by Shane Grantham | Jan 29, 2024
Saturday evening I was with my wife watching a TV show and my smartphone rang. The number was from New York and I answered it expecting a scam or telemarketer. It was a computer user asking about my charges for computer work they were needing. After some questions...
by Shane Grantham | Nov 24, 2023
Many years ago I recall using my Windows 10 laptop on a service call when suddenly it restarted with a Windows 10 update. I don’t think it gave me an option to delay it or stop it. When everything was done updating, my bookkeeping program was corrupt and...
by Shane Grantham | Oct 20, 2023
One of the features of Microsoft Windows 11 I read about last year was intriguing. It’s Linux running as a Virtual Machine (VM) called the Linux subsystem. It can be installed from the Microsoft Store and I tried earlier this year without any success. I love...
by Shane Grantham | Jul 4, 2023
My latest computer is a Lenovo Ideapad 3 laptop with Windows 11 Home installed. It was purchased about a year ago so I could learn the operating system. I also needed a fast Windows computer and my two old laptops are too slow for field work. When I first got the...
by Shane Grantham | Nov 21, 2022
Now I know why I had problems installing programs in Windows 11 last year and last month. There is a an advanced setting under applications There’s a setting in apps – advanced – recommended settings which has four degrees of security for installing...
by Shane Grantham | Nov 19, 2022
It took me a while but I own a Windows 11 computer after it has been out a few years. I tried to install windows 11 on all my Windows 10 computers over the past few years and none met the hardware requirements. Some software hacks and tweaks I found were tried and...
