I’ve updated my review of WinClear, which is a Windows / Internet history privacy tool. WinClear erases Windows and web browser temporary files, cookies, history, viewing history, and a lot more to clean your tracks. Read my updated WinClear review Or, try the free download and scan by WinClear.
Wi-Fi Hotspots and Computer Security
August 24, 2006 By Leave a Comment
One of my newsletter subscribers wrote me to ask: To improve security when using Wi-Fi at a coffee shop or traveling, I’ve seen advice to uninstall “File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks” on the active wireless connection in the Properties menu of Control Panel Network Connections. Is it necessary to do this – is [...]
Changing Your Web Browser Fonts and Font Size
August 15, 2006 By Leave a Comment
I answered a question from a new Firefox user about font sizes. She had just installed Firefox and noticed that the fonts were smaller than those that she was used to seeing in Internet Explorer. The “problem” is that we, as users, can change our default fonts and font sizes in our web browsers. Firefox [...]
Wi-Fi Hotspots and Computer Security
August 15, 2006 By Leave a Comment
A reader wrote to ask: To improve security when using Wi-Fi at a coffee shop or traveling, I’ve seen advice to uninstall “File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks” on the active wireless connection in the Properties menu of Control Panel Network Connections. Is it necessary to do this – is there any downside to [...]
I’m Impressed — A Book Finder that Works!
August 13, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Thinking About Broadband Internet Access
August 6, 2006 By Leave a Comment
If you’re still using dialup Internet access for use from home, you should start thinking about “broadband”. What’s broadband? That’s the term for getting your Internet access via a cable or DSL connection, or even a fiber-optic connection if that’s available to you. During the roll-out stage of cable and DSL Internet access, there weren’t [...]