by Shane Grantham | Jun 13, 2026
This year I was notified my company, Shane Grantham Consulting, was nominated for a Readers’ choice award. Voting began June 6 and ends tomorrow. I forgot all about it until now – a day before voting ends! My category is Shopping – Computer...
by Shane Grantham | Apr 30, 2026
I’ve been making an effort to learn more about Microsoft Windows 11. this is in spite of me being a Unix/Linux person for most of my equipment. Most of my computer clients are Microsoft Windows users so it’s better for them if I know more about Windows 11....
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...
