Rabu, 17 September 2008

Your choices in working with cookies

From Microsoft Internet Explorer Help

Internet Explorer allows the use of cookies; however, you can change your privacy settings to specify that Internet Explorer prompt you before placing a cookie on your computer (this enables you to allow or block the cookie); or you can prevent Internet Explorer from accepting any cookies.

You can use the Internet Explorer privacy settings to specify how you want Internet Explorer to handle cookies from individual Web sites or all Web sites. You can also customize your privacy settings by importing a file containing custom privacy settings, or by specifying custom privacy settings for all Web sites or individual Web sites.

Privacy settings only apply to Web sites in the Internet zone.




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Unsatisfactory cookies

From Microsoft Internet Explorer Help

Unsatisfactory cookies are cookies that might allow access to personally identifiable information that could be used for a secondary purpose without your consent.


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Selasa, 16 September 2008

First-Party vs. Third-Party cookies

From Microsoft Internet Explorer Help

A first-party cookie either originates on or is sent to the Web site you are currently viewing. These cookies are commonly used to store information, such as your preferences when visiting that site.

A third-party cookie either originates on or is sent to a Web site different from the one you are currently viewing. Third-party Web sites usually provide some content on the Web site you are viewing. For example, many sites use advertising from third-party Web sites and those third-party Web sites may use cookies. A common use for this type of cookie is to track your Web page use for advertising or other marketing purposes. Third-party cookies can either be persistent or temporary.

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Senin, 15 September 2008

Temporary cookies

From Microsoft Internet Explorer Help

A temporary or session cookie is stored only for your current browsing session, and is deleted from your computer when you close Internet Explorer.


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Minggu, 14 September 2008

Persistent cookies

From Microsoft Internet Explorer HelpA persistent cookie is one stored as a file on your computer, and it remains there when you close Internet Explorer. The cookie can be read by the Web site that created it when you visit that site again.


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Sabtu, 13 September 2008

How cookies are used

From Microsoft Internet Explorer Help

A cookie is a file created by an Internet site to store information on your computer, such as your preferences when visiting that site. For example, if you inquire about a flight schedule at an airline's Web site, the site might create a cookie that contains your itinerary. Or it might only contain a record of the pages you looked at within the site you visited, to help the site customize the view for you the next time you visit.

Cookies can also store personally identifiable information. Personally identifiable information is information that can be used to identify or contact you, such as your name, e-mail address, home or work address, or telephone number. However, a Web site only has access to the personally identifiable information that you provide. For example, a Web site cannot determine your e-mail name unless you provide it. Also, a Web site cannot gain access to other information on your computer.

Once a cookie is saved on your computer, only the Web site that created the cookie can read it.


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Jumat, 12 September 2008

Securely sharing personal information

From Microsoft Internet Explorer Help

Securely sharing personal information

Profile Assistant can save you from having to enter the same information, such as your address or e-mail name, every time you visit a new Web site that requests such information. It does this by storing the information on your computer. None of this information can be viewed on your computer, or shared with others, without your permission.




When a Web site requests information from Profile Assistant, the request will tell you:

The Internet address of the site requesting the information.
What information the site is requesting from Profile Assistant, so you can choose to exclude information.
How this information will be used.
Whether this site has a secure connection (Secure Sockets Layer or SSL). If it does, you can verify the site's certificate.
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Kamis, 11 September 2008

Using certificates for privacy and security

From Microsoft Internet Explorer Help

Using certificates for privacy and security
You can use certificates to protect your personally identifiable information on the Internet, and to protect your computer from unsafe software. A certificate is a statement verifying the identity of a person or the security of a Web site.

Internet Explorer uses two different types of certificates:

A "personal certificate" is a verification that you are who you say you are. This information is used when you send personal information over the Internet to a Web site that requires a certificate verifying your identity. You can control the use of your own identity by having a private key that only you know on your own computer. When used with e-mail programs, security certificates with private keys are also known as "digital IDs."
A "Web site certificate" states that a specific Web site is secure and genuine. It ensures that no other Web site can assume the identity of the original secure site. When you are sending personal information over the Internet, it is a good idea to check the certificate of the Web site you are using to ensure that it will protect your personally identifiable information. When you are downloading software from a Web site, you can use certificates to verify that the software is coming from a known, reliable source.
How do security certificates work?
A security certificate, whether it is a personal certificate or a Web site certificate, associates an identity with a "public key." Only the owner of the certificate knows the corresponding "private key." The "private key" allows the owner to make a "digital signature" or decrypt information encrypted with the corresponding "public key." When you send your certificate to other people, you are actually giving them your public key, so they can send you encrypted information that only you can decrypt and read with your private key.

