Windows 7 Public Beta

I finally got a hold of the Windows 7 Public Beta.  I have installed it on a Virtual Machine and will be testing it out over the next couple of weeks. 

Picking Up The Breadcrumbs

When you surf the internet, your web browser may be storing personal or other information you do not want others to find.  Most web browsers give you the option to remove this data.  Here is what you need to look for.

Where to do this in your browser:

• Internet Explorer 7: Go to the Tools menu and select ‘Delete Browsing History’
• Firefox 3: Go tot he Tools menu and select ‘Clear Private Data’
• Chrome: Click on the Wrench icon  and select ‘Clear Browsing Data’

Selling your computer?

If you plan on selling your computer, you need to ensure that you wipe your hard drive if you ever had data on it that you do not want others to see.  The reason is, even if you delete data, it still remains in the file system, it is just removed from the index of the file table.  You can use Eraser that does a good job at wiping data several times which is recommended.  It also uses Darik’s Boot and Nuke (DBAN) to wipe the hard drive completely.

Anonymous Web Surfing

Torpark will help with this.

DaveAC’s Recommendations:

 http://flock.com : Social Web Browser

http://www.acesoft.net : Erases all tracks of your internet activity

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