Living
Helping Out Our Dear Friend & Colleague
Arts
Remembering Esther Coopersmith
Arts & Society
Book Goes to the Dogs — and Vet’s Admirers
Performance
Onstage, Georgetown: Plays Are Blooming
Weekend Round Up
Weekend Roundup: March 28 through March 31
Tech Tip: Don’t Just Close Your Browser
April 22, 2019
•If you simply close your browser, some of the session information is still running in the background — and a hacker may be able to use that to gain entry.
Tech Tip: Make This Password Different From All the Others
April 14, 2019
•If an e-commerce site you’ve registered at or bought from gets hacked, and you’ve used the same password you use for everything else, hackers are going to gain access to your in-box.
Tech Tip: Set Up Bank Alerts Now
April 8, 2019
•Setting up those alerts will allow you to spot and report fraudulent activity before the money has already been siphoned into a cybercriminal’s hands.
Tech Tip: Work Computers and Devices Are Only for One Thing
April 1, 2019
•If you’re using a company device to access a compromised account, you’re opening up a door to a hacker, who can then get into your company’s network.
Tech Tip: Don’t Use Public WiFi Until You Read This
March 25, 2019
•It’s not uncommon for hackers to set up fake clones of public WiFi access points to try and get you to connect to their WiFi over the legitimate, safe one being made available for public use.
Tech Tip: What to Do Before You Go to Starbucks
March 11, 2019
•An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Here’s how to protect your data in advance of loss or theft of your device.
Tech Tip: Remove That Unwanted ‘Freeware’
March 4, 2019
•Clutter is the enemy of a speedy PC. Unused software sucks up processing speed and — even worse — leaves the door open to hackers and malware.
Tech Tip: Never Connect to Company Data on a Personal Device
February 11, 2019
•If you are working on a home PC and not diligently updating and monitoring the antivirus software, firewall and security patches on the machine, then there’s a high probability you’re infected with spyware or malware.
Tech Tip: How to Spot a Phishing Email
February 4, 2019
•Designed to look like a legitimate request from a site you trust, these emails are meant to get you to willingly give up your login information — or to download a virus.
Tech Tip: How to Foil ‘Ransomware’
January 28, 2019
•The last CryptoLocker virus forced many business owners to lose data or pay up, since there was no other way to decrypt the files.