PrydeTech, LLC

We've all been there - a rude waiter, an inattentive receptionist,....an IT consultant that never gets back to you. Well today, on "Stop Bad Service Day," it's time to end the bad service once and for all! Want an IT company with service you'll never complain about? Look no further. Give us a call at (817) 693-1042 or visit us at www.prydetech.com. We want to ensure you never have bad IT service again!

Think "technology" is a relatively new term, used only to discuss phones, computers and the like? Think again! Technology is actually the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, and was devised by Aristotle in 330 BC!

Thanks to Akeem and Rob to lunch today! Good catching up and learning more about Spectrum Enterprise!

Here's a silly tech joke to start your week off. 🤪

5 star review from Eric! Thank you so much! We absolutely ❤️ getting reviews like this from our clients and vendors!

Stay one step ahead of cyber threats! Invest in yourself and your business by taking our comprehensive cybersecurity training. Protect your data and stay safe online.

Here's another question you'll want to ask any company you interview for IT services: "Do you meet with your clients on a regular basis as part of your managed services agreement?"

At PrydeTech, we prioritize meeting with all our clients quarterly to provide a "technology review." In fact, this is so important to us, that it is included as a line item in our managed services plan breakdown!

These meetings are there to provide you with status updates on projects that we are working on and on the health and security of your network. But they are also there to provide you with a way to let us know how we are doing and how we could be doing better!

For a complete IT Buyers Guide: 18 Revealing Questions To Ask Any Computer Consultant Before Giving Them Access To Your Company's Network, visit www.prydetech.com.

🔒 Empowering Kids with Cyber Safety Know-How! 🔒

In the digital age, it's crucial to prioritize cyber safety for our children. Use these four tips to help them stay safe online!

By instilling these cyber safety practices, we can help our children navigate the online world with confidence and protect their privacy. Let's create a safer digital environment together! 🛡️

Did you know that according to McAfee, 52% of children reuse passwords across multiple online accounts? 😱 It's time to break this dangerous cycle and fortify their digital defenses! 🛡️ Start the conversation with your little ones and teach them the importance of creating strong passwords.

Don't stop there! As an organization, it's also crucial to protect your business assets. 🔐👨‍💼 Safeguard your sensitive data and fortify your digital infrastructure by using our top-notch cybersecurity solutions.

Visit us at www.prydetech.com or call (817) 693-1042 to learn more!

Is your company shopping for new IT? Here's a question that you should ask each company you consider hiring: "Do you offer documentation of our network as part of the plan, and how does that work?"

Network documentation is the practice of maintaining detailed technical records about the assets you own and how your network is set up, backed up and secured. Providing this to you in both written and electronic form (at no additional cost) is important for many reasons: it shows professionalism and integrity in protecting YOU, proper documentation allows the engineers to resolve problems faster, and most importantly, should you ever need to switch IT companies, it will allow the transition to go quickly and smoothly.

For a complete IT Buyers Guide: 18 Revealing Questions To Ask Any Computer Consultant Before Giving Them Access To Your Company's Network, visit www.prydetech.com.

Picture this - you just found the perfect online article about cybersecurity that supports the points you've made to your team several times regarding why they need strong passwords. You're typing up an email asking them to review it, but when you paste the URL, it's an ugly, lengthy 93-character link with multiple backslashes and periods. Quite frankly, it looks like spam, and it's going to deter anyone from clicking on it (hopefully).

Did you know that you can shorten that URL using bit.ly?

While you do have to sign up, the service is completely free, allows you to create your own backslash (if you want and if it's available), and lets you keep track of how many people on your team actually clicked on the link!

Think this is cool and useful? Be sure to follow our social media pages for more tech tips!

We are pleased to introduce our newest team member, Tanner Elston! Tanner joins our team as the new account executive.

Are you thinking about hiring a new IT company? If you are, or if you already have one, here's a question that you should ask them: "Is your helpdesk local or outsourced?"

Be careful about hiring smaller IT companies that may outsource this critical role. When the helpdesk is outsourced, you may end up speaking with a tech who is not familiar with you, your network, previous problems & personal preferences. Worse yet, they may not be as qualified to help you.

At PrydeTech, we provide a dedicated technician to your account who will get to know you and your company, as well as your preferences and history. This means they'll be more capable of successfully resolving your IT issues.

For a complete IT Buyers Guide: 18 Revealing Questions To Ask Any Computer Consultant Before Giving Them Access To Your Company's Network, visit www.prydetech.com.

The answer to yesterday's tech trivia questions was A! The most commonly used password in the world is 123456. While all of the password options were terrible and commonly used, that would ranked the highest.

Password tip: To create a difficult to hack but easy to remember password, use a 4 word "passphrase." This is a string of four words that wouldn't normally make sense together. For example "Pink ducks Paris tall."

For more tips, tricks & trivia, be sure to follow our social media pages!

