Subscriber Chester wrote to ask how to save a web page so he could access it again in the future: Terry, how do I save a web page to thumbdrive or place on the computer? Help That’s a pretty good question, but the underlying question is "why would you want to do this?" Unless you’re [...]
To Update Web Browsers Or Not?
Longtime subscriber Chet wrote to ask about the need to update Internet Explorer and Firefox: Hi Terry Is it wise to update every time you get an email…for instance I’m still using IE8 and am hesitating to go to IE9…and now it seems FIREFOX, MY BROWSER OF CHOICE, (V3.6.18) is updating every 10 minutes! I [...]
Did Windows Updates Delete Google Earth?
I recently received an email from longtime subscriber and friend Jack Carmena, who had an interesting problem: This week, Microsoft has downloaded updates to my computer on two occasions in the middle of the night. I didn’t notice until this morning when I tried to use it that during that process, GOOGLE EARTH was deleted/removed/hidden [...]
To Update Web Browser Versions or To Use Old Versions?
I recently wrote that Mozilla was changing its support model for Firefox. They announced that, when they release a new browser version, they will discontinue support for earlier versions. I recommended that all of my readers using Firefox immediately upgrade to Firefox 5, as I had done. Subscriber Richard Fuller wrote from New Zealand to [...]
What is CAPTCHA and Why Do Web Sites Use It?
Every once in a while, I get a strange message from a subscriber. They might be confused. They might feel frustrated. Or, like this one, they might be unhappy… In this one, it was all a matter of misunderstanding — a misunderstanding by a computer user about "confirmation" requirements on web sites. Cass wrote: If [...]
How to Copy IE Favorites to Another Computer
I answered a question in a computer help mailing list this week about Internet Explorer Favorites. The computer user had just upgraded to a new Windows 7 computer and he wanted to move his Favorites to the new computer. One way that he could do this would be to use the Export and Import functions [...]
Accessing the Internet While Travelling – 2011 Style
Several years ago, I wrote an article about how to access the Internet while travelling. It focused on using a notebook computer with dialup access, using a hotel business center’s computer (or a friend’s whom you were visiting) to access your emails. Little more than that So much has changed… Now, we have smart phones, [...]
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