Tech Tips

November 2006

Internet Shopping Scams

by Barbara J. Feldman November 28, 2006

As the holidays approach, Internet shopping scams are on the rise. One simple thing you can do to protect yourself is to upgrade your browser to the newest version. Firefox now blocks sites that are known for phishing scams. Internet Explorer warns against suspicious activity even before sites are added to a blacklist. For more [...]

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Creative Commons Photos

by Barbara J. Feldman November 21, 2006

EveryStockPhoto.com is a search engine for Creative Commons photos. Although it is your responsibility to check the licensing terms at the host site for any photo you wish to use, most of these will be free for non-commercial use, and many may also allow commercial use. To learn more about Creative Commons, watch the explanatory [...]

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Open Links in New Window

by Barbara J. Feldman November 14, 2006

When surfing the Web from a list of links, it is often handy to view each site in a new tab or browser window. Most browsers let you specify this behavior as the default. In Firefox, go to Tools/Options/Tabs. In Internet Explorer, look in Tools/Internet Options/Advanced. For more detailed instructions, read this tip from Oregon [...]

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Adding a Picture to MySpace Comment

by Barbara J. Feldman November 7, 2006

Adding a picture to a MySpace comment isn’t that hard if you know a little HTML. Here are the basic steps. First, upload the picture to your MySpace account (or somewhere else on the Internet.) Second, figure out the URL of the uploaded picture. Third, add the appropriate HTML to your MySpace comment. For complete [...]

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