by Shane Grantham | Dec 29, 2016
One of my long-time computer clients called me about something unusual on their computer one afternoon. A message appeared full-screen on their Windows computer stating a serious malfunction had occurred on their computer and to call them. My client thought their...
by Shane Grantham | Dec 24, 2016
Not too long ago, I had a return service call to a Fort Wayne business client where I configured a wireless printer for a home office. Two weeks later, it stopped working and I returned to start the troubleshooting. Using their Windows 10 computer, I checked the...
by Shane Grantham | Dec 22, 2016
One thing I stress to my computer repair clients with their web sites is to check every day that it is up and functional. Also,once you are on your web site, browse to different pages to make sure the links are working. To make this easier, you can make your web...
by Shane Grantham | Dec 21, 2016
I was helping a Fort Wayne computer repair client of mine in their office with their laptop.They needed help with various issues including connecting their laptop to their Wi-Fi hotspot app on their smartphone. Instead of paying for an always-on internet solution...
by Shane Grantham | Dec 19, 2016
A networker called me today with an interesting scenario: Their Windows 10 laptop mouse touch-pad stopped working in Facebook and AOL. Everywhere else they were fine including word processors and spreadsheets. The mouse touchpad works in other web pages as well. I was...
by Shane Grantham | Dec 17, 2016
Many networkers have told me that video is the best way to reach people on social media and so I started posting videos around 2009 for my Fort Wayne computer repair business. For some reason I stopped doing computer ones. but I still do personal ones. My wife took a...
by Shane Grantham | Dec 13, 2016
I know I’ve been raving about the operating system called Linux which comes in many flavors(called distributions). It can do almost everything that Microsoft Windows can do, but one area I have had a problem with is watching some videos in web browsers. When I...
by Shane Grantham | Dec 12, 2016
A business client of mine texted me last week about losing the internet connection on their Windows computer. It occurs intermittently – sometimes at startup and sometimes after it sits idle, but other times it’s good all day. Luckily, I have a remote...
by Shane Grantham | Dec 9, 2016
This week a Fort Wayne computer repair client was having a problem printing out an accounting report in Quickbooks on their Windows 7 laptop computer. After arriving, I started my interview with my client to see if the computer ever printed to the printer. It never...
by Shane Grantham | Dec 4, 2016
One of my file servers is Linux Ubuntu 16 and runs pretty well serving my computers with file sharing capabilities. Various computers need access to the Linux file server like Linux Mint and Microsoft Windows 7 and 10. The Linux workstations can connect without issues...
by Shane Grantham | Dec 1, 2016
I have been setting up and using a Windows 10 computer for myself over the past few months. Even though I write about Linux often, I do like Windows 10 and have been using it since it was available as a developers preview in 2014. So far I’ve installed...
by Shane Grantham | Nov 30, 2016
On my kitchen laptop I have Linux Mint installed as the operating system. Yes, I have a laptop just for the kitchen. This laptop is used mostly for watching internet television, checking my email and other tasks wile I’m cooking and eating. It’s an old,...
by Shane Grantham | Nov 28, 2016
I had an interesting request from a business client last month while I was on a wireless printer service call. My client uses Pinterest for many things and they wanted to print a pin they had found. They use their Apple iPad a lot and didn’t know how to print...
by Shane Grantham | Nov 27, 2016
Linux Mint 18 has been available since earlier this year and I have it installed on one of my laptops. As some of you know, Linux is my operating system of choice for my computers for many reasons. One of them is that it can be installed on older, retired Microsoft...
by Shane Grantham | Nov 26, 2016
Most of the time I know where my Fort Wayne Computer repair clients come from. Usually, a networking group is involved in some way: a networker needs my services or a networker refers someone to me. Other times someone searches for computer repair on the internet and...
