Java, which is a required plug-in for many online games, is no longer included with Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and must be downloaded and installed separately. If you do not see a Java option in Internet Explorer/Tools/Internet Options/Advanced, you can download …[Continue]
New Browser Window
In many browsers, including Internet Explorer and Mozilla, holding the shift key down while clicking on a link will open the site in a new browser window. This is useful when visiting a list of links, so you do not …[Continue]
Free RSS Readers
Reading RSS newsfeeds has gotten a whole lot easier with these three free browser-based newsreaders. My Yahoo…[Continue]
Popup Blockers
If you are plagued with an overwhelming number of popups, the culprit is either a website you are visiting or software unwittingly installed on your machine. To remove ad serving software, try Ad-Aware. To block website popups as they occur, …[Continue]
Temporary Internet Files
Temporary Internet files are local storage of web pages that you’ve visited which are used to speed loading them a second time. Deleting them periodically is a good habit, as it saves disk space and prevents a variety of small …[Continue]
Internet Cookies
Cookies are small files on your computer created by websites to record your visits and other data that you provide to the website. For example, a weather site might use a cookie to save your zip code so on your …[Continue]
Address Bar Searches
In addition to the search button on your browser, both Internet Explorer and Netscape will perform a search if you enter “?” followed by a search term into the address bar. To specify which search engine to use, in Netscape …[Continue]
Google Toolbar
Google , my favorite search engine, is also the publisher of my favorite Internet Explorer add-on: the Google Toolbar. If you are a Windows user with IE version 5 or higher, this handy plug-in will give you in-browser search, the …[Continue]