The digital signature component of a security certificate is your electronic identity card. The digital signature tells the recipient that the information actually came from you and has not been forged or tampered with.

Before you can start sending encrypted or digitally signed information, you must obtain a certificate and set up Internet Explorer to use it. When you visit a secure Web site (one whose address starts with "https"), the site automatically sends you its certificate.

Where do you get your own security certificates?
Security certificates are issued by independent certification authorities. There are different classes of security certificates, each one providing a different level of credibility. You can obtain your personal security certificate from certification authorities.
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Selasa, 09 September 2008

Using secure Internet sites for transactions

From Microsoft Internet Explorer Help

Many Internet sites are set up to prevent unauthorized people from seeing the information that is sent to or from those sites. These are called "secure" sites. Because Internet Explorer supports the security protocols used by secure sites, you can send information to a secure site with safety and confidence. (A protocol is a set of rules and standards that enable computers to exchange information.)

When you visit a secure Web site, it automatically sends you its certificate, and Internet Explorer displays a lock icon on the status bar. (A certificate is a statement verifying the identity of a person or the security of a Web site. For more information, click Related Topics below.)

If you are about to send information (such as your credit card number) to an insecure site, Internet Explorer can warn you that the site is not secure. If the site claims to be secure but its security credentials are suspect, Internet Explorer can warn you that the site might have been tampered with or might be misrepresenting itself.


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Senin, 08 September 2008

Understanding security and privacy features

From Microsoft Internet Explorer Help

Internet Explorer provides a number of features that help to protect your privacy and make your computer and your personally identifiable information more secure.

Privacy features allow you to protect your personally identifiable information by helping you to understand how Web sites you view may be using this information and by allowing you to specify privacy settings that determine whether or not you want to allow Web sites to save cookies on your computer.


Privacy features in Internet Explorer include:

Privacy settings that specify how your computer deals with cookies. Cookies are files created by a Web site that store information on your computer, such as your preferences when visiting that site. Cookies may also store personally identifiable information, such as your name or e-mail address.
Privacy alerts that let you know when you try to gain access to a site that doesn't meet the criteria in your privacy settings.
The ability to view a Web site's P3P privacy policy.
Security features help to prevent people from gaining access to information that you have not given them permission to access, such as credit card information you enter when shopping on the Internet. Security features can also protect your computer from unsafe software.

Security features in Internet Explorer include:

Certificates, which verify the identity of a person or the security of a Web site.
128-bit secure connection for using secure Web sites.
Microsoft Authenticode technology, which verifies the identity of programs you download.
For more information on the security and privacy features in Internet Explorer, click
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Minggu, 07 September 2008

Saving pictures or text from a Web page

From Microsoft Internet Explorer Help

As you view pages on the Web, you’ll find information that you'd like to save for future reference or share with other people. You can save the entire Web page or any part of it: text, graphics, or links. You can print Web pages for people who don’t have access to the Web or a computer.

To do this Try this
Save a page or picture without opening it. Right-click the link for the item you want to save, and then click Save Target As.
Copy information from a Web page into a document. Select the information you want to copy, and then on the Edit menu, click Copy.
Create a desktop shortcut to the current page. Right-click in the page, and then click Create Shortcut.
Use a Web page image as desktop wallpaper (or background). Right-click the image on the Web page, and then click Set as Wallpaper (or Set as Background).
Send a Web page in e-mail. On the File menu, point to Send, and then click Page by E-mail or Link by E-mail. Complete the mail message window, and then send the message. Note that you must have an e-mail account and an e-mail program set up on your computer.

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Sabtu, 06 September 2008

To save a Web page on your computer

From Microsoft Internet Explorer Help

To save a Web page on your computer

On the File menu, click Save As.
Double-click the folder you want to save the page in.
In the File name box, type a name for the page.
In the Save as type box, select a file type.
Do one of the following:


To save all of the files needed to display this page, including graphics, frames, and style sheets, click Web Page, complete. This option saves each file in its original format.
To save all of the information needed to display this page in a single MIME-encoded file, click Web Archive. This option saves a snapshot of the current Web page. This option is available only if you have installed Outlook Express 5 or later.
To save just the current HTML page, click Web Page, HTML only. This option saves the information on the Web page, but it does not save the graphics, sounds, or other files.
To save just the text from the current Web page, click Text Only. This option saves the information on the Web page in straight text format.
Notes

With Web Page, complete and Web Archive, you can view all of the Web page offline, without adding the page to your Favorites list and marking it for offline viewing.
When you choose Web Page, complete, only the current page is saved. If you want to view Web pages and the pages they link to while offline, click Related Topics below.

