by Shane Grantham | Sep 13, 2022
I have a computer client who writes political poetry on social media plus another column every night. I’ve been helping him for the past week with a Facebook policy change which has stymied his publishing. We got his poetry to post most of the time and we...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 12, 2022
I was reading one of Jack Wallen’s Linux articles on TechRepublic today and he discussed the rise of Linux malware. Linux is an operating system used in many business areas and one of them is the internet. I use Linux servers, desktops and laptops in my work and...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 4, 2022
In August I got a new computer client who found me in a search engine. I drove to their house and parked in the driveway. I didn’t pay attention to their next door neighbors driveway but I think a lady was leaving and got into her car. I went...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 2, 2022
A recent computer project for a business computer client made me think of a good policy for anyone using logins and passwords. First a little background. I got a call from one of my financial/accounting clients who was getting a new computer for their business...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 28, 2022
I have many clients that only call when they have an emergency or problem. It would be better for them if they had me visit regularly to check out their systems and backup data. One of my long-time business clients called me and explained they were infected. (The...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 14, 2022
I’ve been having fun on Facebook with a daily music choice question. A choice between two musical artists is posed for my followers where they can make a choice and leave comments. It hasn’t been hard coming up with matchups and many musical groups and...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 9, 2022
The New Haven Chamber Networking Group has been meeting weekly for six years and five months to bring business people together in an informal environment. We don’t restrict attendance based on business category like some groups do. We don’t even require...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 7, 2022
My business is not just technology but it’s also people. When a client is upset over their problem it can be challenging to obtain the information I need to proceed to a solution. Last week I was at a client which was under some stress and they told me...
by Shane Grantham | Jul 31, 2022
One of my business computer clients uses Microsoft Office Outlook for their business correspondence. I set up a new computer for them because they were on an old Microsoft Operating System. The main program installed and ported over fine. The challenging part of...
by Shane Grantham | Jul 25, 2022
I was asked to reset a user’s password on their Apple laptop this month and tried all kinds of things but never got it to cooperate. It never would boot into the recovery console, Safe mode, or the boot menu. The owner was asked twice over a week if they found...
by Shane Grantham | Jul 17, 2022
My wife says I have to have constant stimulation from TVs, radios smartphones and computers. It makes perfect sense that I have a kitchen computer for watching and listening to entertainment while I cook and clean. It’s always an old, repaired laptop usually a...
by Shane Grantham | Jul 9, 2022
Last night there were some strong thunderstorms passing through our area and my property had some branches down but nothing hit the house. Electrical power never went out for very long so we were pretty lucky. Today (July 6, 2022) around 330PM , power went out. AEP...
by Shane Grantham | Jul 7, 2022
I got a message on LinkedIn July 4th from a computer client. My smartphone is with me wherever I go so it’s easy to respond to requests. She had a question about backing up pictures on her laptop. I replied on LI with answers within 30 minutes and she thanked...
by Shane Grantham | Jul 4, 2022
It’s surprising that my Galaxy S9 smartphone is four this month. Luckily, it’s still running well and allows me to communicate with clients and family. My fear is that the charging port will eventually fail and will require replacement. It’s been...
by Shane Grantham | Jul 3, 2022
Someone at my gym said, “You work on computers don’t you?” last week. We discussed their problem and the next day I took their laptop back to my office workbench. It seems the laptop took a tumble off the couch with the charger connected to it. Now...
