Browsing History Did you know that Amazon saves your browsing history? Have you noticed when you are shopping on Amazon they keep suggesting other items you might like to buy? This is partly to do with them saving your browsing history and trying to get you to order more stuff. Example: I’m looking at pens […]
Opera, Avast, Avira The Opera VPN drama never seems to end. If it was a paid program, I would have dumped it a long time ago, but just recently my system developed another problem– my antivirus program kept giving me an error every time I turned on or restarted my computer. Sometimes, I would have […]
Kindle Fire For the last month or so I have been messing around with my sons’ Kindle Fires (I have three monsters in my house plus my little girl who is an angel). What I have realized is there are many processes that you need to know. One of these processes is how to clear […]
What is FTP? You hear these terms thrown around by Geeks as if everyone within earshot knows, but what is FTP? FTP simply stands for File Transfer Protocol, which is a standard, like the HTTP you use to load web pages, that uses the client server model to transfer files between computers. FTP functionality is […]
Desktop Notifications I recently got a message from Youtube asking if I wanted to enable Desktop Notifications. I honestly did not know what this meant so I allowed it to see what would happen. I soon found out, as a little pop-up message appeared in the bottom left-hand corner of my browser telling me that […]
Opera Interface Opera has a habit of changing its browser interface, sometimes for the good and sometimes not, in my opinion. That’s why I stuck with version 28 for so long. This information is current as of: 1:11 PM, August 12, 2017 with Version 47.0.2631.39 Update stream – Stable System – Windows 7 64-bit I’ve […]
Fixing Chrome I was trying to help someone work out their Facebook issues but was unsuccessful. They where using Chrome on an XP system with 500 MB RAM. They could get into Facebook, but couldn’t play the games. They already ran an antivirus scan. I suggested using CCleaner to clean out temporary files; this has […]
Passwords Stored In Browsers It’s easy enough to forget your passwords. Sometimes passwords are saved, hidden on your computer, like on-line site passwords hidden in your browser. Here is how to dig them out or clear them. Editor’s Note: Using your browser to save passwords is considered a high security risk and is not recommended. […]
Forgotten Passwords I’ve known people who have automatic login enabled on their Facebook accounts and then the data gets erased and they can’t remember their passwords. The problem is, we are too busy looking at the asterisks in the password field and it’s easy to forget. They write them down, but still lose track. The […]
Opera VPN A couple weeks ago, I wrote an article about the Opera VPN not connecting. I posted a temporary fix, just turn it on and off, but after a recent update, it no longer works and the VPN still has problems connecting. That is, until I found another way to make it work again. […]
Customizing Things If you have been following my writing for the last couple of years you would have noticed that I love adding my style to things. You know… customizing Account Pages, Profile Images, banners or even the background picture of websites. Like I always say, if you can add your own personality to something, […]
Opera VPN If you are using Opera, you may or may not be aware that Opera now has a Free VPN built in. VPN or Virtual Private Network is like using a proxy server to hide your browsing habits, but unlike simple proxy servers, VPNs encrypt your data for that extra layer of security and […]