Jim asks about tracking cookies I recently switched from IE8 to Firefox. When I run SUPERAntiSpyware, it finds about 200 tracking cookies each day. They all seem to be related to Firefox. I never encountered this in IE8. You have previously educated me not to be worried about cookies, but are tracking cookies different? I remove them, but… Read More »
Where common sense fails, absurdity sails What “can” you do about the problem with Internet Explorer 9’s SmartScreen filter? Your best choice is never to trust it. As always, your best choice is using common sense and information you can verify – and not a flawed, provably lacking and almost risible “safe surfing” program like Internet Explorer’s SmartScreen.… Read More »
Windows Key + Tab = Aero [press Tab to cycle between Windows] Windows Key + E = Windows Explorer is launched (works in earlier versions of Windows too). Windows Key + R = Run Command is launched. Windows Key + F = Search (works in previous Windows versions too) Windows Key + X = Mobility Center Windows Key… Read More »
Glenda wants to know how to get rid of AVG How can i get AVG off my computer?? Our answer It appears that more and more once great free antivirus programs are following the bad example set by Norton and McAfee – beginning with turning into security suites first, and apparently now becoming darn near impossible to completely… Read More »
Add-ons can add functionality to your browser. Firefox has a lot of great add-ons that work well and don’t slow Firefox to a crawl. But there are others which can adversely affect Firefox’s performance – some can not only cause Firefox to run slower but take a lot longer for it to start up. Without any add-ons, Firefox… Read More »
Since we’ve discussed the cloud and its pervasiveness (and it’s still in its infancy really) many times in this newsletter; we want to cover another subject which we’ve written about often in these pages: passwords. We’ve received dozens of emails from people who are really afraid of what the cloud may bring in the way of security breaches… Read More »