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.

Ward 2 Council Member Jack Evans Reprimanded
• March 21, 2019

A Council reprimand is not without precedent; the late longtime mayor and Ward 8 Council member Marion Barry and Ward 1 Council member Jim Graham were both reprimanded.

Tech Tip: The Dangers of Dropbox and Other File-Sync Apps
• March 18, 2019

Without central oversight of what information is being shared with whom, your company’s data can be spread far and wide.

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.

Evans Under Scrutiny by Federal Grand Jury
• March 4, 2019

Early in 2018, the D.C. Board of Ethics and Government Accountability opened an investigation. The inquiry was suspended midyear “because of an ongoing law enforcement investigation.”

Tech Tip: Remove That Unwanted ‘Freeware’
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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: If You Installed It, You Must Update It
• February 25, 2019

Once a known vulnerability is announced via a patch, hackers get to work like crazy, trying to figure out how to use that vulnerability to gain access to users who are lazy about installing updates.

At Oki Bowl, ‘Mom’ Is in Charge
• February 20, 2019

Kassara Intarapanich, manager of Oki Bowl, is known as “Mom” to pretty much everyone. Not only because she tends to her young employees. The Thai restaurant on Wisconsin Avenue is […]

Tech Tip: Bookmark the Websites You Often Visit
• February 18, 2019

All you have to do is accidentally fat-finger a single letter in the real URL and up pops a very legitimate-looking fake copy of the site you were trying to get to.

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.