Following Apple’s example, Microsoft felt obliged to beef up privacy in its own browser. The current version of Edge features highly effective built-in tools for combating web trackers; however, they’re not enabled by default. On the plus side, as before, Windows users don’t have to ins...
Starting with a new web browser can seem a little daunting at first. As a general rule, we humans do not like change. Millions of years of survival has taught us that if it’s not broken, don’t fix it. So we tend to stick with what we’re used to, even if it’s not ideal....
Faster crawling: When you submit your site to a search engine, it may add it to its priority queue and crawl it sooner Higher rankings for relevant keywords: Search engines may be able to make more informed ranking decisions when you share your site structure instead of leaving them to figur...
According to Google, some one-billion people use Google Safe Browsing, and tens of millions of people receive alerts every week about unsafe websites. They detect thousands of new malicious websites every day, and add them to the database. When you load a web page in your browser, the ...
There is a middle ground. You can disable cookies in any web browser — Chrome, Internet Explorer, Edge, Firefox, or Safari — and turn them on again when it suits your needs. In this article, we explain how to enable and disable cookies in all popular browsers, so that the task is ...
When you launch a Web browser, it automatically opens a new window with a default home page–usually Google.com or Bing.com–loaded and ready to go. You can set the home page to any website you prefer, however. Here’s how to change the home page in Microsoft Internet Explorer, ...
websites and downloads. Additionally, popular browser extensions like anti-virus software can also help detect and block potential threats before they have a chance to infect your system. However, it is still important for you to be aware of best practices when using your web browser, such as...
Start by navigating Chrome (or any Chromium-based browser) to any webpage you want to inspect. Right-click anywhere on the page and select Inspect from the context menu. Alternatively, use the above keyboard shortcut. DevTools appears docked at the bottom of your browser window on larger scre...
How to secure Safari web browser There are a number of ways you can ensure your security while using Safari. Here’s a brief overview. Safari has two preference panes that are useful to stay safe when browsing. ChoseSafari>Preferences, then clickSecurity. ...
In the Default apps menu, scroll down until you see your current default web browser, and click it. In this example, Microsoft Edge is the current default browser. ChooseGoogle Chromefrom the list of web browsers to make Google Chrome your default browser. ...