Does IE 8 Equal Safer Surfing?

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Microsoft is promising that the upcoming IE (Internet Explorer) 8 will be the safest and most secure version of its Web browser yet. Of course, everyone has heard this song before. Still, with the addition of two significant new security features, it's hard to argue that the new release won't ...

Set Internet Explorer and Firefox to maximize your security

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Modern browsers are much better than their predecessors at keeping your Web activity private and your data safe. Still, you may not have your browser configured to provide optimum security. Take a few minutes to give Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 2 a safety check. Batten down IE7's hatches The version of ...

Block Downloading of Files in Internet Explorer

Friday, March 14th, 2008

For security reasons one might want to disable or block downloading through Internet Explorer. There could be several other reasons for this including building a secure Internet kiosk, protecting your PC from malicious files, etc. So far as I know, this should work with IE 6 or 7. I tested it ...

FTP Bug Leaves IE Users Vulnerable

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

A flaw in the way Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser processes FTP commands could let attackers steal or erase data from a victim's FTP site. The bug, which affects users of IE 6 and the unsupported IE 5 browser, gives an attacker a way of hijacking the victim's FTP sessions. But a ...

A List of the Keyboard Shortcuts That Are Available in Windows XP

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Microsoft The information in this article applies to: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional This article was previously published under Q301583   SUMMARY This article describes the keyboard shortcuts that are available in Windows XP.