Change Windows 7 browser downloads location
On 2012/05/07
Did you ever want to change the default location where files you download in your browser go? Here’s how to do that for Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer 9.
These instructions work with Windows Vista, too. The instructions for Google Chrome and Firefox work with Windows XP, with [...]
What’s a certificate authority? Should you care?
On 2011/11/13
We depend upon certificate authorities (CAs) every time we go to an https website, like those of our bank, our email website or when we buy something online.
Secure websites use a cryptographic system that employs both a public and a private key. The private key is usually generated from your username [...]
Speed up your browser, turn off proxies
On 2011/03/16
The following applies to Windows and OS X in slightly different ways.
We all want our computers to run faster. Starting up your browser can be slowed down if it is searching for proxies. Most likely you don’t know what a proxy server is. You probably aren’t running a proxy server or [...]
Ghostery is a good privacy tool for Windows and Macs
On 2011/02/28
Trying to protect our online privacy seems like a lost cause. There are tools we can deploy to defend our privacy as we surf the Internet.
One tool that almost all modern browsers have is privacy mode, which typically blocks your browser from retaining any local information about [...]
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