What is “Private Browsing?” is a question I receive from time-to-time. People write that they were looking around in their browser and saw it. In Google Chrome the same thing is named “Incognito Mode.” In Internet Explorer, it is “InPrivate Browsing” and others have slightly different names. The Private browser settings are sometimes referred to…
My friend, John and I were talking a couple of weeks ago about a geek hassle we have all faced. Usually this happens at work but on occasion anywhere. Some specific websites are designed to open and function properly in Microsoft Internet Explorer…only. SharePoint seems to be one of the main offenders. They may open…
I have a home page I use on all of my browsers. It is a web page I created a couple of years ago which I update quite often. It has links to most of the sites I use on a regular or semi-regular basis. Over the years I have updated, added, and removed links…
This column will presuppose you have your browser set up to automatically save your websites’ passwords. Some people do not but many do save their passwords in their browser so they can very quickly log into websites. I use it in Google Chrome but you can do the same thing in all of the major…
Today we will see how to change the Windows 10 default browser. I hear many people do not want to use the new Microsoft Edge browser (the replacement for MS Internet Explorer). I have read online how hard it is to install the default browser either Google Chrome or Firefox, the two more popular browsers. …
For the past two weeks I have answered questions which I regularly receive from readers. There have been more emails so this week is part three of answers I have given and what I have suggested. Many people ask, “What is the best browser to use on a PC?” This is an extremely hard question…
Over time I have received emails asking about Chromebooks. I wrote about mine when I got it almost two years ago. Since the emails keep coming there must be interest in them. This is not hard to imagine since they are a very good deal for many people. Here is a very quick rundown of …
Last week we looked at Windows 10 requirements and a few other housekeeping tasks regarding getting it for free. Today a few questions I have received about it for the last several weeks are answered. First, why is it free for the first year? The main reason seems to be that Microsoft wants everyone using…
There are several things I have written about through the years which I get questioned about regularly. I thought today we would look at a few that have evolved into something more as well as some that have vanished from the e-landscape. One of them was a site with some fun, soothing sounds. It is…
I regularly receive questions concerning readers buying new computers. They will usually ask what antivirus software they should install to keep everything protected. I usually suggest one or two good antivirus applications. Keep in mind I am only referencing Windows machines and, due to my frugal nature, free applications. If you have a Windows 7…
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