by Shane Grantham | Dec 5, 2018
A few weeks ago a Fort Wayne computer repair client asked me to replace the CPU fan in their HP Pavilion laptop. They bought the replacement fan and delivered it to me with the laptop. The fan noise was very loud and from my experience, it was failing. Most...
by Shane Grantham | Oct 27, 2018
Last week a long-time computer client texted me with a problem on their HP laptop. It has Microsoft Windows 7 as its operating system and is connected to their HP inkjet printer via a USB cable. My client was printing reports for work and the first one was perfect....
by Shane Grantham | Oct 11, 2018
This summer I received an email from a guy named Bill. He is a computer professional who has a web site featuring on-line privacy. Bill wanted to share an article he wrote on browser security with me and my blog readers. So far, I like the site so I’m going to...
by Shane Grantham | Oct 8, 2018
You may think all I do is work on computers, but there are other IT things I do. One of them is computer network cabling. I can make ethernet cables, install new connectors on ethernet cable ends, and run cables in simple situations. I learned to do this back in the...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 28, 2018
One of my office computers is a Microsoft Windows 10 desktop which has a touchscreen option. Since Microsoft windows is vulnerable to malicious software, I have Comodo Internet Security installed and this is my security software of choice. Comodo probably...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 26, 2018
Last week I was updating my Mailchimp contacts with my newest computer clients. These clients are in my Google Contacts which can be accessed from all my devices: smartphones, computers and tablet. A newsletter will be sent out and I hope to have a current client list...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 24, 2018
Last week a networker contacted me and requested my help with an IT problem. Today, I was supposed to visit their office and I wanted to verify and get a time. All my communications are done through my smartphone or in person and I was sure our conversation was done...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 22, 2018
A friend asked me for help Wednesday on their business desktop computer in their small business. It was connected via a wireless network card to their wireless router for internet connectivity. Intermittently, it would drop its network connection. I asked again on...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 19, 2018
A frantic call was received from one of my Fort Wayne Computer repair clients last week. They were in the middle of a project for one of their clients and walked away from the laptop. On their return, Windows 7 displayed a “shutting down Windows” message...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 17, 2018
About a year ago I stopped sending my regular email newsletter to my computer repair clients. It was a pretty short and simple email which would highlight one of my recent blogs. It was sent to my clients just in case they don’t read my blog on my web site or...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 11, 2018
This weekend I was working on my blogs for my two web sites. One of the stories was about an Android application and it needed a picture for the beginning of the story. A screenshot was taken of the app on one of my old smartphones and I thought it was going to be...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 9, 2018
Smartphones can get malware infections similar to computers. And just like computers, I suggest you install a security program on your smartphones, too. There are several available for the Android platform and the one I use is Comodo Mobile Security. It’s easy...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 5, 2018
Last week a long-time computer repair client emailed me when they couldn’t print to their HP wireless printer from a Microsoft Windows 10 laptop. During our communication, I found out a Windows 7 desktop computer couldn’t print either. I arrived on site...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 30, 2018
One Friday I got a desperate call from someone who couldn’t access their business email account. They said they had to change their password for security reasons yesterday and now they can’t login to the account on the office computer or their iPhone. I...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 9, 2018
I was walking the dog around the neighborhood today and walked past one of my neighbors as they were trimming some vines in their yard. They also happen to be a computer client of mine. We talked about our dogs and other things before he said, “Let me ask you...
