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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.