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Blurry images: why do images on some web pages start out blurry and then clear up?
Sometimes blurry images are simply an artifact of how images are encoded and downloaded. If blurry images clear up after a second or two, that's almost certain. (Continue reading...)
Can I get rid of the "This page contains both secure and nonsecure items" warning?
"Secure and nonsecure" items is most often the result of bad web page
design. As a user it's difficult to avoid without lowering your guard. (Continue reading...)
Can I remove a link from Google using robots.txt?
While robots.txt won't remove links from Google, it is a powerful tool for webmasters to use to control what Google sees. (Continue reading...)
Can I track what links people are clicking on, even if they go off my site?
It's often very desirable to see what links people are clicking on. Redirection services can often provide that information. (Continue reading...)
Googlejacking? What's "Googlejacking"?
Googlejacking is a valid technique that programmers may use on their web pages, but unfortunately there are more devious ways of using it as well. (Continue reading...)
How do I clear my search history in Firefox?
Sometimes you just want to clear the things you've searched for from automatically appearing in the browser. These steps clear that information in Firefox. (Continue reading...)
How do I copy an entire web page?
Copying a web page to archive or read later is not terribly difficult, but getting everything to copy as you see it can be a challenge. (Continue reading...)
How do I direct my web traffic to a single domain?
How do I get the old msn.com homepage back?
It appears that the look and feel of msn.com is changing. To many that have msn.com as their home page, this change may or may not be welcome. (Continue reading...)
How do I remove myself from the search engines?
The web has a very long memory. Removal is nearly impossible. Avoid posting sensitive information in any way that can be seen publicly. (Continue reading...)
How should I set up my Linux Web Server?
I've fired my sysadmin, is changing passwords enough?
Is it ".html" or ".htm", and when do I need a trailing '/' when typing a URL into my browser?
Designers and implementers make a lot of choices when setting up a web site. Names and domains and even the need for slashes are among them. (Continue reading...)
Is leaving a website open on my computer dangerous?
It's not uncommon to leave a website open on your computer for long periods of time. That's not typically a problem, but you should still take care. (Continue reading...)
My webmaster left, what do I do?
Parental Monitoring Software: My child figured out how to turn it off - what can I do?
Parental Monitoring Software is a way to keep an eye on what your child is doing on-line. Until they learn to disable Parental Monitoring Software, that is. (Continue reading...)
What can a website I visit tell about me?
Websites can collect a fair amount of information about you. In this first step we look at what every website sees no mater what it does. (Continue reading...)
What is Silverlight, and do I need it?
Silverlight is Microsoft's new collection of software to support rich web-based applications. You may not need it yet, but eventually you might. (Continue reading...)
What's a safe web site?
We're often enticed or directed to websites we've never been to before. We'll look at a couple of tools to help identify safe web sites. (Continue reading...)
Why do my ".cfm" files work in some browsers and not others?
Why does a web page show for a second, and then suddenly change to "Not Found"?
'Not Found' errors can occasionally result on web pages that are otherwise OK if some advertising referenced by the page is 'Not Found' (Continue reading...)