Internet Explorer 7 Overall Outlook by Jeff Wyrick
Internet Explorer 7's new features: RSS Reader - Stay up to date on the most important sites you visit with the new RSS Reader. Keep in touch with new forum post or breaking news right within Internet Explorer. Anti-Phishing Filter - Have you been a victim of Identity Theft? ... With this new security innovation Internet Explorer now runs with low system rights protecting stuff like things executing like Internet Explorer 6 has been known to do. ... Improved Security - With Internet Explorer 7 ActiveX Controls are disabled by default that were not used in Internet Explorer 6.

Is Firefox For Everyone? by Bob Rankin
Oh my... I can see the rotten tomatoes flying my way already. But I have a confession to make. I've tried Firefox on numerous occasions but I'm sticking with Internet Explorer, at least for now... "I Use Internet Explorer, And I Feel Fine!" Why? There are a bunch of reasons. ... Firefox keeps telling me to install Internet Explorer, the Windows Media Player and other stuff I already have, just to make some silly plugin work. ... (And ummm, isn't the whole idea of using Firefox to GET AWAY from Explorer?) And then there's the "Firefox uses 100% of the CPU" problem, which remains unsolved.

What Are RSS Feeds? by Rob Wynne Jones
The Basics If you are new to the terms RSS or news feeds then you are in the right place, read on and find out a little more about them and how they may offer you or your business a new way of communicating. RSS Feeds or news feeds are growing quickly and have become a major part of the... We will use Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer 7 as examples because they are very simple to use. ... There are many to choose from, some Internet browsers such as Firefox (our favourite at Blueprint IT) have a built in RSS reader but there are many stand alone pieces of software which are also free...

There's A Better Browser Than Internet Explorer ... And It's Also Free! by Douglas Hanna
If you're a typical user of Microsoft's Internet Explorer(E), you've probably had problems with viruses, spam, computer attacks and goodness knows what else. The fact is, IE is a a very good browser in many respects but the bad guys just love to hack at it and bombard you with nasty bugs. ... You can try it and, if you don't like it, just go back to Internet Explorer. ... In addition, Firefox has drag-and-drop tabbing, an improved pop-up blocker, improved live bookmarks, a great download manager, and a new automatic update system that alerts you whenever security and functionality updates...

Microsoft Has Decided to Drop Support for Windows 98 by Mickey Lieberman
Are you aware of the fact that on or about July 11, 2006, Microsoft will be dropping support on Windows 98? If you are still using Windows 98 or Windows 98 SE, make sure you have all the updates that you want or think you need. Speaking from personal experience, on March 31, 2006, something got... Now after all of this, once Internet Explorer 6 is installed, you can go back to the Windows Update and it will work just fine. ... When trying to get Windows Update to download Internet Explorer 6, the process would not work and after uttering some choice words, it required calling Microsoft and...

Dreamweaver vs FrontPage by Oleg Lazarenko
There are two major WYSIWYG(What You See Is What You Get) editors available for beginners. These are: Microsoft FrontPage and Macromedia Dreamweaver. So the question is which one is better? This article is not intended to humiliate Dreamweaver or FrontPage editors. ... Another good news for FrontPage users: about 93% of all internet clients use MS Explorer 5 and higher. ... The good news is FrontPage html pages look exactly as they appear in MS Explorer and the bad news is that they look perfect ONLY in MS Explorer.

The Opera Alternative by Jakob Jelling
Security flaws have long plagued Internet Explorer (IE), the market-dominating web browser from Microsoft. IE won the early browser wars, not only because it was free and bundled with Windows, but because it had some features and capabilities that its only real competitor, Netscape, didn't have. ... Among several browser alternatives for Windows users, the Opera browser stands out in functionality and integration, and is gaining a wider following as a safer surfing alternative to Internet Explorer.

RSS: It Isn't Just For Geeks And FOGS Anymore by Cathy Perkins
FOGS? Friends of Geeks! Let's fact it - most people don't know what RSS is or how to use it. Microsoft is hoping to change all that with the built in RSS capability in Internet Explorer 7. Technology companies are jumping on the bandwagon stating that this is the beginning of a huge paradigm shift. ... " Paradigm is a word too often used by those who would like to have a new idea but cannot think of one." - Mervyn Allister King, then-Deputy Governor, Bank of England RSS is NOT new. ... Let's talk about Internet Explorer 7 and its built in RSS capability.

What are Viruses and Spyware? by Carlos Cabezas
A question I am often asked is “What is the difference between viruses and spyware?” so I thought I would give a brief primer here as well as some tips to get rid of them. Viruses Viruses install themselves on your computer and then try to propagate, that is, spread to other computers. ... (Both of these require Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher). ... Any of the following are good indicators that spyware is residing on your machine: * You open up Internet Explorer and your home page has been changed to a different home page.

The Web Browser is Essential to Your Computer's Security by Richard Rogers
For most people, the web browser is central to what you do on your computer. Companies are increasingly putting more and more services on the web and are encouraging their customers online. Securing your web browser is a vital part of surfing the web safely and keeping your computer free of... You will still need Internet Explorer for some sites, however due to the increased popularity of the Firefox browser most sites now work with both Internet Explorer and Firefox as standard. ... Given the well documented issues with Internet Explorer it is worth considering an alternative browser like...