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...
by Shane Grantham | May 10, 2020
Last Wednesday I was asked to help someone with the Skype program. Skype allows two or more people to video conference with each other for free over the internet. They were going to be interviewed for a possible appearance on a television show later this year. I had...
by Shane Grantham | May 8, 2020
I was listening to an internet tech show just now and a columnist was discussing five internet browsers better than Chrome (Windows) or Chromium (Linux). They mentioned Edge(Microsoft), Firefox(Mozilla) and a new one.It’s called Brave and can be found at their...
by Shane Grantham | Apr 14, 2020
Back when I was in my late teens I was into audio equipment and music. Not playing music, but listening to it. I bought a nice Yamaha CA-810 integrated stereo amplifier, a Nakamichi cassette deck, Realistic tuner, Pioneer Phonograph and Pioneer HPM-900 speakers. The...
by Shane Grantham | Apr 6, 2020
I use different web browsers depending on what I doing in my work and pleasure browsing. Chrome is avoided on all my Windows, Linux and Apple computers due to my privacy concerns with Google. I use Mozilla Firefox probably the most both on my Linux and Microsoft...
by Shane Grantham | Apr 2, 2020
One of my computer clients e-mailed me last week with an issue with their business computer. They type reports for their clients which contain numerical fractions of the findings. Common ones are 1/4 and 1/2. When the fractions are typed, they are large enough and...
