by Shane Grantham | Nov 3, 2022
I use Linux Mint on many of my computers and some of my client’s when it’s a good fit. Recently I took an old laptop I had in inventory and reworked it so Linux Mint was the main OS. Microsoft Windows 7 is still available as an operating system. The...
by Shane Grantham | Mar 4, 2022
One thing I do with my internet-connected devices is disconnect the network signal when I’m not using them. Other times I power down the device completely. On Ethernet connected computers I will shut down the ethernet switch in my office when I leave for...
by Shane Grantham | Feb 17, 2022
Throughout my computer consulting career I have set up and improved the security for many Wireless (WiFi) routers. If it’s for a private company or home I use the most security possible to thwart intrusions. A feature that most routers have now is a Guest...
by Shane Grantham | Dec 15, 2019
I acquired an old, low-end Dell Inspiron laptop a few years ago and it got used occasionally for simple things like web browsing. It originally came with Microsoft Vista as the operating system and I didn’t want Vista any longer. The two reasons are Vista was...
by Shane Grantham | Dec 5, 2018
A few weeks ago a Fort Wayne computer repair client asked me to replace the CPU fan in their HP Pavilion laptop. They bought the replacement fan and delivered it to me with the laptop. The fan noise was very loud and from my experience, it was failing. Most...
by Shane Grantham | Oct 25, 2017
I was helping someone with a perplexing problem the other day with their Xfinity stream service. On a previous Windows 10 computer, It would play television fine, but on their new Windows 10 laptop, it would not. The previous computer was a desktop computer with the...
