| Internet ratings work much like motion picture ratings. They let you know what kind of content you can expect at a given Internet site. The ratings are assigned voluntarily by the publisher of each individual Internet site. Motion picture ratings give you an overall rating for a movie (G, PG, PG-13, R, or NC-17). By contrast, Internet ratings give specific information about several categories of potentially offensive material. Internet Explorer uses a ratings system that was created by a nonprofit organization called the Recreational Software Advisory Council (RSAC). RSAC assigns a rating of 0 to 4 for each of the following four categories: Violence, Nudity, Sex, and Language. With Internet Explorer, you can set a threshold value for each of the four categories. If any attempt is made to access a Web site that has a rating higher than the threshold value, Internet Explorer blocks the user from viewing the Web site. For more information about RSAC ratings, check out the ICRA (Internet Content Rating Association) Web site. At this Web site, you can also learn about another, more detailed rating system offered by ICRA, known as the ICRA labeling system.
Background Checks
An excellent place to start searching state public records is at SearchSystems.Net. They provide links to over 17,000 free publicly accessible databases. There are some paid searches at this site but they are clearly marked on the site. Many states have criminal records and court records online. There is a listing on the main home page. Some Web sites offer the ability to check numerous states with one stop. RapSheets charges $29.95 for a search. Other such sites include Case Breakers and eFindOutTheTruth Court records are often online. To search them, you would need former addresses. USSearch does these, as does eFindOutTheTruth. These include criminal and civil matters. Civil matters can include all types of suits, such as business disputes, divorces and property foreclosures. Many sites also can hunt marriage records. You can get military service information from the National Archives and Records Administration Information can also be found by using a private investigator. Members of the National Association of Legal Investigators must have a minimum 24 months of experience. You can sort investigators there by city or state.
Hoaxbusters
For some great hoax-debunking resources, visit CIAC (Computer Incident Advisory Capability) Hoaxbusters. This great collection of Internet hoax resources covers just about every e-mail hoax that ever crossed the Net. The CIAC is part of the U.S. Department of Energy. When debunking a hoax, reply to both the person who sent the message to you and everyone who received it from your friend. Give a quick explanation that the hoax is, in fact, false, and that they shouldn't bother forwarding it to anyone else. Use the Favorite Places tool to put clickable links into your e-mail message so that people can read the truth for themselves.
Internet Connection
To determine the speed of your Internet connection if having this communications problem, you need to visit numion.com. Internet Fraud Complaint Center
If you feel you've been a victim of an online scam, there is help on the Internet. The Internet Fraud Complaint Center is a joint venture between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center. You should go to this site to file an online complaint. You can also read tips there to protect you from becoming a victim.
IE Favorites
To remove Favorite links in Internet Explorer (IE), you should right-click
each one and then select delete. If that doesn't work for you, click
on Favorites, Organize Favorites, and then select the links to be removed
from your list. If you get an error message about the system file
being in use, reboot your computer before deleting the links, or you may
need to start in Safe mode. To have your IE Favorites shown on your
Desktop to preclude having to open IE and then Favorites to get to your
most favorite web site, create a window called the Channel Bar that contains
your IE Favorites. From the Start menu, select Run. In the
Open box, type "iexplore –channelband" (without the quotes). Look
at your desktop and you should see your Favorites. If you later want
to remove them, just click the Close box in the top right corner of the
Channel Bar.
Internet Explorer 6 Address Bar
If working with Microsoft IE 6 and need to check something on your
hard disk or even run a program located on your hard disk, you don't have
to leave the browser and open Windows Explorer. Just type the folder
you want to visit in the browser's Address Bar and press Enter. As
an example, to view or run a file in C:\MyFolder, type C:\MyFolder into
the Address Bar, and press Enter. IE 6 will take you to that folder.
To run a program, just double-click its icon.
IE6 Cookies
In IE6, you can decide how you want the browser to treat cookies.
To make your selections, choose Tools, Internet Options. When the
Internet Options dialog box opens, click the Privacy tab and Advanced.
When the dialog opens, select the check box labeled "Override automatic
cookie handling" and make your selections. Click OK to return to
Internet Settings and then click OK again to close the dialog box.
IE 6 Frames
When encountering a web page that uses multiple frames, you can move
to a frame by clicking in it. But you can move between frames with several
keystrokes by pressing Ctrl + Tab to move to the next frame and Ctrl +
Shift + Tab to move to the previous frame.