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Jumat, 05 September 2008

To print a Web page

From Microsoft Internet Explorer Help

On the File menu, click Print.
Set the printing options you want.

Notes

To print a frame or item on a Web page, right-click the frame or item, and then click Print.
You can preview how a Web page will look and see how many printed pages it will be by clicking the File menu and then clicking Print Preview.
For Help on an item, click at the top of the dialog box, and then click the item.
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Kamis, 04 September 2008

Browsing the web Offline 2

From Microsoft Internet Explorer Help

To view Web pages without being connected to the Internet

After you mark your favorite pages for viewing offline, you can view them offline by following these steps:

Before you disconnect from the Internet, on the Tools menu, click Synchronize.
When you're ready to work offline, on the File menu, click Work Offline.
In your Favorites list, click the item you want to view.
Note

When you choose to work offline, Internet Explorer will always start in Offline mode until you click Work Offline again to clear the check mark.
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Rabu, 03 September 2008

Browsing the web Offline 1

From Microsoft Internet Explorer Help

Making pages available for offline viewing
When you make a Web page available offline, you can read its content when your computer is not connected to the Internet. For example, you can view Web pages on your laptop computer when you don't have a network or Internet connection. Or you can read Web pages at home without tying up a phone line.

You can specify how much content you want available, such as just a page, or a page and all its links, and choose how you want to update that content on your computer.

If you just want to view a Web page offline, and you don't need to update the content, you can save the page on your computer. There are several ways you can save the Web page, from just saving the text to saving all of the images and text needed to display that page as it appears on the Web.
To make the current Web page available offline

On the Favorites menu, click Add to Favorites.
Select the Make available offline check box.
To specify a schedule for updating that page, and how much content to download, click Customize.
Follow the instructions on your screen.
Note

Before you go offline, make sure you have the latest version of your pages by clicking the Tools menu and then clicking Synchronize.
To make an existing favorite item available offline

On the Favorites menu, click Organize Favorites.
Click the page you want to make available offline.
Select the Make available offline check box.
To specify a schedule for updating that page, and how much content to download, click Properties.
Notes

Before you go offline, make sure you have the latest version of your pages by clicking the Tools menu and then clicking Synchronize.
You can also make Web pages available offline without adding them to your Favorites list, by saving the pages on your computer.
To save a Web page on your computer

On the File menu, click Save As.
Double-click the folder you want to save the page in.
In the File name box, type a name for the page.
In the Save as type box, select a file type.
Do one of the following:
To save all of the files needed to display this page, including graphics, frames, and style sheets, click Web Page, complete. This option saves each file in its original format.
To save all of the information needed to display this page in a single MIME-encoded file, click Web Archive. This option saves a snapshot of the current Web page. This option is available only if you have installed Outlook Express 5 or later.
To save just the current HTML page, click Web Page, HTML only. This option saves the information on the Web page, but it does not save the graphics, sounds, or other files.
To save just the text from the current Web page, click Text Only. This option saves the information on the Web page in straight text format.
Notes

With Web Page, complete and Web Archive, you can view all of the Web page offline, without adding the page to your Favorites list and marking it for offline viewing.
When you choose Web Page, complete, only the current page is saved. If you want to view Web pages and the pages they link to while offline, click Related Topics below.

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Selasa, 02 September 2008

To enter Web information more easily

From Microsoft Internet Explorer Help

The AutoComplete feature saves previous entries you've made for Web addresses, forms, and passwords. Then, when you type information in one of these fields, AutoComplete suggests possible matches. These matches can include folder and program names you type into the Address bar, and search queries, stock quotes, or information for just about any other field you fill in on a Web page.

In the Address bar, a field on a Web page, or a box for a user name or password, start typing the information.
If you've typed a similar entry before, AutoComplete lists possible matches as you type.

If a suggestion in the list matches what you want to enter in that field, click the suggestion.
If no suggestion matches what you are typing, continue typing.

Notes

The information used for suggested matches is stored on your computer and is encrypted to protect your privacy.
Web sites cannot gain access to this information. They can receive only what you explicitly enter in forms.
When typing information in Web forms, and typing passwords, you can remove an item from the list of suggestions by clicking the item and then pressing the DELETE key. To learn how to delete entries from the Address bar list, click Related Topics below.

