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.

Business Ins & Outs: Mono Diner, Dent Place Market, Glover Park Starbucks
• February 6, 2019

In: Mono Diner on Wisconsin Mono Diner at 1424 Wisconsin Ave. NW is set to open in late February after months of delays. We originally reported a late summer opening, but […]

Cross MacKenzie’s Last Picture Shows on Book Hill
• February 5, 2019

Co-owners Rebecca Cross and her husband, photographer Maxwell MacKenzie, are relocating the gallery to their new home in Hillsboro, Virginia.

Management of Highbridge Apartments — Formerly the Georgetown Retirement Complex — Accused of Scam
• February 4, 2019

The would-be first leasee forwarded all the documents to D.C.’s attorney general, who, she was told, has started an investigation.

Tech Tip: How to Spot a Phishing Email
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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.

Business Ins & Outs
• January 25, 2019

REHABBED: ARC THE.HOTEL The boutique hotel branded as ARC THE. HOTEL at 824 New Hampshire Ave. NW, just a short distance from the Kennedy Center, is where all the cool […]

Achtung, Baby: Ich Bin the Berliner
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  The Berliner — the new German restaurant at 34th and Water (K) Streets NW at the Georgetown waterfront — had me at pretzels and beer cheese, one of the […]

Tech Tip: If This Type of Alert Pops Up, Don’t Click!
• January 21, 2019

This is a common scareware tactic used by hackers to get you to click and download a virus. Legitimate companies would never deliver that type of pop-up to you.