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Tech Tip: Back Up Your Data to Protect Your Business
August 19, 2019
•Downtime doesn’t have to be permanent to cause major problems. Even temporary downtime can be detrimental to your business’ prolonged existence.
Closing: & Other Stories, Used Bookstore
August 18, 2019
•A women’s clothing store owned by H&M and an independent bookstore are shuttering this month and next, respectively, in Georgetown.
At the Rosewood, Wolfgang Puck Is All About Being Local
August 15, 2019
•The Rosewood hotel on 31st Street reopened on July 29 with a Wolfgang Puck restaurant on the first floor. Georgetown’s Cut is the fifth location of Puck’s more-than-a-steakhouse concept.
BID to Host Aug. 15 Public Safety Meeting
August 12, 2019
•Among the Metropolitan Police Department officers attending will be Duncan Bedlion, commander of MPD’s Second District since the beginning of the year.
Tech Tip: Why Do I Need a $900 Firewall, Plus a Maintenance Fee?
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Unlike a router, a firewall actually looks at all internet traffic passing through it to make sure it’s legitimate, not a virus, and was requested from a computer inside.
Business Ins & Outs: New Clyde’s Owner, Made In DC Grand Opening & More
August 7, 2019
•IT’S OFFICIAL: GRAHAM HOLDINGS OWNER OF CLYDE’S Graham Holdings Company announced July 31 that it had acquired Clyde’s Restaurant Group. The purchase, for an undisclosed price, joins two homegrown businesses. […]
ANC’s Rick Murphy Catches a Thief
August 5, 2019
•Murphy helped stop a shoplifter who was leaving the 7-Eleven at P Street and Wisconsin Avenue, near Murphy’s home, on July 31 at about 7:30 a.m., carrying unpaid merchandise.
Tech Tip: Lie, Lie, Lie!
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People list password challenge and identity verification questions publicly (or at least freely) on their Instagram, Twitter and Facebook pages and feeds without giving it a second thought.
It’s Official: Graham Holdings Owner of Clyde’s
July 31, 2019
•Clyde’s Restaurant Group, which began in Georgetown in 1963, is now owned by a company created by a spinoff from the 2013 purchase by Jeff Bezos of the Washington Post, once owned by the Graham family.
Tech Tip: Start With a Fresh Session or Browser Window
July 29, 2019
•Be careful with your information. Web portal sites are filled with ads; each site’s overhead is paid for with information obtained from you and other users.