by Shane Grantham | Oct 13, 2017
In the past twelve years I have attended many business networking groups and get invited to many as well. I enjoy going to new groups with the possibility of meeting new people and reuniting with ones from my past. This summer, my Facebook company page got a message...
by Shane Grantham | Oct 11, 2017
One way to advertise and promote your brand or business is to create a Facebook brand page for it. I did that for my computer repair company, Shane Grantham Consulting, Inc. I originally categorized it as a Company, but I could have done it as a local business. When...
by Shane Grantham | Oct 9, 2017
One of my closest business networking friends is research specialist John Dickmeyer. John worked for the ACPL for many years and he has his own TV show on Access Fort Wayne. He is also interested in computers and we are always learning from each other during our...
by Shane Grantham | Oct 7, 2017
One of my new computer clients was working on their Windows computer this summer. It started to give them grief and they decided to wipe it clean and re-install the operating system. Well, something went wrong with their procedure and their computer was stuck in some...
by Shane Grantham | Oct 1, 2017
I learned early in my work life that it’s important to collect recommendations from people who know your work. My father relied on colleague’s opinions of people he was hiring and he taught me to ask my employers for recommendation letter’s when I...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 28, 2017
Fort Wayne Readers Choice Awards is finished for this year. My category was Electronics- Computer Repair store and I didn’t win first, second or third place. Naturally I was curious who won and I started comparing the winners to my company. Two of the winners...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 27, 2017
This weekend I was messing around with an old Dell business laptop which still had its original operating system, Windows XP, installed. I wanted to see if the laptop would let me install Linux Mint 18.2 on it and allow Windows to remain functional in a dual-boot...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 27, 2017
I take a lot of photographs with my smartphones and they pile up fast. I just checked the SD Card in one phone and it has over 500 photos in two months time. When it gets this full, I like to use my computer with 2 large monitors to sort and file them on my server. To...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 22, 2017
My workshop/garage has all kinds of old computers and electronics I keep for spare parts. Lately, I’ve noticed the collection is growing beyond my means to hold it all. Additionally, it is aging and the demand isn’t as great for some of them. I wanted...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 20, 2017
I received a phone call one Friday afternoon from someone I didn’t immediately recognize. The caller had a computer issue they needed fixed. They mentioned we were connected on LinkedIn and then I realized where I knew them from. They didn’t ask many...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 14, 2017
Not long ago I was asked to help a business user with their dead laptop. They had toiled for a day or two trying to get Windows to start, but failed. When I got involved, I noticed it was a Windows 7 by the sticker on the hand-rest. That made it about seven years old...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 7, 2017
People contact me in a number of ways about my computer business. Some of these ways are Twitter, Facebook, email and my web site. Even with these high-tech methods, the telephone is still probably the most popular way they contact me. Along with this convenience...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 31, 2017
It seems I’m always too busy or tired to repair my own computers. Solving my clients problems, doing my bookkeeping, marketing, and computer training seem to interfere. One of my computers has been challenging to use lately and it’s becoming unreliable. I...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 21, 2017
This week I was installing RAM on a Microsoft Windows 10 computer for a business client at their location. After I finished the job, the computer was faster than before my visit. Before I leave any client location I ask if there is anything else they need. Today my...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 17, 2017
The hard drive in your computer is an important device that holds your files while the computer is running and when it’s not. Some of these files are operating system files like Windows or Linux or Mac. Other types are software programs that allow you to get...
