Category Archives: Week in Geek

Guest Spotlight: Raissa Evans – 3,164 SXSW Proposals Later, What I’ve Learned

By Greg Price on August 17th, 2011 Posted in Guest Spotlights, Tecknowledgy, Week in Geek

Raissa Evans is the Executive Manager of the Practice Growth team for PKF Texas. She is an active member of the Houston Interactive community and 2012 will be the third year in a row she has attended the SXSW Interactive festival. PKF Texas is again joining the ranks of those attending the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive… Continue Reading

FastTech 50 Nomination Deadline Extended

By Greg Price on August 1st, 2011 Posted in In Our Community, Tecknowledgy, Week in Geek

As co-founders of the FastTech 50, PKF Texas together with the Houston Business Journal, the Houston Technology Center, Pierpont Communications, the Rice Alliance for Technology & Entrepreneurship,and the Wealth Design Group would like to invite to nominate your own business or a friend of your firm for the 11th Annual FastTech 50 awards. The deadline… Continue Reading

Last US Manned Spaceflight Launch

By Greg Price on July 18th, 2011 Posted in In Our Community, Observations, Tecknowledgy, Week in Geek

On July 8, 2011 a bitter sweet day for our country was noted. That day was the launch of the last US manned space flight for the foreseeable future. I had the honor and the privilege of attending the final launch in Mission Control as a guest of the Johnson Space Center (JSC) through Walter… Continue Reading

Microsoft Awards Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas, P.C. (PKF Texas) Gold Enterprise Resource Planning Competency

By Greg Price on December 10th, 2010 Posted in Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Tecknowledgy, Week in Geek

HOUSTON – December 10, 2010 – Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas, P.C. (PKF Texas), the only Houston-based accounting and technology consulting firm specializing in Microsoft Dynamics NAV, has been awarded the Gold Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Competency. Recently Microsoft launched its new Partner Network with increased rigorous standards for professional excellence and partners. Existing Certified… Continue Reading

The HTC is Blogging!

By Greg Price on December 6th, 2010 Posted in In Our Community, Tecknowledgy, Week in Geek

Well good morning Houston! Today is a new day with the arrival of the Houston Technology Center’s (HTC) Blog. The HTC blog is another successful value proposition for clients and supporters of the HTC. As many of you know, my blog: FromGregsHead.com has been around for about 5 years now and we are very happy… Continue Reading

FastTech 50: 10 Years of Success!

By Greg Price on November 5th, 2010 Posted in In Our Community, Tecknowledgy, Week in Geek

Has it really been ten years since we had our first Fast Tech 50 event? I was thinking back to our first event, and our first winner, “E-Realty” which was led by Russ Capper. Wow, so much has happened since then with Russ and the other honorees of the Fast Tech 50. It’s would be… Continue Reading

Who’s A 2010 FastTech 50 Winner? Find Out Friday

By Greg Price on November 3rd, 2010 Posted in In Our Community, Tecknowledgy, Week in Geek

The numbers have been crunched, the envelope has been sealed and the final preparations for the FastTech 50 luncheon are being taken care of as you read this! If you are in the tech community here in Houston, then you better be at the Hilton Americas Downtown on Friday for the 10th Annual Fast Tech… Continue Reading

Houston an Energy City

By Greg Price on October 12th, 2010 Posted in In Our Community, Tecknowledgy, Week in Geek

The moratorium on deepwater drilling has officially been lifted. This is great news for Houston and the rest of the Gulf Coast. I’m interested to see what the economic impact of the moratorium has been on Houston. This morning, I was at the Greater Houston Partnership’s Energy Future Conference this morning and heard from Doug… Continue Reading

Global Risk Assessment: Are You Ready?

By Greg Price on October 6th, 2010 Posted in Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Tecknowledgy, Week in Geek

As many readers of the blog know, we have long touted Houston’s International view. In fact, many of our firm’s clients are international in scope of operations and results. Many headquarters are based here in Houston with overseas operations, or vice versa. Within our Consulting Solutions Group we have delivered several Microsoft Dynamics NAV and CRM… Continue Reading

Gulf Coast Innovation Conference & Showcase Wrap-up

By Greg Price on September 30th, 2010 Posted in In Our Community, Tecknowledgy, Week in Geek

I just attended the Gulf Coast Innovation Conference & Showcase put on by the Houston Technology Center. Of which PKF Texas is one of the event’s Platinum Sponsors. If you want to attend this event next year you better sign up early because it sold out two weeks in advance. Walter Ulrich, President and CEO… Continue Reading

CRM for Your Business: The Game Changer – Join PKF Texas for a Webinar on October 6th

By Greg Price on September 23rd, 2010 Posted in Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Tecknowledgy, Week in Geek

CRM for Your Business: The Game Changer The tool to restart your company’s growth engine Join us for a free webinar on Wednesday, October 6th. In this webinar, PKF Texas Senior Manager, Stephen White, CPA, will illustrate how CRM can be used quickly and effectively by your company and how having the right implementation team… Continue Reading

Guestblog: Raissa Evans – Houston’s Rock Conference – Interactive Strategies 2010 at the House of Blues

By Greg Price on September 22nd, 2010 Posted in In Our Community, Tecknowledgy, Week in Geek

My colleague Raissa Evans,Senior Manager, Practice Grwoth, attended the 2010 Interactive Strategies Conference at the House of Blues last Thursday. She wrote a great report which is below: Last Thursday a few hundred of Houston’s interactive marketers, designers, creatives and technorazzi converged on the House of Blues for the 4th annual Interactive Strategies Conference, hosted by… Continue Reading

iPhone 4 – Are You Impressed?

