by Shane Grantham | Feb 25, 2026
This week I’ve been reviewing my old laptops to see if they are still working and which are dead. One of them is a Dell Latitude D610 business model which originally came with Windows XP. It still runs well and it now has Linux Mint 18 on it. This OS is...
by Shane Grantham | Nov 23, 2025
Occasionally I will be at company and will see many computers in the building powered on and unattended ready to be accessed by anyone. Or maybe just one or two computers will be present. It doesn’t matter because it just takes one for a security violation. An...
by Shane Grantham | Nov 16, 2025
I got a phone call from a new business this week. When I arrived, the contact showed me the inside of their Dell computer. They tried changing the CMOS battery because a message said the battery was low. Somehow they broke the battery mount holder and a plastic...
by Shane Grantham | Nov 6, 2025
I looked down at my smartphone this afternoon and saw voicemail was waiting. Most of my phone calls get answered as they arrive even though many are spam. Usually what happens is I answer a phone call and if it’s spam, I hang up or let them disconnect after I...
by Shane Grantham | Oct 4, 2025
All operating systems need updated for different reasons like security, stability and functionality. Microsoft’s approach in Windows 10 was forcing the updates on users and sometimes rebooting the computer while it was in use. Windows 11 seems to have...