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Senin, 01 September 2008

Finding pages you've recently visited

From Microsoft Internet Explorer Help

Finding pages you've recently visited
There are several ways to find Web sites and pages you've viewed in the last few days, hours, or minutes.

To find a page you've seen in the last few days

On the toolbar, click the History button.
The History bar appears, containing links for Web sites and pages visited in previous days and weeks.

In the History bar, click a week or day, click a Web site folder to display individual pages, and then click the page icon to display the Web page.
To sort or search the History bar, click the arrow next to the View button at the top of the History bar.

To find a page that you just visited

To return to the last page you viewed, click the Back button on the toolbar.
To view one of the last nine pages you visited in this session, click the arrow to the side of the Back or Forward button, and then click the page you want from the list.
Notes

You can hide the History bar by clicking the History button again.
You can change the number of days that pages are saved in the History list. The more days you specify, the more disk space is used on your computer to save that information.

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Minggu, 31 Agustus 2008

Sharing bookmarks and favorites

From Microsoft Internet Help

Sharing bookmarks and favorites
Favorites, known as bookmarks in Netscape Navigator, are a convenient way to organize and link to Web pages that you visit frequently.

Internet Explorer automatically imports all your Netscape bookmarks. On the Favorites menu, click the Imported Bookmarks folder to view them.

If you use Internet Explorer on several computers, you can easily share favorite items among computers by importing them. Also, if you use both Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator, you can keep your favorites and bookmarks up-to-date with each other by importing them between programs.

To import bookmarks or favorites, on the File menu, click Import and Export.
To export favorites to bookmarks or favorites on the same or another computer, on the File menu, click Import and Export.
Notes

Exported favorites are saved as regular HTML files, so either Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator can import them. You can export a selected folder in your Favorites list, or all of your favorites.
The exported favorites file is fairly small, so if you want to share the favorite items with other people, you can copy it to a floppy disk or folder on a network, or attach it to an e-mail message.
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Sabtu, 30 Agustus 2008

To change your home page

From Microsoft Internet Explorer Help

To change your home page

Your home page is the page that appears every time you open Internet Explorer. Choose a page that you want to view frequently, or one that you can customize to get quick access to all the information you want, such as the msn.com home page.

Go to the page you want to appear when you start Internet Explorer.
On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
Click the General tab.
Under Home page, click Use Current.
Note

To restore your original home page, click Use Default.

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Jumat, 29 Agustus 2008

Listing your favorite pages for quick viewing

From Microsoft Internet Explorer Help

When you find Web sites or pages that you like, you can keep track of them, so it's easy to open them in the future.

Add a Web page to your list of favorite pages. Any time you want to open that page, just click the Favorites button on the toolbar, and then click the shortcut in the Favorites list.

To add a page to your list of favorite pages

Go to the page that you want to add to your Favorites list.
On the Favorites menu, click Add to Favorites.
Type a new name for the page if you want to.
Notes

To open one of your favorite pages, on the Favorites menu, click the page you want to open.
As your list of favorite pages grows, you can organize them by moving them into subfolders.

To add a page to the Links bar

The Links bar is located next to the Address bar in Internet Explorer, and is a convenient place to add links to a few Web pages that you use frequently. Just click the link to display the page.

You can add a page to the Links bar in a variety of ways:

Drag the icon for the page from your Address bar to your Links bar.
Drag a link from a Web page to your Links bar.
Drag a link to the Links folder in your Favorites list.
Notes

If the Links bar does not appear on the toolbar, on the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Links.
You also can organize your links by dragging them to a different location on the Links bar.
To change your home page

Your home page is the page that appears every time you open Internet Explorer. Choose a page that you want to view frequently, or one that you can customize to get quick access to all the information you want, such as the msn.com home page.

Go to the page you want to appear when you start Internet Explorer.
On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
Click the General tab.
Under Home page, click Use Current.
Note

To restore your original home page, click Use Default.


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Kamis, 28 Agustus 2008

Finding the information you want on the Internet

From Microsoft Internet Explorer Help

You can find information on the Web in a variety of ways:

Click the Search button on the toolbar to gain access to a number of search providers. Type a word or phrase in the Search box.
Type go, find, or ? followed by a word or phrase in the Address bar. Internet Explorer starts a search using its predetermined search provider.
After you go to a Web page, you can search for specific text on that page by clicking the Edit menu, and then clicking Find (on this page).
Note

If a Web address doesn't work, Internet Explorer asks if you want to search for similar Web addresses. You can change this setting so that Internet Explorer searches automatically without prompting. For more information, click Related Topics. Read More..