by Shane Grantham | Feb 9, 2018
When I was first invited to FaceBook and LinkedIn they appeared like a huge waste of time. That was around 2007 and now It’s funny how much social media is part of my business in 2018. I use them to promote my computer business, networking groups, and my...
by Shane Grantham | Feb 8, 2018
I had a new computer repair client today with a laptop problem. Their two year-old laptop would charge occasionally but most of the time it wouldn’t. My client had three different AC adapters or otherwise known as chargers and they reasoned one of them should be...
by Shane Grantham | Feb 5, 2018
I was working with one of my business clients who was concerned about the Internet speed at their business. One computer was great on the Internet and two of the others were slow. They would pause for seconds before they would pull up a web page or time-out after...
by Shane Grantham | Jan 28, 2018
I had a service call recently at one of my business clients. A new DSL router had been installed in place of an old one by a Frontier technician. The internet worked fine for all the computers after the swap and the technician left. The next business day the...
by Shane Grantham | Jan 27, 2018
Some of you may have heard of the Meltdown/Spectre vulnerability in the tech news since the beginning of the year. I’ve read many articles and I still don’t know what to tell my clients. TechRepublic, an IT information source, explains the problem this...
by Shane Grantham | Jan 24, 2018
Tuesdays mean business networking in New Haven, Indiana and today was Tuesday. Our group welcomes everyone because we have little restrictions like business categories. I’m getting complements from people who like that we don’t make you RSVP for every...
by Shane Grantham | Jan 19, 2018
My favorite photo subjects are people at networking groups and I’ve been taking them for 12 years. It helps promote networking and it gives regular attendees a chance to see who was at meetings they missed. Sometimes I post them to LinkedIn, Pinterest and other...
by Shane Grantham | Jan 17, 2018
I run the New Haven Chamber Networking Group which meets Tuesdays at noon. I make the group easy for you to attend with few stipulations like RSVPs, attendance and fees. We usually run around 10-15 people per meeting. Although one week in 2016 we had three and one...
by Shane Grantham | Jan 14, 2018
Last week someone new found me on Google and called me about their Lenovo all-in-one computer. “We were in FaceBook and all of a sudden a ‘No operating system’ error popped up on the screen. No matter what we do, it won’t go away.” We...
by Shane Grantham | Jan 12, 2018
LinkedIn is the quieter, professional counterpart to Facebook in my experience. It seems to be a mystery to some of the business people I work with who aren’t always sure how to use it. One of my services is helping you with LinkedIn and beefing up a...
by Shane Grantham | Jan 11, 2018
On Tuesdays at noon in New Haven, Indiana I run a business networking group for the New Haven Chamber of Commerce. We are open to everyone and don’t limit one person per business category. Even though it’s sponsored by the Chamber, one doesn’t have...
by Shane Grantham | Jan 6, 2018
One thing bothers me about Microsoft Windows 10 web browsers – they don’t identify themselves. When I say identify themselves I am speaking about listing their browser name in the browser title bar header at the top. I’ve tested Opera, Firefox,...
by Shane Grantham | Jan 4, 2018
The New Haven Chamber of Commerce networking group is starting up again January 9th after a two week break for the Holidays. You don’t have to be a New Haven Chamber member to attend and we don’t limit attendance by category. Everyone is welcome! We meet...
by Shane Grantham | Dec 22, 2017
Not long ago a Fort Wayne computer repair client asked me help with their desktop computer which wouldn’t start Microsoft Windows as it had for years. Before I arrived, they had attempted to restore to an earlier point and failed. Next, they tried to re-install...
by Shane Grantham | Dec 19, 2017
I use the social media platforms, Swarm and Instagram on my smartphone quite often . Swarm used to be called Foursquare and is location-based. It allows you to check-in to locations, businesses and venues to find information and get points. Instagram allows you to...
