Tips for surfin' the net
1. Always have the latest
version of your browser installed.
2. Find the right material.
3. Avoid Java junk.
4. Cover your tracks.
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#1Always have the latest version of your browser installed. |
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Why the latest version of your
favorite browser? |
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For Mozilla's Firefox |
For Internet Explorer |
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Mozilla There you'll see a link to download the latest version. If you need to hide you're activities, I really like Firefox as it offers a "private browsing" feature. (details below in section 5) |
Go
to:
Internet Explorer There you'll see a link to download the latest version. |
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#2 Find the right material. |
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One of the nice things about quality TGP's, is they only allow links to thumbnail galleries, no bullshit to contend with.
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#3Avoid Java junk. |
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Avoid Java junk What's Java junk? Here's a list of the things being done with Java:
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For Mozilla's Firefox |
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"Tools", "Options", "Content" Un-check the following two boxes: "Enable Java Script" "Enable Java" |
Select "Tools", "Internet Options", then select the "Security"
tab. On the "security" tap, click on the "Custom level"
button. Select the "Reset to" drop down box, and select
"High". One more step if you want to download movies. It the settings box at the top, scroll down to the "Downloads" section. The second one down from there is the "File download" radio button. Click on "Enable" |
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#4 Cover your tracks. |
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If you share your computer with other family members, especially your wife or girlfriend, if they know how, they can see what you've been doing on the web. Below is a list of methods to track your surfing, a description of each, and a procedure to combat each method |
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| Method | Description | How to combat |
1. Software |
There are programs available that record every keystroke, save a copy of every picture, and the URL of every site you have visited. | Make sure you
know what's installed on your PC. Due to the many different operating systems, and setups it's beyond the scope of this document to describe all the places a program could be installed. If you're really paranoid, always check the disk space available on your hard drive. That way, if anything is installed in your absence, you'll know. |
| 2. Cookies | A small text file placed on your computer so other computers can identify you, your preferences, and surfing habits. Cookies are great at sites where you want to personalize a web page, such as a TV guide, or a home page like MSN.com. | For Internet Explorer Select "Tools", "Internet Options", then select the "Privacy" tab. There's a slide on the left. Slide it all the way to the top to block all cookies. For
Mozilla's Firefox
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| 3. History | Your browser keeps track of all the sites you have visited. | History
must be cleared. For Internet Explorer select "Tools", "Internet Options", then the "General".tab. Under "Browsing History" click the "Delete" button. This will pop up the "Delete Browsing History" dialogue box. Check "Temporary Interned files", "Cookies", and "History". I REALLY recommend you use Mozilla Firefox
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| 4. Temporary Internet Files | A web browser saves web pages it downloads into a cache on your hard drive. That way, if you request a page, the browser first checks to see if that page is in the cache, and can load the page must faster. | There are so
many operating systems out there I'm not even going to try to
figure them all out. I REALLY
recommend you use |
| 5. Recent Files | Just more stuff saved on your hard drive. | There are so
many operating systems out there I'm not even going to try to
figure them all out. I REALLY
recommend you use |
| 6. Recent Documents | If it's enabled, most systems save your last several documents, or pictures. | In windows it's in the task bar menu. Fish around there and you should be able to figure out how to clear them out. |
| 7. Recycle Bin | All delete files are sent to the Recycle Bin | Right mouse click on the "Recycle Bin" and select "Empty Recycle Bin" |
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Mozilla Firefox introduces Private Browsing |
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