by Shane Grantham | Feb 9, 2022
One of the things I do in computer maintenance for Microsoft Windows is check if your hard drive is on a optimize schedule. Optimizing can speed up Windows by putting all the parts of a file in a continuous location. In this way the read head of the hard drive...
by Shane Grantham | Feb 8, 2022
Last year I was visiting a new computer client at their location. We knew each other for many years and had connected on LinkedIn at some point. When I arrive on-site for the first time at a client, I always offer my business card to them. Today when I arrived and my...
by Shane Grantham | Feb 7, 2022
Today at one of my long-time computer clients I was working on a Linux laptop connected to an HP inkjet printer. My client couldn’t print to it and I began troubleshooting. The black ink cartridge was out of ink and the color one was missing. I got some new...
by Shane Grantham | Feb 3, 2022
I use email for my business and personal needs and I always forget how insecure it is. It can be read at the email host and possibly by people who intercept it along the way. One of the things I’ve heard is authorities can request access to your messages from...
by Shane Grantham | Jan 24, 2022
There are a few choices for operating systems for PCs. You have the Microsoft Windows camp. And then you have my favorite – Linux with its many distributions. My claim is that to avoid malicious software like viruses and rootkits, Linux is the answer. ...
