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marions ghost

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Thu Aug 29, 2013, 07:06 PM

Aug 2013

Private Browsing - Browse the web without saving information about the sites you visit

As you browse the web, Firefox remembers lots of information for you: sites you've visited, files you've downloaded, and more. There may be times, however, when you don't want other users on your computer to see this information, such as when shopping for a birthday present.

Private Browsing allows you to browse the Internet without saving any information about which sites and pages you’ve visited. This article explains what information is not saved when in Private Browsing and gives you step-by-step instructions for using it.

Warning: Private Browsing doesn't make you anonymous on the Internet. Your Internet service provider, employer, or the sites themselves can still track what pages you visit. Private Browsing also doesn't protect you from keyloggers or spyware that may be installed on your computer.

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Upgrade to Firefox 22.0 is horrible [View all] randr Jul 2013 OP

Yes. PoliticAverse Jul 2013 #1

I'm not having that experience with Firefox 22.0. ohheckyeah Jul 2013 #2

I've run it about a week with no issues BlueStreak Jul 2013 #3

+1 Go Vols Jul 2013 #5

I've been using Opera for at least 10 years... TreasonousBastard Jul 2013 #4

Can I easily migrate my bookmarks from Firefox to Opera? love_katz Sep 2013 #12

They say you can... TreasonousBastard Sep 2013 #13

I've given up on Firefox and have downloaded Opera. love_katz Sep 2013 #15

Since you exported your FireFox bookmarks as an HTML page... Make7 Sep 2013 #16

How do I open the FireFox bookmarks as an HTML page in Opera? love_katz Sep 2013 #17

I still have Opera 12.16 (Presto) so if you have the newer WebKit version this may be different. Make7 Sep 2013 #18

Thank you for the link to the bookmarks-manager extension. love_katz Sep 2013 #22

I just installed Opera 16 and the Bookmarks Manager extension. Make7 Sep 2013 #20

Bookmarks manager extension? love_katz Sep 2013 #21

Sorry, I've never had to do that... TreasonousBastard Sep 2013 #19

I'm on 22.0 and it works fine on Vista and Win7. You can get older versions, but I wouldn't advise. StanGr Aug 2013 #6

I was having a lot of trouble with it. Richard D Aug 2013 #7

How did you reset it? love_katz Sep 2013 #11

It's not difficult Richard D Sep 2013 #14

Thanx to all for advice randr Aug 2013 #8

This makes me LOL... marions ghost Aug 2013 #9

I recently had problems also, including unwanted task bars in both IE and Firefox elifino Sep 2013 #10