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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

"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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(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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]