Help Me Spread Awareness About Fake Virus Scanner Scams

Dec 08, 2009 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

In an effort to educate computer users about the potential dangers of fake virus scanner pop-ups and how to close the pop-ups without infecting their computers I put together a one page PDF that summarizes the threat and lists some steps to help mitigate its impact. The idea came from a similar campaign that was [...]

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The Difference Between a Browser and a Search Engine

Jul 10, 2009 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

It is amazing how much we presume others to know, specially when it comes to computer or internet related topics. I came across a post from Seth Godin’s blog on the Best new way to make an internal sale whose featured video completely reinforced my belief that blogs like Gil’s Method are needed to [...]

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How to View A Website’s Source Code

Nov 18, 2008 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

The ability to view a website’s source code is built-in most modern web browsers. The source code allows you to view how the website was coded, in other words put together, it also gives you a glimpse of certain data that would not be available to you by just browsing the website. You can [...]

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How to Automatically Clear Your Browsing History

Oct 14, 2008 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

If you are concerned with your the files left behind whenever you browse the internet at home or at the office, then this is your solution. The how-to below will demonstrate how you can setup Internet Explorer and Firefox to automatically delete all files related your browsing activities. If you have any questions or comments, [...]

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August 2006 IE Security Updates Now Available (918899)

Aug 08, 2006 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

"The IE cumulative August 2006 security update is now available via Windows Update. Alternatively, you can receive this and all other Microsoft updates via the new Microsoft Update and I encourage you to upgrade to Microsoft Update if you haven’t already.
This update addresses 12 security issues: 7 remote code execution [...]

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How to Delete Your Browser History

Jul 03, 2006 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

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(click on the individual tutorial titles below) If you share your computer without creating seperate accounts chances are all of your browser history is accesible to anyone who uses that computer. If you’d like to keep that data private you can create seperate accounts [...]

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Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3 Is Now Available

Jun 29, 2006 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

Microsoft just released Internet Explorer Beta 7. I’ve been using it (Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2) recently and find that it is faster loading than Firefox, however there are a lot of quirks that it lacks; the integrated search box, tabs that can be shifted from one side to other, and other little things that [...]

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Mozilla Firefox 1.5, I’m Liking It

Mar 23, 2006 View Comments by Gilberto J Perera

I switched from Internet Explorer over 6 months ago and I haven’t been happier. Firefox has many enhancements that IE6 cannot top. Tabbed browsing is by far my favorite as well as the ability to install extensions that further the usage of your browser. I use Performancing (a blogging editor extension) a lot and it [...]

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