Computer Privacy

[Joshua]

Hey this being my first post I guess I'll say hello to everyone as well. I was wondering if there is a way to stop the websites I have visited from popping up in the address bar everytime a letter is typed in. One of these days my roomate is going to notice what Ive been up to and I'm not looking forward to it. Any help on covering my tracks would be appreciated.

thank you

 

[Goober Mcfly]

Welcome.

For Internet Explorer:

Tools -> Options -> Advanced ->

under the browsing portion, turn "Use inline AutoComplete for Web addresses" off

 

[TravellingGuy]

Cleaning

Well first you should tell us what browser you are using, I'll assume IE.

You can delete your temporary internet files and clear your history(this one will remove your address bar history) under tools/internet options.

That should be a start, although you can get some cleaners that do a much better job for you.

 

[Joshua]

If she hasnt noticed the obvious sites that come up everytime she types an A or and E or whatever in the address bar I think erasing that and my history will be fine. it is IE, and thanks for the help

 

[Fred Zed]

If she hasnt noticed the obvious sites that come up everytime she types an A or and E or whatever in the address bar I think erasing that and my history will be fine.

Also, see this thread:

https://terb.cc/vbulletin/printthread.php?s=&threadid=13546&perpage=23

You may want consider downloading some version
of "internet washer". Do a search on Google.

 

[Goober Mcfly]

If you want to be really sneaky...

Download and install Opera* (free) here.
Hide the shortcut to start it.
Use Opera for all your clandestine surfing needs.

*contains pop-up stopping ability, as well. Cool!

 

[Joshua]

cleaning

are you sure this is all there is to it? it doesnt appear to have worked. in my address bar if you type A then all sites visited starting with A show up etc.

 

[Goober Mcfly]

Joshua:

Welcome.

For Internet Explorer:

Tools -> Options -> Advanced ->

under the browsing portion, turn "Use inline AutoComplete for Web addresses" off

This will fix that.

 

[drlove]

Check out www.download.com

I'm sure you'll find what you're looking for.

 

[Peeping Tom]

Related tips: rename sites like terb in your favorites to something like "International Journal of Irreproducibility" or "Ten tweaks to improve the cut on your cyclosizer" to help hide the more obvious bad stuffs.

Or, with w2k, create extra accounts for use in going to teh bad pages - the naughtiness stays in that profile.