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Applying these changes to the source code for your ircII client and
recompiling gives you a new ircII command: /NEWUSER. This new command
can be used as follows:
/NEWUSER <new_username> [new_IRCNAME]
<new_username> is a new username to use and is required
[new_IRCNAME] is a new IRCNAME string to use and is optional
This will disconnect you
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Clearing previous Google searches is a straight forward process that can take about one minute to accomplish. It should be noted that unless you're using the Google toolbar, erasing only the history of Google is impossible. However, since people typically only use one search engine predominately, erasing the search history will only affect Google.
Erasing Search History in Internet Explorer
To erase the history, look for the tools tab. Depending on what version of IE being used, one can determ
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Most web browsers store web pages and images that we browse on the Internet. The web browsers cache (meaning, temporarily store) these files for a short time in your computer.
If we revisit a pre-visited web page while these files are still in the cache, the web browser retrieves the files from the disk cache instead of getting these files from the web site. This can significantly speed up web browsing, but it may not render the updated web page in some cases.
The web browser cache can cau
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Anonymous proxies appear on the Internet constantly, often only to disappear rapidly when their owners discover the bandwidth cost.
To help users find a current anonymous proxy server, dedicated individuals maintain anonymous proxy lists.
Anonymous Proxy Server Lists
We maintain our own anonymous proxy list that users can access by clicking the Proxy Sites button on the top menu.
In addition, these other websites also maintain frequently updated lists of anonymous proxy servers on the In
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When you erase a file on your computer, the actual data in the file is not overwritten. The space utilized by that file is simply marked as "free" for use by other data.
Once other data is written in that space, the original data becomes unrecoverable -- by most people.
Those little bits of magnetic media that store 0's and 1's are a bit more complex, however. With sensitive and sophisticated equipment, it is theoretically possible to recover data even after it has been written over.
Th
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Computers have provided modern society with many different luxuries that were never available before. Users are able to download new files in a matter of minutes, access the Internet, and store many different files on their computers. With this ability to store information, however, comes the responsibility of guarding it. As computers are widely accessible to anyone who sits down in front of one, the primary user of that computer may need to protect certain information that he/she does not want
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Over the last decade, millions of people have kept more and more personal information on their computers. From credit card numbers to sensitive emails and word documents, a vast amount of personal files are on almost any home computer. While keeping personal and sensitive information on a home computer is relatively safe, if you plan on throwing out your computer, selling it, or even selling just the hard drive, you may be allowing others easy access to all your personal files. Here are some tip
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Virtually every computer in the world has some form of adult pornography stored somewhere on its hard drive. This can be due to personal use, viruses, or the fact that pornography seems to be included with every downloaded file, opened webpage, and email attachment. Pornography can also be a concern when many people have access to the same computer, as can be seen with public computers or home computers that are not password protected. However, traces of pornography can be embarrassing and harmf
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For many different reasons, people want to delete their search engine history. To delete history using either Internet Explorer or FireFox requires going into the options and erasing them manually. However, if you have the Google Toolbar installed on your site, you are able to erase your search history with just two clicks. Regardless, the process of erasing history takes about thirty seconds.
Erasing History on Internet Explorer and FireFox
To erase history on Internet Explorer and FireFox is
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Hiding an IP online is necessary for a variety of reasons. Various websites, video games, and miscellaneous connections to the Internet share information about the network's location and host. The simplest way to prevent sharing this information, while still being able to connect to the Internet is by hiding the individual's and his/her Internet enabled device's IP address. To do this, the user has to use a proxy server to hide the original IP.
The Benefits of Hiding an IP
Hiding an IP u
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