Tech Tip: Why Do I Need a $900 Firewall, Plus a Maintenance Fee?

August 12, 2019

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!


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.

Opening Aug. 1: Shop Made in DC

July 25, 2019

The 1,800-square-foot store at 1242 Wisconsin Ave. NW will feature 100 local products — including 26 entirely new with the Georgetown store’s debut.

Dean & DeLuca Closes After 26 Years

July 23, 2019

The Georgetown location on M Street was the third Dean & Deluca store — and its first outside New York City, where the company was founded in SoHo in 1977.

Tech Tip: Keep Sensitive Data Off Employee Equipment

July 22, 2019

It’s simple stuff, but think of the damage that could result when sensitive data is on a manager’s lost laptop at the airport.

Tech Tip: Change Your Name — and We Don’t Mean the Last One

July 15, 2019

When user names and prefixes are the same across multiple free email services, it makes the work of hackers and cybercriminals way too easy.