Happy last Thursday of the month! It's time for tech trivia!

Out of the four (terrible) passwords listed below, which is the most common in the world?

Leave your guess in the comments, then be sure to come back tomorrow to see if you were correct!

Are you avidly an Apple fan? Perhaps you prefer Androids and Dell computers? Maybe you don't have a preference on which brand you purchase, but you know which brand you are NOT purchasing.

We all seem to have our own set of brands that we prefer, what are yours?

Today is our THIRD birthday!

We are so excited to be able to celebrate this day, and it's all thanks to our wonderful clients, customers, families, friends, and supporters. We truly thank you if you have been a part of the process over the past three years. This is just as much your day as it is ours.

Think the hours of video game playing as a kid (or today) have taught you nothing? Think again!

A study from February of 2017 found that doctors who played video games for more than 3 hours per week performed their work faster, made fewer errors, and scored higher in their surgical skills testing. Other studies have found that video games increase hand-eye coordination, and can improve fine motor skills.

What is your favorite video game? Do you think it has helped you in your current job?

This morning, we had a great time with our Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce networking group!

We love getting to spend time networking with other business owners and leaders in the community. The relationships we build are ever lasting.

Interested in being part of this wonderful group? Reach out!

We have gone over the many ways that technology can help change your life. It can make things happen quicker, make things easier, and even make things possible in general. However, there are certain things that we might not want technology taking over.

What would you never let technology replace?

Let us know if the comments!

Did you know that compliance is one of our three key areas of focus? Sometimes people don't realize that we can help them become compliant with PCI laws, HIPAA laws, or otherwise.

While we can absolutely help you with these things when the need arises, it's always better to make sure you are staying compliant throughout the year.

Want to check to see how your company is doing? Give us a call at (817) 693-1042, or email us at [email protected].

The PrydeTech family wishes you a very Happy 4th of July and Independence Day. We hope you safely enjoy the day with friends and family!

Despite its flaws, technology makes all of our lives easier in a multitude of ways. It helps us get to work, keeps us connected with our friends and family, and allows us to get items delivered to our house - sometimes the same day!

What are some unique ways that technology makes your life easier?

Last week was National Email Week, in which we provided email tips for seven days. To start off, we shared that your business email should use a domain name rather than a free email provider name. This will help your brand with credibility, trust & security.

How do you switch over to a domain name though? One service that we provide is an email migration. Through an email migration we can seamlessly transition you from your current email provider (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) to one that uses your domain name.

Still using Gmail or Yahoo? Come talk to us!! (817) 693-1042 or [email protected]

To close off National Email Week, we head into a slightly different direction - your email's calendar! If you'd like to become more organized, be sure to take advantage of this.

The calendar that comes with your email is free, and will generally send you notifications 15, 30, 60 minutes (your call) before your task or appointment. Most people have their email on their phones already, so utilizing your email calendar ensures that it is always quickly accessible!

We hope you enjoyed our email tip series this week. Looking for more email tips? Email us at [email protected] subject "Tech Tips" to subscribe to our weekly tech tip email series!

Did you know that your email has a limited amount of storage? It does, and the email that sits in your trash counts as part of that storage! That's why it's important to periodically empty your email's trashcan.

We suggest making "empty trashcan" a monthly task.

Do not click on links or attachments from unknown sources. These could contain malware and could harm your computer if you click on them. If you think that link is legitimate, you can hover over it to double check that its a trustworthy website.

Still unsure or think you clicked on a bad link? PrydeTech to the rescue! Give us a call at (817) 693-1042 or email us at [email protected]. We will verify for you and can clean up any malware issues!

If you don't want to delete emails, creating folders can enable you to easily keep your inbox decluttered. Do you get a lot of newsletters? Emails from clients? Invoices that need to be archived? Make a folder for each of these items.

To save even more time, create rules to always move emails from specific people into certain folders that you just created!

Need help doing this? We've got you covered! Give us a call at (817) 693-1042, or email us at [email protected]

We have all received spam emails before. Some are incredibly obvious, whereas others almost seem real.

Have you ever received an email from "your boss," but it seems a little suspicious? A good way to check whether the email is legitimate or not is to hover over their name and see what email address is being used. Sometimes it will be similar - such as if we received an email from pridetech - however, it's usually something very obvious like a group of random letters and numbers at gmail, yahoo, etc.

If all else fails, and you still aren't sure if the email is legitimate, contact us! We'd be happy to help. (817) 693-1042 or [email protected]!

Sometimes it is necessary to "reply all" in an email - for example, you may be on a small team trying to coordinate the best time for a meeting. However, most of the time, replying all is unhelpful and clogs everyone’s inbox.

Unless it is expected by your group or necessary, try to refrain from replying all. Similarly, if you are creating a group message, you should BCC everyone, rather than CCing everyone, so that the people you are emailing cannot reply all. Your email recipients will thank you. 😀