I can’t send email!  Fort Wayne Computer consulting

I can’t send email! Fort Wayne Computer consulting

Last month a new business called me reporting their email account couldn’t send messages for the last two weeks.  They can receive messages during this entire time.  I arrived on-site and began looking through the email account settings and really couldn’t...
It lasted about eight years and now it’s retired.

It lasted about eight years and now it’s retired.

Around 2016 I put a Linux Server into service for holding my business and personal files. It was left on continuously so it could always be there if I needed a file. Another reason was to keep it in a stable thermal state at the same temperature,  If it was shut down...
An update fixed my video player on my Raspberry Pi

An update fixed my video player on my Raspberry Pi

I have two Raspberry Pi computers which I put together maybe two years ago.  These are small form-factor units a little bigger than a deck of cards.  One is for mainly printing.  The other is for file processing and playing videos.  The program for videos used to work...
Should I focus on one computer OS or work on three?

Should I focus on one computer OS or work on three?

I use three operating systems in my business and personal life: Windows, Apple, and Linux. Most of my clients use Microsoft Windows so I’m probably better with windows operating systems. Most of my computers are Linux-based yet I have windows 10’s and one...
It pays to wear my Grantham Consulting shirt in public

It pays to wear my Grantham Consulting shirt in public

A cool thing happened to me a few weeks ago while I was at a local business. I was in my usual work shirt with my computer company logo proudly displayed.  In the waiting room I was sitting and watching people come and go through the door.  A man walked by and I said...

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