by Shane Grantham | Nov 15, 2024
I use three operating systems in my business and personal life: Windows, Apple, and Linux. Most of my clients use Microsoft Windows so I’m probably better with windows operating systems. Most of my computers are Linux-based yet I have windows 10’s and one...
by Shane Grantham | Oct 8, 2023
Like many of you I use computers often and sometimes have many programs and web browsers open. Many years ago I discovered a shortcut for closing programs. I probably read it in a computer magazine. It’s a keyboard sequence of two keys: Alt and F4. You hold...
by Shane Grantham | Apr 19, 2023
Many computers are part of my business and personal life. My main office computer is a Linux Mint 20.x machine which used to have Windows 7 installed. Linux does well on it the majority of the time but today it was slow and the hard drive LED was solid most of the...
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....
