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. ...
by Shane Grantham | Jan 5, 2022
My main desktop computer was working fine earlier this week and I when came back to it the next day – it wouldn’t respond. The mouse was moved, the keyboard keys were tapped and the power button was even pressed briefly. Nothing woke it up so I forced a...
by Shane Grantham | Jan 4, 2022
Recently I was consulting with a client on a software update for their main business program. They couldn’t get it to install so I made a on-site service call. Everything went well on the install and my client was working with the program the same day. I noticed...
by Shane Grantham | Jan 2, 2022
One of the things that can slow down a Microsoft Windows computer is hard drive fragmentation. This is where parts of a file are spread all over the drive and not in one contiguous piece. If you you have a sold-state drive, they don’t need...
by Shane Grantham | Dec 21, 2021
I don’t like the way smartphones spy on us, yet I still use them in my personal life and my computer business. They are great for the mobile road warrior like me. It allows me to use email and many social media sites with ease. When my current smartphone...