by Shane Grantham | May 28, 2023
The main computer in my office (I have four desktop computers) runs Linux Mint with two monitors. Two monitors used to be enough for all the open programs I used. It would be more productive to have more monitors but my computer hardware doesn’t have another...
by Shane Grantham | May 28, 2023
Back in the early 2000’s I studied for IT three certifications and took tests for them. I passed them and have the A+, Linux+ and Network+ certifications. They’ve been forgotten in my computer career and this year I investigated if I’m still...
by Shane Grantham | May 26, 2023
One of the keyboard shortcuts I’ve use since the 1990s for GUI interfaces is still applicable to 2023. It works for any Microsoft windows flavor and it works in most Linux distributions. It’s the ALT-F4 combo. Hold the ALT key down while pressing the F4...
by Shane Grantham | May 24, 2023
I was leaving the gym today when I heard someone calling my name. It was one of my computer clients who was also a Catalyst Fitness member. He was telling me how his son does almost all of his computer work on his smartphone and how I should also work on...
by Shane Grantham | May 20, 2023
A computer client of mine was having printing problems on their Windows 10 desktop PC. A service call was made on their request to get them printing again. I looked at the installed printers in Windows 10 settings and found two printers and one was a copy. Both...
by Shane Grantham | May 5, 2023
This week I got an emergency call from a Fort Wayne business who couldn’t get their main computer program to work correctly. They were attempting to create a report which was due that day. I responded with an office visit within two hours. My client showed me...
by Shane Grantham | May 1, 2023
A New Haven client contacted me last month thinking they needed hardware added to their office Windows 10 computer. Their USB printer stopped printing the day before and they thought they needed to re-install the printer with the setup CD they found. I came out to...
by Shane Grantham | Apr 30, 2023
Last week a current client called me regarding their computer. When I arrived at their place, I walked toward their computer and they said it was the TV instead. They turned on the set and the picture was a splash screen stating the cable box was unavailable. Usually...
by Shane Grantham | Apr 24, 2023
I attended the first New Haven Chamber networking group in 2005 and got many clients from it. One of the businesses I assisted in 2006 called me just last month for help with their computers again. That’s over ten years between computer service calls. So how...
by Shane Grantham | Apr 23, 2023
I was entering something in Google Calendar on my smartphone the other day and I looked away at a client’s laptop I was repairing. When I tried to find it a few minutes later in the calendar, it had vanished! I searched for it on other days of the calendar, but...
by Shane Grantham | Apr 21, 2023
I have a number of laptops for business and pleasure including Apples, Linux and Microsoft Windows. Using different operating systems keeps me agile when it comes to service calls with any computer. One thing that I noticed with the Apple computers is they support...
by Shane Grantham | Apr 20, 2023
When I first started my computer company in 2003 I just accepted cash and checks as payment. Around 2008 a client who was also a networker asked if I took credit cards as payment. He introduced me to a mobile smartphone app that takes any credit card on the spot and I...
by Shane Grantham | Apr 19, 2023
Many computers are part of my business and personal life. My main office computer is a Linux Mint 20.x machine which used to have Windows 7 installed. Linux does well on it the majority of the time but today it was slow and the hard drive LED was solid most of the...
by Shane Grantham | Apr 5, 2023
I have a computer client which misses their Facebook account which stopped working some time last year. I’ve been on-site at their location three times so far trying to fix this mess. It seemed to have started when their spouse died last year. The details are...
by Shane Grantham | Mar 31, 2023
Earlier this month I was out in the southwest part of Fort Wayne at a new computer client. It as an interesting experience because it didn’t involve any Microsoft Windows products. I worked with two Apple iPhones, an apple iPad tablet, and three Apple laptops...
