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Please Just Switch to Firefox
Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 has been available for download for a couple of weeks. Please download it. If you are browsing the Internet with any version of Internet Explorer (The big blue “e”) you are putting...
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Private Time with Your Computer
“Private Browsing” was first induced on Apple’s Safari browser quite a few years ago. When activated by a user, private browsing prevents your web browser from retaining and cacheing information....
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Microrant
Meet the Geek Whisperer’s latest contributor, Jason, and enjoy his first post: * * * * * I don’t know how many of you out there have tried a Microsoft program in the past five years, but has anybody...
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Shattering the Apple Fortress Myth in Seconds
I have two Macs, but I despise the myth that Apple has created an impenetrable and completely secure system. The “it just works” crowd drives me up the wall because while I like Macs and they are...
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Microsoft’s Shady Firefox Extension
A few month ago, Microsoft released a .NET Framework update that silently added an extension to Mozilla Firefox (If the user had Firefox installed). In addition to installing the as advertised updates...
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Microsoft Ads Hit Rock Bottom
At this point, there is no reason to continue railing on Microsoft for it’s ads or buggy software. Quite frankly, I do not believe that they can do anything correctly, with the exception making good...
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Bureaucracies and Web Browsers
Large bureaucracies seem to have difficulty with the web browser. Bureaucracies frequently pick poor web browsers (I’m looking at you Internet Explorer), keep the bad browser well past its expiration...
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Happy Belated Birthday Firefox
I missed my favorite browser, Mozilla Firefox’s fifth birthday by one day. I hope it forgives me. Firefox isn’t perfect, but what is? I’ve been using it for probably 4.5 years because it’s open source,...
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Free Apps for Mac & Windows *Updated*
As you prepare to spend your hard-earned cash on Santafest 2010, here are some great, easy-to-use applications that won’t cost you a dime: Mac Seashore – Think of it as PhotoShop lite. It’s got all of...
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Defend Your Data for Free with “HTTPS Everywhere”
Firesheep is a freely available Firefox extension that lets users snoop on the Internet activity other people on the same wireless network. For example, if you are on wifi in a coffee shop and you...
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Increase Security on Facebook with HTTPS
What is HTTPS? HTTPS allows you more security over an insecure network, such as open wireless networks. It’s important to connect through HTTPS when using email, social networks, or making purchases...
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Choosing a Web Browser (April 2011)
Many of you have noticed that we’ve been flooded with new browsers over the last few months. Google released Chrome 10, Microsoft pushed Internet Explorer 9 & Mozilla finally took Firefox 4 out of...
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