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Question from Carol: Rick, I’m really in a bind and I’m hoping you can help me.
My son was messing around in the settings in Firefox and he deleted my browser history, including the cookies that kept me logged into my most important accounts.
As you can probably guess, now I can’t log in to my bank account or pretty much anything else because I’ve forgotten the passwords.
Do you know if there’s a way to “unclear” the browser history in Firefox?
Do you use Chrome, Firefox or Edge for your web browser?
If so, you probably know that you can either click the “Star” icon on the right side of the address bar or press Ctrl+D to bookmark the web page you’re currently viewing.
Those are the methods most people use to bookmark a page, but there’s an even better way because it only requires a quick click and drag. Here’s how to do it: [Read more…]
Question from Camilla: I’ve always owned Windows computers but my daughter talked me into trying a MacBook after my years-old Toshiba laptop died a few weeks ago.
I tried using Safari for several days but I just can’t get used it it.
I finally broke down and installed Firefox because I’ve used it for years and I’m just more comfortable with it.
Anyway, the links I click always open in Safari but I want them to open in Firefox instead.
How do I make Firefox the default web browser on my new MacBook?
There are tons of ways to customize and tweak most current web browsers to make them behave more to our liking.
And in addition to the changes we make on our own, many downloads and browser add-ons take it upon themselves to make changes to our browsers’ settings without us even knowing about it.
These changes add up over time, and eventually your favorite browser might become extremely slow and unstable due to all the changes.
Throw a browser hijacker or virus into the mix and it can even become unusable. If that happens, what should you do? [Read more…]
Question from Jennifer: I have a question about pop-ups asking if I want to save the password when I log in to a website.
I never say Yes and want to disable those pop-ups. How do I disable them?