by Shane Grantham | Dec 27, 2022
I’m always trying to stay up on operating systems as they change and improve. It would be hard to have a dedicated computer for every operating system that comes out so it could be tested and used. About 10 years ago I discovered a nice alternative to a...
by Shane Grantham | Apr 26, 2022
My newest laptop is a MacBook Air and it’s becoming the most used in my laptop fleet. A Dell Windows 10 laptop is also used mostly for my accounting program but the laptop isn’t as fast as the Apple. It’s not the Dells fault – the Dell is 15...
by Shane Grantham | Jul 23, 2021
There’s a way to run one operating system inside another one while it’s active. It’s been around for a while and it’s called a virtual machine. You can do this for Windows, Apple, and Linux computers. Virtual machines are great for testing...
by Shane Grantham | Nov 11, 2016
One of my dilemmas being a computer consultant is what operating system do I use on my own computers? The one I like or one the majority of my clients use? Unfortunately, they aren’t the same in my case: I prefer Linux Mint and most of my clients use some...
by Shane Grantham | Oct 30, 2016
Linux Mint has many programs available to use just like Microsoft Windows and with it’s GUI(Graphical User Interface) you shouldn’t have any problems using it. The most popular and useful programs are already installed like office suites, PDF viewers, and...
