Tech Prognosis Blog Technology Tips for Businesses in Round Rock, TX

Password Strength is Key in Business and Personal Information Security

March 1, 2014 by Daniel Ihonvbere

In today’s technologically driven business marketplace one of most often overlooked points of vulnerability to your business and personal information security is the strength or weakness of the passwords that you define for usage when logging into: your computer network, email provider, online banking, accounting or payroll applications. To underestimate the importance of strong passwords … Read more

Should You Hire Or Outsource to an External IT Service Provider?

February 23, 2014 by Daniel Ihonvbere

Most small business owners handle all aspects of their businesses, including acting as the Information Technology department. This will work for as long as you remain a small business without employees. When you grow and start hiring staff, will it make more sense to use your business-building time on handling IT issues or outsource to an … Read more

What To Look For When Choosing An Online Data Storage Service

February 17, 2014 by Daniel Ihonvbere

The days of keeping confidential business information locked in a metal filing cabinet are gone. Most businesses have most everything, from personnel files to client information and financial information, stored on their personal computers or computer network. What happens when your company runs out of storage space? Or, worse yet, what if your computer information … Read more

WordPress SEO – How to Fix Grayed-Out Title

February 3, 2014 by Daniel Ihonvbere

SEO or Search Engine Optimization is becoming a critical part of client acquisition these days and with the recent changes in Google’s organic search results, search is now going to be securely encrypted; and web site owners can no longer look at Google Analytics to see exactly which words people use when searching Google to … Read more

Security Breach And The High Cost of Recovery

February 1, 2014 by Daniel Ihonvbere

Security Breach seem to be in the news every day, from TJ Maxx, to RSA, Target, Neiman Marcus, CNN and a host of others. These breaches highlight the challenges most organizations (big and small) have in protecting their perimeters, especially when targeted by attackers who are highly motivated, and possibly funded by nation states and … Read more

How To Fix “Checking Battery State” Error

July 11, 2013 by Daniel Ihonvbere

We recently ran into a “checking battery state” error on a Zorin Linux v7 installation where the system just hung for a long time at the “checking battery state” stage when starting up. Zorin Linux is a very easy to use operating system, especially for those making the transition from a Windows environment. As it turned out, this wierd error was quite easy to rectify.