Episode #173
How do I delete my history when I search or www. something? For example when I search on google and I press “S” anything that I have search for in the past will come up. Please help me remove this also when I know the address and press www.and then what I am looking for. My kids go on this computer too and I don’t want them to always know what I am seaching for Thank you……Love the show!!!!! J-Lynn
J-Lynn, Surrey, BC
Depends on the browser you are using. Firefox has a setting that will clear your entire surfing and search history each time you close the program or on demand. You’ll find those settings under the Privacy tab in the Firefox preferences. In IE7 select Options from the Tools menu, clic the General Tab then click on the “Delete…” button from the Browsing History area. You’ll also want to click “Delete forms…” This article tells how to clear search history from other tools, as well: http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives/2007/06/17/how-to-clear-your-google-...
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Air Date: April 10, 2008
TranscriptCaller Questions
- Krista, Whitby, ON
- Georges, Laval, QC
- J-Lynn, Surrey, BC
Yewell's Jewels
- Breakawaymac
Breakaway is a utility that will pause/resume iTunes for you whenever you unplung and/or plug in your headphones.
You can now walk away from your computer for a moment without missing a beat of your favorite song, or disturbing anyone with your speakers coming on.
Optionally, you can enable mute button functionality, which makes your mute button act as a pause for iTunes. Need to take a call? Hit mute on your keyboard and talk all you need. As soon as you unmute, iTunes will resume once more.
Sean's Shinies
- SCOTTeVEST Travel Vest
$100
SCOTTeVEST products have always been great choices for those who want a good way to manage their many gadgets, but one recurring complaint was that it wasn’t always clear what gadgets should go where. The new Travel Vest has 25 pockets and channels between the pockets so that you can manage your wires (headphones, chargers), but this time out they’ve placed little tags near the pockets with pictograms of the pocket’s suggest use. Not that you have to follow the tags, of course. As with other SCOTTeVEST products, this one uses magnets to keep the flaps closed, so you’ll want to keep magnetically-sensitive materials away from the flaps…and avoid using if you have a pacemaker. The new version comes in three different colors.
Shiny
- 25 pockets, plus channels for wires
- labels to identify pocket purpose
- choice of colour
- versions for both men and women
Dull
- may lose track of items in pockets
- magnetic fasteners not for everyoneTravel Vest
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