Internet Options setup and housekeeping

General Internet Options set up

***Remember things may be different in different Browsers and operating systems***

Once you are in your browser (Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, Google Chrome):
Go to Tools, Options  - [General]

{Alt} T then O (remember to keep the {Alt} tab down) then select General

GENERAL tab
When Firefox Starts show my home page – type in startup page e.g. Google
http://www.google.co.za will startup your Google homepage automatically
Downloads – where you want your Download to download to
MANAGE tab – not necessary to change unless you are a developer, surfer

CONTENT tab –
Block pop-up
Load Images automatically
Enable Javascript

APPLICATIONS –
n/a

PRIVACY
Remember history
Clear recent history – clear cache – the same as above
Location bar – suggest history and bookmarks (keeps history of sites visited and liked)… till you delete it.

SECURITY
tick all the first ones, none of the Password ones.

ADVANCED
Under the General tab
Browsing - Check spelling when I/you type is a good one to have ‘on’

Do backups regularly to secure your data

Now is the time to back up if you haven’t already. Do a backup at the very least once a month. If you are doing a lot of creative work, weekly is better. If you are going to lose valuable work and time, daily is the best option. Make it an automatic process, when it is most convenient for you. If you wish to know what the Backup best practices are or When is the best time to do a backup check it out by clicking on the underlined bits which will take you to the backup page

Related Links
Remove Temporary Internet Files

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What to do about downloads setup

How to clear some space on your Personal Computer, PC

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Have you done your backups?