by Shane Grantham | Mar 28, 2026
My latest computer is a 2018 Dell desktop. I got it last year for free and replaced the power supply and hard drive. Originally, it was a Microsoft Windows 11 computer and I installed Linux Mint on it. Another storage drive was added and it had a different version...
by Shane Grantham | Mar 26, 2026
I have a Dell XPS desktop PC made in 2018. It’s used for testing operating systems like Linux and Windows. This year I wanted to test Windows 11 on it along side Linux Mint 21 which is already there. I ran the Windows 11 compatibility tool from USB and found...
by Shane Grantham | Feb 19, 2026
Last month a long-time client contacted me for a computer check-up. When I started working on their computer I checked the operating system for available updates. It was then I realized this is a Microsoft Windows 10 computer! This OS is not getting security...
by Shane Grantham | May 20, 2025
My Lenovo laptop has been with me maybe two years. It came with Windows 11 and that’s why I bought it. I use it to learn Windows 11. Additionally, my previous Windows business laptop was very old and slow. I still have it for Quickbooks and it gets used just...
by Shane Grantham | Mar 25, 2025
Today I delivered a Dell Windows 11 laptop to a customer at their location. They were using it for a financial analysis audit. The laptop lid was closed when they went to lunch and when they came back the problem started. It said Windows was low on the battery and...
by Shane Grantham | Mar 4, 2025
I read computer books to stay current with my fast-paced industry. Windows 11 is the latest OS available to the world and I’m using it on one of my business computers. this book was a general information book about features and I learned some interested...