by Shane Grantham | Mar 25, 2023
I was at a client recently working on their printers, Apple laptops, smartphones and Apple tablets. They asked me what kind of computer person I was. As they were asking me, I knew immediately what they meant. They thought I would say Windows instead of Mac/Apple. I...
by Shane Grantham | Oct 7, 2022
Every current operating system has updates and Linux is no exception. I recently installed Linux on an old, but usable Windows computer. Windows was left installed in case I needed it. When it starts, the laptop defaults into Linux Mint. When it was started for the...
by Shane Grantham | Mar 2, 2022
To refresh about anything on a Microsoft Windows computer I use the F5 key. On an Apple computer use the command(key) R combination. I use this the most on web pages and my email. I think it works on other apps and programs but I’m drawing a blank now....
by Shane Grantham | Jan 2, 2022
One of the things that can slow down a Microsoft Windows computer is hard drive fragmentation. This is where parts of a file are spread all over the drive and not in one contiguous piece. If you you have a sold-state drive, they don’t need...
by Shane Grantham | Dec 17, 2021
I have yet to see any technical articles on Linux and Ransomware so I wanted to share my thoughts. One of the dangers of using a computer is getting infected with malicious software. Viruses, key-loggers, and ransomware are some of these malicious software which can...
by Shane Grantham | Sep 29, 2021
All computer OS (operating systems) have periodic updates until they are retired. Microsoft Windows, Apple IOS and Linux are the main examples that most people use. In the past, I’ve written on Microsoft Windows 10 updates and how they’ve forced restarts....