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Which Browser should I Use?  How Do I clean up my internet surfing history?  This video will answer both of these important questions.   

I agree with the author in this video.  He says that it is best NOT to use Internet Explorer, although it is already installed it is the slowest of all browsers.  He recommends Firefox, Google Chrome and Opera.  I personally have not used Opera, I have tested Google Chrome, and found it pretty good.  I use Firefox almost exclusively.  This is mainly due to the extensive variety of Plugins that are available. 

I would recommend that you try them all and see what you like.  They are all web browsers, but they do have subtle feature differences.  The bottom line is that to have the Fastest computer Do NOT use Internet Explorer. 

The second half of this video talks about cleaning up your Internet Browsing.  Cleaning up your browser history is a good practice from a speed perspective as well as a security one.  The author of the video talks about Internet Cleaner.  It it a good program, although it is Not free.  This program consolidates the cleaning of your internet browsers across all the browser platforms.  If you are not willing to pay for such a program of course all of the browsers have internal utilities to clean up.  A little searching around the internet and you can discover how to perform this task manually. 

So here is the video, only one more left to go in the series!

Speeding it up: Internet Browsers and Internet Cleaners

The type of Internet Browser you use can make a huge difference in how fast your computer can respond to the Internet.  We’ll explore how using other types of browsers will allow you to have a faster surfing experience, and yet a more secure one.  Did you know that everytime you visit the internet, your computer saves all those pictures and data to your computer?  Eventually your computer becomes this huge wasteland of files you don’t need.  Learn how to remove those unwanted files.

 Here are the Six Video Topics with links to the ones we have covered thus far:

1. Introduction
2. Spyware, Malware, Trojan Horses
3. Antivirus and Firewalls
4. Speeding it up:  How to speed Vista up
5. Speeding it up: Internet Browsers and Internet Cleaners
6. Speeding up:  Start Up Programs, Defragging, Buy More RAM

Enjoy the Video!

-Loren

Spyware, Malware, and Trojan Horses - three things that should strike fear into the PC user.  Learn what these are, and how to NOT get them.  TheTeachingBox is happy to present the next installment of this great educational video.

The first installment was popular, and here is Video #2 in the Tune Up Your PC Video Tutorial Series.

As with the Introduction Video, this again is a basic introduction into the concept of these three evils that can infect your computer.  I believe the author does a very good job of describing this threat, what it does, and how to deal with it.  

He talks about Keeping Spyware out of your computer and mentions my personal favorite program (Spybot Search and Destroy).  I have had great success with this program, and best of all it is FREE!.  He also mentions Spy Sweeper as a good tool.  To be truthful,  I was not impressed with Spy Sweeper when it first came out a few years ago, but I have read good things about it of late, so I would recommend it if you want to head down the Pay route for Spyware protection.

So without further delay, here is the Link to the Video:

Spyware, Malware, Trojan Horses

Have you experienced un-necessary popups that come out of nowhere when you are simply surfing the web?  Or has your Internet surfing experience slowed down to a crawl?  It’s possible it is your connection, but if it used to be fast and now it’s slow…the problem is likely to be spyware, malware, or some sort of trojan horse.  Now, while you don’t need to know those technical terms, these types of security attacks, generally run behind the scenes on your computer, w/o appearing to you.  Their job is to spy on your, your important data, and what you type, and send it back to the hacker.  So while you can speed up your computer by removing them, you will also protect your personal data.

In order to keep you interested, and coming back.

Here are the Six Video Topics:

1. Introduction
2. Spyware, Malware, Trojan Horses
3. Antivirus and Firewalls
4. Speeding it up:  How to speed Vista up
5. Speeding it up: Internet Browsers and Internet Cleaners
6. Speeding up:  Start Up Programs, Defragging, Buy More RAM

Sit Back and Enjoy!

-Loren

TheTeachingBox.com is proud to present the Tune Up Your PC Video Tutorial Series.  Part 1 - Introduction

In the ongoing battle to help you keep your computer running at peak efficiency I will be rolling out a series of videos.  This  is a series of 6 tutorials.  They come from a series called PC Tune Up. 

I consider the content of these videos basic computer knowledge that everyone should have.  I encourage you to follow along with this series.  I was very pleased with the quality of the videos, and the content. 

As with some of my earlier postings, these are flash videos, so they should play easily on your computer.  They stream well, and I have them open in a new window so you can focus on the content.

Because TheTeachingBox.com provides a focus on Teaching and Technology, these video tutorials are a perfect fit with this theme.  If you are interested in your own personal copy of the tutorial set it is available for a small fee at my store:  EbookPackageDeals.com

Here are the Six Video Topics:

1. Introduction
2. Spyware, Malware, Trojan Horses
3. Antivirus and Firewalls
4. Speeding it up:  How to speed Vista up
5. Speeding it up: Internet Browsers and Internet Cleaners
6. Speeding up:  Start Up Programs, Defragging, Buy More RAM

I will be starting out with the Introduction, not the most exciting of the videos, but in it you will get some useful background information. 

1) Introduction

You’ll get an introduction of your computer, how viruses and malware can affect it, and the basic understanding that is necessary before we move onto the rest of the video series. We’ll also talk about different types of security attacks so you know what to expect.  It’s better to know what to expect than not know at all.

Sit Back and Enjoy!

-Loren