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Internet Explorer Tips & Tricks

Wether you like or dislike Microsoft, if it's not done already, it's time for you to get a real browser. You're missing too much with the other ones! Click on the above icon to download Internet Explorer 6. INTERNET EXPLORER is loaded with tons of hidden features and secret functions designed to make your browsing experience faster, safer, and more fun --if only you could find them. We've collected 50 hot tips and cool tricks Set up your own homepage : Every time you boot up IE, the browser takes you straight to whatever home page you set. But it takes time to load any Web page --time you might not want to waste.There's also a security/policy issue: To prevent a web site from knowing what site you were previously at or what site you go to next, some proxies like WebWasher or an add-on software like IDcide and IE / NS Clean can defeat tracking, and turn off referrer . You can't turn off " referrer " within IE. The only other way you can get around it is to use a " blank homepage " or even better, your own one. So, eliminate a home page altogether and start up on with your own, stored on your computer. Another advantage is that the Hard Drive-based homepage loads in a snap! Here's how : In any html editor, compose your page like any html page and add your favorites links like news websites and email boxes. Save it on your Hard Drive and change your browser's settings to point this page as homepage. To do that click on the your browser's button "Tools", then "Internet Options". In the' Homepage' section just enter the address of the new homepage you just saved : file:///C:/Homepage_folder/MyOwnHomepage.html Then click on the "Apply" button, then click "OK", and it's done! Each time you will start Internet Explorer, your own homepage will be displayed.
Click here to see a homemade sample page
Increase your cache : If you often revisit one site several times per surfing session, this tip will save you lots of time. When you visit Web pages, your browser stores HTML code and graphics from those sites in a folder called a cache. The cache helps you get files fast when you hit the Back button because they're coming from your hard disk, not over your Net connection. For best surfing speeds, we recommend you allocate at least 10MB of your drive to the browser. From the Tools menu, select Internet Options and choose the General tab. In the Temporary Internet Files section, click Settings. Under "Amount of disk space to use," drag the slider to the right; you should choose about 5 percent of your hard disk. Add Buttons to the Links Toolbar : Links toolbar is a quick and easy way to access your favorite Web pages without entering the Favorites menu. First, turn on your Links toolbar (if you haven't already) by right-clicking any toolbar and selecting Links from the pop-up menu. To add a new button to the toolbar, drag any URL link from the address field to the toolbar and drop it. You get now an instant link to any site! Use IE As Your FTP Client : In addition to viewing standard HTTP Web pages, IE also operates as an FTP client --an app that lets you download files directly from another online computer. Type the URL of an FTP site into the address bar (be sure to type ftp:// instead of http:// before the URL) and click Go or press Enter. If you need to enter a username and a password, select Login As from the File menu and enter your name and password. Once you're connected to the site, you can drag and drop files from your hard drive to the site to upload them, or download files from the site to your hard drive. Tool : Internet Tweak 2002 is a special utility designed to personalize Internet secret settings in Windows Me/98/95/2000/XP, such as: optimize connection performance, access a lot of Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, and Netscape Communicator secret settings. In addition you will get hundreds of tips that will boost your browser and e-mail applications performance and productivity. Some of the settings include adjust NDI cache, RcvWindow, Time to Live, MaxMTU, Boost modem transfer speed, Black Hole Detect, change IE & OE's animation logo and title bar, customize location of IE's shell folder and hundreds more!

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