101 - Excellent Tips

What are cookies ?
When you open the browser and when you start browsing your internet, the web server place some text files on your computer as cookies. The main purpose of these cookies is to save your preferences as you browse, for future references. If you would like to enable or disable your computer web browser cookies you can do that by following some simple steps but some sites don’t work properly if you disable your browser cookies. Anyhow i will show you how to enable or disable cookies.

If you are using Mozilla Firefox and later version than follow these simple steps to enable or disable cookies from your browser:

• First open firefox, click on Tools button then Options

• In the Options window click on Privacy Tab and then click on the check button where on the side it has written’Accept cookies from sies‘.

• You can also select below upto how much time the cookies you want to keep in your browser, for that in the Keep until box select on of the following options they expire, i close firefox or ask me every time and than click OK.

• Now restart the browser to execute the changes. To disable the cookies follow the same process as i said above and uncheck the button where on the side it has written ‘Accept cookies from site‘ and than click OK and restart the browser to execute the changes

If you are using Internet Explorer 6.x or later version than follow these below steps to enable or disable cookies from your browser:

• First open the internet explorer, click on the Tools button then Internet Options

• In the Internet Options Window click on the Privacy Tab and then click on the Advanced Button.

• Now to enable the cookies, select the Accept option and for disable check the option Override automatic cookies handling then click on block and restart the browser to execute the changes

Online Shopping has become a part of our lives. And with the increase in the online stores, the frauds that are happening inline have also increased. As a consumer, you need to be alert when you provide important details like credit card numbers or social security numbers or any other sensitive information.

• Make sure the website is the same which you intended to provide this information. There are a lot of phishing sites, which try to grab your vital details by making you believe that the site is the original. Phishing sites are sites which resemble the original sites and have some similar domain name.
• Whenever you are providing any sensitive information like credit card details, check the page URL. The URL of the page where you provide information should begin with https:// and not http://. https:// means the information exchanged between your computer and the merchant’s server is encrypted.
• You should also look for a closed padlock symbol on the bar at the bottom of your browser screen. Double-clicking on the padlock brings up details about the site’s security certificate. Check to be sure that the “Issued to” name matches the name of the site you intended to visit. By performing this check, you may be able to detect a “spoofed” (fake) site, since the names will differ.
• If your browser indicates that the SSL is expired, it means, the information that will is exchanged between your computer and the server is no longer encrypted. Take this warning seriously and avoid providing sensitive information

You can learn more about safe shopping at http://www.bbbonline.org/consumer/

 Web hosting, the place where your website resides. And it is important that you choose the best web hosting plan that will help you keep your web pages always online, secure and serve them fast to your visitors.

The web hosting industry is so saturated that there are 1000’s of web host who are one man show. The competition is so intense that every day you will see exciting offers that will lure you to host with them. That is why it becomes important to choose the right web host for your online application.

Below are the tips that will help you choose a perfect web host for your website:
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Below are the browser shortcuts & tips that can make your surfing experience easier and faster!

• If you find a web site that you will want to visit again, make a bookmark.In Mozilla Firefox click on the Bookmarks tab and then click on the create bookmark option. You can visit this web site again click on Bookmarks tab and then click on the name of the site on the dropdown menu.In Internet Explorer click on the word Favorites tab and then click on Add to Favorites option. You can visit this web site again click on Favorites tab and then click on the name of the site on the dropdown menu.
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