Some things Man was never meant to know.
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Some things Man was never meant to know.
For everything else, there's Google."
Internet Help: How to be safe on the Internet
Learn how to surf the web and keep your computer safe
If you're reading this web page then you've already figured out the basics of maneuvering your way around the Internet. But are you surfing in the safest most efficient way? If you aren't sure then read on:
Finding your way around the web:
Real geeks simply enter the address they want directly into their web-browser, or by clicking a previously saved bookmark or Favorite. But what do you do when you don't know an address or aren't even sure what you're looking for?
TIP: you can quickly bookmark a web page or add it to your Favorites by holding down the "control" (ctrl)button and pressing the "D" key at the same time. Try it!
Internet Search Sites Rule the Web!
Well, not really, but without internet search sites there would be no effective way to find anything! By far, the best, biggest, most effective search site is GOOGLE. Simply type in "http://www.google.com" (without the quotes) into your web browser, then type what you're looking for into the Google search box on the Google page, then press the 'search' button. Google will show the results of your search with the most relevant sites listed first - just click the links and you're surfing! Note that when you click on a link, you only need to click once. Click here for more help using Google.
Google isn't the only search site:
Sure, there are others such as http://yahoo.com or http://search.msn.com/ and you would have to try them all to choose which you like best, but it's generally agreed that Google is the best internet search page due to it's speed and lack of spam websites in it's results.
Now that you know how to get around the far-reaches of the internet, do you know the risks?
What are you driving while you surf?
A web-browser is the program that you use to navigate the web. Chances are the browser you are using right now is Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
Did you know there are other safer web-browsers you can use?
Did you know that most internet security experts agree that you should not use Microsoft's Internet Explorer?
Click here to read about the different browsers and why you should use them
Learn how to keep your internet surfing private
What is Microsoft Wallop?
Learn to reformat your PC.
Internet Surfing
Submitted by SuperTech on November 26, 2007 - 9:37am.
As a business owner I need to ensure that my employees are not spending their entire day surfing the internet as well as protecting the company from liability issues depending on what sites they may be visiting. I know you can check the "history" to determine what sites have been visited, but if the history and cookies are deleted where else can this information be located?
Re: Internet Surfing
If it's enabled, a router has all a log of all outbound and inbound connections.
Same with a firewall log, but you have to enable the log if you're using Windows Firewall.
You can probably have your Sys Admin or tech set up an email report from your router logs, if it's advanced enough.
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Re: Internet Surfing
Submitted by Banned Member- on November 26, 2007 - 10:25am.
index.dat files.
corporate firewall logs.
3rd party software.
Re: Internet Help: How to be safe on the Internet
I recommend TOR (The Onion Router called so because it has many layers like an onion.) and privoxy in combination with each other, which if you get a good TOR download like the one form the TOR website you will get them in the single install file, tor is 100 percent un-tracable due to the way it works, basically the Data packets get sent across what could be 100's of routers (there are thousands in the TOR network) and basically each router only knows the next router its going to send the data packet to so therefore the whole path the data takes will never be known, because even if a router gets comprimised it will only know the next router in the chain and it changes all the time so the path is never the same and is never known by anyone.
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Re: Internet Help: How to be safe on the Internet
I recommend TOR (The Onion Router called so because it has many layers like an onion.)
I read your recommend on the TOR. I had never heard of that ( onion router) and became very currious. I googled TOR and read about it and how it was developed by the Navy, very intresting reading. Where do you even get a TOR (it didn't say) or the program? How does it work with your internet provider or do you your have to change internet providers?
Has any one else used the TOR or have any additional info (websites)?
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Using TOR to be safe
Download TOR from here http://tor.eff.org/download.html.en you can also get further information at the same site http://tor.eff.org/ you keep your same ISP (internet service provider) Because basically your internet is just a gateway for TOR to work with, i currently use it with Firefox as there is a nifty little Firefox pluggin you can get for TOR, but hit up the TOR Site any further info needed
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Re: Internet Explorer 7
Submitted by hnk1 on February 2, 2007 - 2:48pm.
Please help using I.E.7. Often times when I use the back button, I get The Webpage Has Expired error message. The do not save encrypted pages to disk option is unselected in the tools options under security. Any other ideas on why this is happening?
