In my December 25th newsletter, I answered the question of reader Frank Lid, who wanted to know how to back up his Firefox bookmarks. In that case, I told him how to find the profiles (including un-hiding the directory, if necessary) so he could copy them to a flash drive, floppy disk, CD, or to [...]
Backing Up Your Firefox Bookmarks
Reader Frank Lid wrote to ask: Terry, Do you know how I can back up my foxfire bookmarks? I used Firefox some time ago, and had a problem with it which required a reload, thereby wiping out my bookmarks….I would like to back them up, but can’t find a “favorites” file like IE has. Thanks, [...]
Clearing the Address Bar History in Firefox 3
Reader Carol wrote about a problem she was having with Firefox 3: Is there anyway I can get rid of the irritating history memory (of favorites/bookmarks) at the right hand side of the address bar in the new firefox 3.0. I know I can do it via getting rid of temp files etc. but it [...]
The Internet Versus You
Who is vulnerable? Any machine on the Internet can be reached by another machine on the Internet, unless it’s protected by software or hardware designed to control that access. Whether your connection is by dialup, ISDN, cable modem, T1, or ADSL, you can be attacked over the Internet. Broadband connections tend to keep the same [...]
A Missing Program Error Message
Subscriber Larry White wrote to ask: Terry-I keep getting a small window appearing on my screen that says “Can’t find micromedia flash”. It stops all functions and makes the computer wait. I come in to my office and there it is, blocking even the screensaver. Also, I can play NO videos in FoxFire. I can [...]
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