Browsers - Ask Leo!

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Does a sandbox or virtual machine help protect your privacy?
Sandboxes and Virtual Machines can help isolate you from certain types of threats. We'll look at what they are and how they might, or might not, help. (Continue reading...)

How do I Java-enable my browser?
Several online chatrooms require you to have java enabled in your browser. Using the tutorial linked in this article will show you how to enable it. (Continue reading...)

What are browser cookies and how are they used?
Browser cookies are a way that web sites can leave information on your computer that they can use when you return to their site. Simple and powerful. (Continue reading...)

What's the difference between "Run" and "Save" when downloading?
You can Run a download or you can Save it, it's a difference many of us take for granted. We'll look at what it really means to Run or Save. (Continue reading...)

Why can't I set my internet home page to what I want?
If you can't change it, your browser home page could be protected by anti-spyware software or it could be spyware itself getting in the way. (Continue reading...)

Why do I need a default browser?
The default browser is the application Windows uses to handle web and .html pages. There are ways to specify that a different application be used. (Continue reading...)

Why don't more websites fit in an 800x600 screen resolution?
Websites often have problems displaying in smaller windows, and 800x600 is increasingly considered to be small. There are a couple of things to try. (Continue reading...)