by Shane Grantham | Aug 14, 2024
I was working on a laptop with a hard drive problem this month. My client wanted it repaired if possible so I first wanted to back up the data in case it had failed. I removed the laptop cover and took out the hard drive. It was placed in a drive reader and...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 13, 2024
I have two web sites where I write articles to help the visibility of my computer business and physical fitness. The shanegrantham.com site is mostly about fitness and nutrition. Articles are written about exercises, repairing equipment and things I eat. Sometimes I...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 11, 2024
I have a portable hair trimmer that we use for about a year or so. Lately, it’s been difficult to power on and off with the push-button. Part of the button broke off and was floating inside the case. This morning I took the trimmer apart by removing 5 screws...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 8, 2024
Not long ago an old-time computer client emailed me about their laptop. Windows 10 was failing to start and error messages were indicating hard drive problems. The built-in repair tool wasn’t solving the problem. I gave them some advice and said I’d have...
by Shane Grantham | Aug 7, 2024
Last month a new person contacted me about printing issues. They had two printers which aren’t printing to their Microsoft Windows 10 laptop. The Canon inkjet printer printed at one time but isn’t now. It’s a wireless and USB printer and my client...
by Shane Grantham | Jul 31, 2024
A few years ago I received a portable, hand-held massager as a gift. I used it for about a year and a half on my body to help with sore muscles. When the batteries got low and the unit stopped working, I would plug it into the wall charger and it would take an hour to...
by Shane Grantham | Jul 7, 2024
I’m in the running for the Fort Wayne Newspapers Readers Choice Awards for this year. The category is Shopping – Computer repair store. Please vote for me and let me know if you’ve been nominated as well. Last year I came in second along with two of...
by Shane Grantham | Jul 2, 2024
Usually I have a few business cards in my wallet for leaving at businesses or for people who may want one. The last few times I’ve looked in my wallet, I didn’t have any! I was going to leave one at a restaurant when I was there with my brother –...
by Shane Grantham | Jun 15, 2024
Not long ago someone called and needed assistance with their Apple computer and Wifi. I arrived on-site and the client explained how they were hacked. Someone near their location got into their Wifi network and possibly their Apple computers. We talked about improving...
by Shane Grantham | May 5, 2024
A computer client called me this week around 7PM local time and was having problems texting someone. This iPhone is their only way to communicate with others, when it isn’t working, they are in trouble. They don’t have a desktop computer, tablet,...
by Shane Grantham | Apr 27, 2024
Last week I was at someones house and was going to pull their car out of the garage. When I turned the ignition key, the engine began to turn over and then the starter solenoid clicked for a few seconds and then nothing from the engine. How could the battery be dead...
by Shane Grantham | Apr 22, 2024
One of my own computers has been getting slow when I access one of the three hard drives in it. It used to respond immediately and recently it lagged many seconds to open files or even locate them. When I was in the same room with it two days ago, I heard the...
by Shane Grantham | Apr 14, 2024
I’m writing about my many DVD and CD disks I have in my computer office. They are hardly used any more due to the internet and USB thumb drives. In the past they were heavily used to archive my business data, hold computer utilities and install hardware drivers...
by Shane Grantham | Apr 13, 2024
Today I worked on a client’s Windows 8 laptop Where all of the desktop icons disappeared. Previously 2 icons were missing and then all of them disappeared. I haven’t worked on Windows 8 for a while and I had to recall how to maneuver in it. I used the...
by Shane Grantham | Apr 12, 2024
A service call last week involved an older Dell computer with startup issues. My client didn’t give me much background on the issue so i did the best i could on limited information. I had problems getting the monitor powered on but figured it out after five...
