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...
by Shane Grantham | Jul 28, 2025
Some servers and connectivity devices have default accounts and usernames. This would be “admin”, “administrator” or “user”. Hackers and people in the know are aware of these and may use methods to acquire the passwords for them. To...
by Shane Grantham | Mar 25, 2025
Today I delivered a Dell Windows 11 laptop to a customer at their location. They were using it for a financial analysis audit. The laptop lid was closed when they went to lunch and when they came back the problem started. It said Windows was low on the battery and...
by Shane Grantham | Mar 7, 2025
Not long ago I was using one of my Linux computers and noticed the video player was frozen or locked up. Instead of closing the video player from it’s interface, I used a different approach. The System Monitor program was opened so I could see the running...
