Question: I’ve heard a lot of people talk about the Trojan horse virus. What is it, and how can I protect myself against it? – B.L. Answer: A Trojan horse is not really a virus. I suppose you could call it a class of virus, but it behaves differently. A virus is a piece of […]
Question: I want to register a shareware program online, using a secure website. Is it really secure to send credit card information? How does one know it is secure? –S.H. Answer: The secret to Internet shopping security lies at the bottom of an Internet browser. There’s a little icon there that indicates the security status […]
Question: You recently wrote about how to remove the URLs from the pull-down menu in Netscape Navigator 4.0. I tried this five times. The history files keep reappearing after they are deleted. They appear to be gone from the file, but they show up again next time Netscape is loaded. I have both Netscape 3.0 […]
Question: Can you advise on Netscape? How do I delete the contents of the pull-down URL menus? The one that shows sites previously visited. — J.R.J. Answer: Removing the URLs in Navigator 4.0’s Location pull-down menu is not as simple as finding a button and pushing it. But it’s no more difficult than editing a […]
Question: Can you advise on Netscape? How do I delete the contents of the pull-down URL menus? The one that shows sites previously visited. — J.R.J. Answer: Removing the URLs in Navigator 4.0’s Location pull-down menu is not as simple as finding a button and pushing it. On the other hand, it’s no more difficult […]