INFO FAQs

How do I erase my browsing history and saved passwords?

In Internet Explorer, follow these steps to erase your browsing history from the “history” window:

1. Make the following sequence of menu choices:

Tools -> Options -> Internet Options -> General

2. Click “Delete Files,” then “OK.”

3. Click “Delete Cookies,” then “OK.”

4. Click “Clear History,” then “Yes.”

In Netscape or Mozilla, follow these steps:

1. Make the following sequence of menu choices:

Edit -> Preferences -> History

2. Click “Clear History”

Internet Explorer may also remember your form entries for you, which can result in past searches appearing in a drop-down box when typing in search keywords on your favorite search engine or similar. To erase this information, follow this sequence of menu choices

Tools -> Internet Options -> Content -> AutoComplete -> Clear Forms

You can also clear the “Forms” checkbox to prevent the program from trying to recall your form selections for you in the future.

Other browsers offer similar functions; investigate their menus thoroughly. These techniques prevent other users of the machine from accidentally or casually discovering your browsing habits. Professionals could still find traces, by examining deleted but not yet reused files on your hard disk, for example.

How do I email someone a web page?

The Mozilla web browser, which is free, has a convenient option for this on the File menu. In other browsers, copying and pasting the page into your mail program should work reasonably well. However, be aware that increasing numbers of people do not welcome HTML email at all and prefer plain text messages without attachments, which are guaranteed to be virus-free.

What is a secure site?

A site that uses the https: protocol to ensure that your information cannot be stolen by a third party between the sender and the receiver. You can put https:// for using secure sites in your web browser.

Mail queries, suggestions and writeups to Naeem Akhtar
E-mail: infotech@dailytimes.com.pk.

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