inkjet...
by Shane Grantham | Jul 12, 2020
I use several devices in my computer business and personal life. I have smartphones, some Linux computers, Windows computers and Mac laptops. My information for clients is in my Google contacts and can be accessed on all my devices either in an application or a web...
by Shane Grantham | Jul 11, 2020
This week one of my service calls was at a client with a Microsoft Windows laptop. Her main problem was opening Microsoft Word 2013 documents. It had worked fine a few weeks ago, but lately she gets a “Something went wrong” error message when she...
by Shane Grantham | Jun 23, 2020
Edit Post Preview(opens in a new tab)Add titleMaybe that’s why it wouldn’t play I get asked to repair all sorts of electronic devices which I enjoy doing. Last week a DVD player was given to me to repair. It was manufactured in 2006 and did work correctly...
by Shane Grantham | Jun 20, 2020
This Wednesday I wrote a blog on Tuesday’s networking meeting. Everything went well and I posted the article. It was shared on Linkedin and when I followed the link, it didn’t lead to my blog post. Instead it went to an existing page on my business web...
by Shane Grantham | Jun 17, 2020
June 16th was the weekly meeting of the New Haven(IN) Chamber networking group. We met at the usual spot, 469 Sports and spirits in the Lutheran Plaza Shopping Center. I had a salad this time for lunch from the elaborate menu. We had nine people today with a...
by Shane Grantham | Jun 2, 2020
I guess I’m a hypocrite. Why? Because I use Google apps like Contacts and Calendar. But I also distrust Google for spying on it’s users and being a front for corporate and government surveillance. In the past I used Zoho on-line apps which isn’t...
by Shane Grantham | May 25, 2020
My smartphones accumulate pictures and videos quickly since I use it at networking groups, clients and in personal situations. I can have all the pictures cleaned off and 3 days later they’ll be 100 media files on it. In the past, I used cloud storage (dropbox...
by Shane Grantham | May 24, 2020
Last December I got a call from a long-time computer client about his Dell desktop computer. He tried turning it on and nothing was happening on his monitor. I showed up on site and tried powering it for myself but got the same result. The computer cover was removed...
by Shane Grantham | May 19, 2020
The New Haven(IN) Chamber of Commerce networking group began in April 2016 to give all businesses and job-seekers a chance to promote themselves, connect, and learn from others. It’s open to everyone including non-members of our chamber. We had been meeting...
by Shane Grantham | May 18, 2020
Yesterday, my main focus was replacing one of my Linux desktop computer with a smaller, more energy-efficient one. The one I had been using was a 32-bit CPU and wouldn’t allow some 64-bit programs to be installed like Skype and Brave browser. It was slow at...
