by Shane Grantham | Feb 11, 2017
I got a call today from a computer repair client who had a laptop emergency – they broke their screen. They could still see the computer image on it, but it was unusable. They were desperate to get it repaired so I got the model and serial number from them. Then...
by Shane Grantham | Feb 8, 2017
Your computer’s desktop is your creative space and should be setup the way you want it. It should also help you be productive, too. Over the years, I’ve seen all kinds of desktops from crammed full of icons to very sparse. I was at a computer repair...
by Shane Grantham | Feb 6, 2017
I repair laptop computers for my Fort Wayne computer repair clients. Along with the laptop, I also need the AC Adapter for the computer so I can keep it powered on during the repair. Sometimes my clients forget the AC Adapter when they deliver the laptop to me. On the...
by Shane Grantham | Feb 5, 2017
I created a Snapchat account last year because I heard about it at the Social Media Marketing Breakfast Fort Wayne. Whenever I hear about a new social network, I join it so my contact information is available in another place on the internet for those people who do...
by Shane Grantham | Feb 3, 2017
Comodo Internet Security has been my favorite security and anti-malware program for many years for myself and my Fort Wayne computer repair clients. It has versions which protects Microsoft Windows and a version for Linux computers. The Windows version has 3 modules...
by Shane Grantham | Feb 1, 2017
After eleven years of weekly networking, I have heard many commercials from fellow business networkers. One topic we networkers need to avoid in our commercials is personal problems or struggles. Telling the networking group about your medical issues, vehicle or...
by Shane Grantham | Jan 30, 2017
One of my printers in my office is an HP Laser Jet 1012 black and white which a computer repair client of mine gave to me. The reason they gave it away escapes me now. It may have had a problem I repaired or perhaps they couldn’t get it to work in Microsoft...
by Shane Grantham | Jan 30, 2017
There are many computer services I can do for you and one of them is laptop screen replacement. One was done this week on an HP Windows 7 laptop for a new Fort Wayne business client. The laptop had been stepped on and the screen was damaged. The laptop was powered on...
by Shane Grantham | Jan 26, 2017
Over the past year, I’ve experienced a handful of Microsoft Windows 10 and Windows 7 computers which refuse to install operating system updates. Sometimes, I can repair the problems and other times I can’t. One of my business clients has a Windows 7...
by Shane Grantham | Jan 25, 2017
Ransomware viruses are something you don’t want to encounter on your Windows computers. A ransomware virus can come from different places like a web site or email attachments. They seek out your user files like documents and pictures and then encrypt them so...
by Shane Grantham | Jan 24, 2017
I had a business service call last month involving an inkjet printer which wouldn’t print. The user was receiving an error message on the printer’s display which said the printer or the printer system had failed. A service call to the business was made and...
by Shane Grantham | Jan 23, 2017
Every Tuesday you can attend a business networking group in downtown New Haven, Indiana. Vic Sockrider and myself run it with the help of the New Haven Chamber of Commerce. We meet at noon in the conference room upstairs at Rack and Helen’s Bar and Grill....
by Shane Grantham | Jan 22, 2017
About a year ago, I downloaded some TV episodes from the internet and wanted to move them to a permanent location on a file server so I could watch them on any computer on my network. Somehow, during the file transfer, the files were lost. All the details have escaped...
by Shane Grantham | Jan 19, 2017
I had a printer service call this winter where an color inkjet printer died while my business client was printing a large database of information. An emergency service call was made to see what could be done. The computer was fine and had print jobs in the print...
by Shane Grantham | Jan 16, 2017
I visit many different businesses and homes throughout my computer repair business travels. The main tool I take into my clients locations is my laptop and it’s case. To the best of my memory, I’ve only left it at a clients once and at a network meeting...