By Greg Price on June 7th, 2010 Posted in Tecknowledgy, Week in Geek

So it’s official, Steve Jobs today announced the iPhone 4 at the Worldwide Developers conference. Engadget live blogged the announcement and provides a thorough look at Jobs’ speech. From video conferencing to multitasking to the 3-axis gyroscope and the new Retina display with increased pixel density, it’s really slick! What are your thoughts on the… Continue Reading

Denmark Wrap-Up

By Greg Price on May 26th, 2010 Posted in Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Tecknowledgy, Week in Geek

Well I spent a few days in Denmark and visited Copenhagen and some of the surrounding communities to the north. I was very impressed with Denmark and the people. While the weather was hit or miss it was tolerable on the wet/cold days and absolutely wonderful on the sunny and warmer days. Warmer being defined… Continue Reading

Made it to Copenhagen for Partner Power Meetings

By Greg Price on May 15th, 2010 Posted in Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Tecknowledgy, Week in Geek

I’m in Copenhagen, Denmark for several Partner Power meetings this week. I’m looking forward to reconnecting and meeting with several of the people I met in Istanbul during the March Partner Power World Conference. I’ll be blogging about my trip while I’m there, keep an eye out for posts.

Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas, P.C. Awarded Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Status for 6th Year in a Row

By Greg Price on April 20th, 2010 Posted in Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Tecknowledgy, Week in Geek

HOUSTON – April 20, 2010 – Pannell Kerr Forster of Texas, P.C. (PKF Texas), the only Houston-based accounting and technology consulting firm specializing in Microsoft Dynamics NAV, has attained Gold Certified Partner status for the sixth year in a row. The Gold Certified Partner status was awarded in the Microsoft Business Solutions (MBS) and Information… Continue Reading

Google’s Holiday Present to Travelers

By Greg Price on December 2nd, 2009 Posted in Week in Geek

Just in time for the busy holiday travel season, Google has partnered with airports across the country to provide free WiFi access through January 15, 2010. Google has set up a website listing the 54 participating airports. Both Bush-Intercontinental and Hobby are on the list. Google says, “We’d like to make the holiday travel crunch… Continue Reading

I’ve Jumped on the iPhone Bandwagon

By Greg Price on August 20th, 2009 Posted in Week in Geek

Count me in as the latest iPhone convert. I bought one a few weeks ago when it was time to upgrade my phone. I was definitely skeptical about being able to use it for business, as it seemed to be more of a “toy.” But the iPhone 3GS I purchased doesn’t seem to have any… Continue Reading

40th Anniversary of Man’s Landing on the Moon

By Greg Price on July 20th, 2009 Posted in In Our Community, Observations, Tecknowledgy, Week in Geek

Here it is July 20, 2009 and I was reflecting back to that historic day of July 20, 1969. I can remember exactly what I was doing that evening when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon. Watching on my parents small black and white TV that evening, I was struck with amazement… Continue Reading

Jason Pontin Speaks About Tech Community

By Greg Price on April 29th, 2009 Posted in Tecknowledgy, Week in Geek

Last week, I had the opportunity to introduce Jason Pontin, Editor-in-Chief of Technology Review magazine and technologyreview.com, at the MIT Enterprise Forum April Flagship event. Jason gave a great presentation on the Top Emerging Technologies of 2009. They are: Intelligent Software Assistant $100 Genome Racetrack Memory Biological Machines Paper Diagnostics Liquid Battery Traveling-Wave Reactor Nanopiezoelectronics… Continue Reading

How Secure is Your Network?

By Greg Price on March 30th, 2009 Posted in Tecknowledgy, Week in Geek

MessageLabs, a web security company, now part of Symantec [link] recently released a good whitepaper looking at the Top 5 Security Tips for 2009. The whitepaper primarily targets IT professionals, however, it’s worth applying the information to your home or business computer. One note, to access the paper you have to fill out an online… Continue Reading

Jason Pontin, Tech Guru, Coming to Houston

By Greg Price on March 11th, 2009 Posted in In Our Community, Tecknowledgy, Week in Geek

Jason Pontin, editor of Technology Review magazine and technologyreview.com will be speaking at the Federal Reserve here in Houston on April 22nd. The MIT Enterprise Forum has scheduled him as the keynote speaker for their April MIT Flagship event. Pontin will present “2009TR10” – Revolutionary technologies which will impact the future of Alternative Fuels, Global… Continue Reading

Houston Technology Center Celebrating 10th Anniversary

By Greg Price on February 24th, 2009 Posted in In Our Community, Tecknowledgy, Week in Geek

The Houston Technology Center is celebrating its 10th Anniversary this year. There will be a celebration gala, “A Celebration of Entrepreneurs,” held on Thursday, May 14th at the InterContinental Hotel. Below is the description of the event. “Spotlighting our Honoree, Robert C. McNair, Founder and CEO of the Houston Texans, as well as 60 of Houston’s landmark… Continue Reading

Cloud Computing, The Wave of the Future

By Greg Price on February 4th, 2009 Posted in Tecknowledgy, Week in Geek

I mentioned it briefly in the PKF Texas – The Entrepreneur’s Playbook™ last week, but it seems like everywhere I turn, there’s another story about cloud computing. It’s not a new concept, but with companies like Google, Amazon and Salesforce.com leading the charge, it’s becoming increasingly hard to ignore. Below are several articles I’ve read… Continue Reading