Internet related tips

Internet related tips

Below is a listing of various tips that can be used while on the Internet. Some of the below tips may list a date next to them for the month and year that they were featured in our monthly tip section.
Backup your Internet favorites
Find out who's linking to your blog or web page
Google 10 tips
Create short Internet addresses
Move back quickly
Tabbed browsing
Google tips
Internet and Spyware
Internet Users and Google.
Sending a web page to a friend
Stopping Internet pop-up ads and windows
Google toolbar shortcuts
Internet and the Google toolbar
Create a shortcut key for Internet Web pages


Internet Explorer Tips
Mozilla Firefox Tips
Internet questions and answers
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Backup your Internet favorites
Backup your Internet browsers favorites / bookmarks before you lose them. Internet favorites are one of the most commonly things users forget to backup before it's too late. See document CH00524 for the steps on how to backup your Internet favorites.
Find out who's linking to your blog or web page
See who's linking to your blog or web page by searching for link: followed by your URL. For example, when searching for link:http://www.computerhope.com/ in Google the results will display pages linking to the Computer Hope page. For those of you linking to Computer Hope, thanks!
Google 10 tips
Below is a list of our top ten Google tricks many users don't know about.
Definitions - Pull up the definition of the word by typing define followed by the word you want the definition for. For example, typing: define bravura would display the definition of that word.
Local search - Visit Google Local enter the area you want to search and the keyword of the place you want to find. For example, typing: restaurant at the above link would display local restaurants.
Phone number lookup - Enter a full phone number with area code to display the name and address associated with that phone number.
Find weather - Type weather followed by a zip code or city and state to display current weather conditions and forecasts for upcoming days.
Track airline flight - Enter the airline and flight number to display the status of an airline flight and it's arrival time. For example, type: delta 123 to display this flight information if available.
Track packages - Enter a UPS, FedEx or USPS tracking number to get a direct link to track your packages.
Pages linked to you - See what other web pages are linking to your website or blog by typing link: followed by your URL. For example, typing link:http://www.computerhope.com displays all pages linking to Computer Hope.
Find PDF results only - Add filetype: to your search to display results that only match a certain file type. For example, if you wanted to display PDF results only type: "dell xps" filetype:pdf -- this is a great way to find online manuals.
Calculator - Use the Google Search engine as a calculator by typing a math problem in the search. For example, typing: 100 + 200 would display results as 300.
Stocks - Quickly get to a stock quote price, chart, and related links by typing the stock symbol in Google. For example, typing: msft will display the stock information for Microsoft.
Create short Internet addresses
Create easy to read and type Internet addresses from long convoluted addresses often found on popular sites such as Amazon, eBay, MapQuest, etc. by using online services that shrink the address. For example, the URL: http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/c/cmos.htm would become: http://tinyurl.com/ynkjhp. Below are examples of sites that allow you to copy and paste any URL into them to make them smaller.
http://tinyurl.com/
http://snipurl.com/
http://tubeurl.com/
http://cuturl.com/



Google is one of the most powerful search engines on the Internet. Using the the Google toolbar allows users to quickly search the complete Internet or the page you are currently on. Get the Google toolbar at: http://toolbar.google.com/.
Create a shortcut key for Internet Web pages
Create a PC shortcut key to a favorite web page by creating a shortcut to the web page or URL. Users using Internet Explorer can quickly do this by right-clicking on an empty spot of a web page and click 'Create Shortcut'.
Once the shortcut has been created locate the shortcut and right-click or view the properties of that shortcut.
In the shortcut properties assign a new shortcut key and click OK. Now when the shortcut key is pressed the web page will be automatically loaded.