IE Selecting Text
To select a portion of text from a web page, you can use the mouse
to highlight the text. However, to select all the text in a web page, you
can press Ctrl + A. This tip also works in Netscape 6/7 and Opera
6.
IE 6 with the Scroll Mouse
Here are some scroll mouse functions that you can use in Microsoft
IE Explorer 6. To go back to the previous pages use Shift + Scroll
Wheel Down. To go forward, use Shift + Scroll Wheel Up. To
Decrease Font Size, use Ctrl + Scroll Wheel Up. To Increase Font Size,
use Ctrl + Scroll Wheel Down.
Internet Explorer & Netscape Favorites
For those computer users who use both Microsoft IE and Netscape 6/7,
you may find that the Netscape Bookmarks no longer match the IE 6 Favorites.
You can solve this problem by exporting your IE Favorites to Netscape by
running Microsoft IE and choosing File, Import and Export. When the
Import/Export wizard opens, click Next, select Export Favorites and click
Next again. You can now select a folder or the entire Favorites folder
and click Next. Since IE will most likely find the correct location
for your Netscape Bookmarks, all you have to do is click Next again. When
asked if you want to replace the Bookmark file, click Yes. Next, click
Finish and your Netscape Bookmarks will match your IE Favorites.
Internet Explorer SP1
If you installed Service Pack 1 for IE 6.0 and haven’t been able to
open file attachments in Outlook Express 6.0, there’s a solution to this
problem. To change the default so you can view attachments again,
click Tools, Options in Outlook Express and select the Security tab.
Under “Virus Protection,” click “Do not allow attachments to be saved or
opened that could potentially be a virus” to clear the option’s check box,
and then click OK.
Internet Explorer Shortcut
Using any IE 4.0 or higher you can create a shortcut to a Web page
and place it on your Windows Desktop by using IE to access the desired
Web page. Right-click anywhere on this page other than on a photo,
link, or table. Now select Create Shortcut from the menu that displays
on the screen. A dialog box appears with the message “A Shortcut
To The Current Page Will Be Placed On Your Desktop.” To proceed,
click OK and an IE icon with the Web page’s name appears on your
Desktop.
Internet Explorer 6 less Start Page
By default, Microsoft IE starts up by loading your selected Start page
on your computer. Most of us choose a popular start page which contains
graphics. To start Microsoft IE with no page at all, right-click
the shortcut you use to open IE, choose Properties, click in the Target
entry box, and then use the arrow keys to move to the end of the existing
line. To the end of the line add -nohome. Your new Target box should
resemble the following: "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"
–nohome and then click OK to close the dialog box. If a shortcut
isn’t used to open IE, you can create one by right-clicking the IE icon
and choosing Create Shortcut.
Online Medical Library
Everybody should have some sort of reference guide for medical questions. Thanks to WebMDHealth you can have a free entire medical library available online. This site helps you find information on treating insect bites, dehydration, etc. Online Office/Home Connection
GoToMyPC is the revolutionary software product that allows you to remotely access your work or home PC from any computer in the world. With it you can have instant access to your email, programs and network from anywhere. You can leave work early and finish your work from home. Travel anywhere in the world knowing that anything you need is at your fingertips from any computer with Internet access. Finally, here are several common sense tips for safe online shopping.
First, you should use a credit card rather than a money order or debit
card. It gives you one more level of recourse, such as the ability
to dispute the payment if the merchant or merchandise is not acceptable
to your expectations. Second, you should keep tabs on your order
and credit card bill. Most sites send you an e-mail notice after
placing an order and another upon shipment. Retain these confirmations
and be sure that you get everything you ordered. It’s also a good
idea to keep an eye on your credit card bill to be sure that you're charged
for only what you ordered. Your credit card data will travel
safely over the Internet if you submit it over a secure connection.
Your Web browser has ways of telling you that your connection is secure.
In your web browser’s address bar, a secure page address will begin with
“https” instead of “http.” When you establish a secure connection,
your browser displays a “closed lock” symbol in its status bar. By
default, your browser displays warning messages when you submit information
to a Web site. For example, when you submit a username and password
to a online merchant or click the checkout button, and your cookie submits
this information, your browser might warn you that the info is being sent
over an unsecured connection. When you checkout, another message
tells you the connection is secure. These warnings may annoy you
but they are safety checks to insure your Internet security.
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