Re: Internet Explorer 7
I use it on occasion as well, and I have also found if I double click it will work afterthat message
Re: Internet Explorer 7
Submitted by hnk1 on February 4, 2007 - 1:48pm.
The problem is that when you hit the back button a couple of time it takes you back a few pages not the last page. A good example is when you browse for people on myspace. Say you get to page 4 on the list, if you hit the back button you get the error message. You keep getting the error message each time you hit the back button until it takes you back to the original browse page or to page 1. It's really f'n annoying, there's gotta be a solution to this problem!
Re: Internet Explorer 7
I get the same thing - sometimes if I hit the back button a couple of times I get it - not sure why.
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Life is to short for drama and petty things,
So kiss slowly, laugh insanely
Love truly and forgive quickly!
Re: Internet Help: How to be safe on the Internet
I think there's at least one very important article(s) missed on this page: How to prevent spam problem or solve it if you've got the spam trouble already. Everyone knows spam is the side effect of wrong email usage and here are good articles telling how to use email effectively and avoid the unenviable fate of spam victim:
- Basic tips: 5 Steps to Make Your Email Secure
- Meduim level: Eliminating Spam from Your Inbox
- Pretend to be advanced email user: Hacking Email: 99 Email Security and Productivity Tips
Live TV Channels on the web
Submitted by btru2u15 on January 6, 2007 - 6:33am.
Hey i am in finland for like 4 more months and i am trying to figure out if there is a site that shows Live TV channels..i had Viidoo, but it doesnt work anymore...Does anyone know any other sites?...if i have to pay for it i will...i just need something....thanks
deleting published history
Submitted by simoners on December 16, 2006 - 8:21pm.
HI I have this big problem. I have a xanga and I published someone's name in it. I google the persons name, now my xanga shows up? does anybody know how to delete this so my xanga doesn't show everytime I type in a "this person's" name?
thanx
P.S. I tried deleting the name from my website yet it still shows up!
deleting published history in Google
It could take 2-3 months before Google updates it's cache of your page in their index.. 
Blocked sites at work: Kproxy
This is what I have been using: kproxy.com. Have you ever heard of that site? At work, I cannot download Firefox due to restrictions against downloading things from the computer. I have not tried but we all got a "threatening" email about downloading software on their computers. However, I have tried to read on what exactly web proxies do, yet, still have some confusion.
myspace blocked (or other sites) at work
kproxy is fine, if you dont mind all the popup advertisments all over your screen. there are lots of other webproxies that dont have all those popups. Just to a google search on "myspace proxy" and you'll find 1000 of them..
If it's against the rules where you work to download software, then DONT do it.. also, you should not try to run Firefox from a flashdrive because that would probably also count as 'installing software' and might get you into trouble. AND... remember too, that even if you use a proxy, the firewall logs where you work will show that you are using it - this would tip-off your I.T. guys that you are trying to do something against the rules..
where i work we arent allowed to download/install/or use unapproved software (like Firefox on a flashdrive) - we also cant access Myspace, Hotmail, or any other fun sites.. i guess they acutally expect us to WORK while we are there - but they are also worried about things like viruses from us installing our own software, or accessing our Hotmail.. my point is, that even I have to suck-it-up and not get to my email or Mypace until i get home.. Not because i can't get around the blocks (because i'm smarter than the IT dorks that work with me) - but because i dont want to get busted for breaking the rules.. because then i would look stupid.. and i hate looking stupid.. or getting fired..
Website blocked: Thankyou
I guess I need to wait until I get home before I start looking at halloween costumes on websites that sell lingerie...
Web proxies
What are safe web proxies to use that won't cause harm to your computer such as spyware and/or malware? I understand that there are some that must be downloaded but which ones are safe that you don't have to download and are free and anonymous?
SAFE web-proxies
Most web-based proxies are safe to use - i would stay away from the type that you have to download, because you never know what you're actually downloading.
We used to recommend night-proxy, but i think they went out of business.
Check this page: Get to myspace when it's blocked
it talkes about using web proxies or proxy services in combination with Firefox to 'surf securely'. The page focues on using the proxies for Myspace, but you could use them for any site..
Re: Internet Help: How to be safe on the Internet
I googled myself and found my first and last name posted and linked to porn sites.
Some are active links, some are dead links, it was all posted within the last 90 days.
How can I remove these links?
I have reported 3 of them to google/yahoo dead links page, but some of them keep redirecting to other sites.