By surfing the web we have identified a nice web site called Delete History Free that provides a easy to use and FREE solution that can help you cleat the Internet usage history.

We are talking about a small desktop application that is able to perform basic history cleaning tasks. The problem that we have found is that the free version is not as powerful as we might think. There is a commercial version that is available for $19.95 on Clear All History which we consider to expensive (compared with other product – soon we will provide a comparison on the blog).

So from the category nice to have products we recommend Delete History Free – which is a free tool that is able to perform basic internet history deletion tasks.

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Firefox extension Stealther lets you browse the web without leaving a trace of your browsing session. What it does is temporarily disable the following:

- Browsing History (also in Address bar)
- Cookies
- Downloaded Files History
- Disk Cache
- Saved Form Information
- Sending of ReferrerHeader

None of the affected options gets cleared totally as opposed to some other extensions which enable you to wipe these privacy issues with a single click, but at the same time leaving you without the history of your frequently visited websites.

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I have recently found this freeware utility MozillaHistoryView v1.04 - Mozilla Browsers History Viewer from NirSoft. You can use it for seeing the content of the history.dat file for Firefox/Mozilla/Netscape. 

This application allows you to see the following information about the pages that you have visited: 

• URL – the link
• First visit date – when you have initially visited this link 
• Last visit date – the last time the link was accessed
• Visit counter – how many visits since the first visit date to last visit date
• Referrer – from where you have navigated to this link (for example from a google serach)
• Title – the title of the web page  

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Every website you visit your internet explorer bar will save this address for later use unless you delete the information. This is okay for many people that visit the same addresses every day and have no one else on their computer. However, for those that share the computer with others or have family members that desire to know where you have been while you want to keep this private, can be a major problem. Co-workers, bosses, and of course your spouse may be very interested in what you do online. Leaving this information in plain view may not be in your best interest.

You can easily clear your internet explorer history by using this method:
1. Click Tools on your Internet Explorer menu bar
2. Choose Internet Options
3. Now choose the General tab
4. You will see Browsing History – here you can choose to delete temporary files, cookies, saved passwords, and web form information. All you have to do is click Delete history.

When you do this method, you will be erasing everything even the URL cache. This can look very naughty indeed. Then you may be in more trouble especially if your boss or wife are now wondering why you are being so secretive.

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When you are surfing websites on your computers internet you are having a lot of data cached to your computer. This can cause you slow loading times and also slows your internet connection right down. To prevent this from happening to you, you should delete your cached folder often. This will help keep your internet speed running at its maximum potential.

I have created a small list which will help you deleting your cache data in IE7, here it is.

1. Go to top menu on IE7 and click Tools.
2. Then click on Internet Options.
3. Then press the Delete button.
4. The next window that opens let you decide what data you want to delete.
5. Once deletion process is complete you can close your browser and you’re done.

Deleting your cached data is really simple and I don’t understand why more people don’t already do this but for some reason they don’t. If you have noticed that your computers internet connection has been running slowly lately then it could possibly be because you have too much data saved in the cached files of your computer. You can easily check to see if this is the problem you are encountering by following the five simple steps above.

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There are many reasons why you would wish to change the history settings for your Internet Explorer browser. Some of these include watching what your children surfing, and also allows you to access all your previously viewed websites. Now to change the settings in the history for Internet Explorer it will only take you and your Internet Explorer.

If you are wondering how to access your history using the keyboard it can easily be done by pressing on the “control” button and the “H” button. You must be in an open Internet Explorer for this to work.

There are five simple steps you can take to change your history settings for Internet Explorer they are as followed.

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Deleting your web bookmarks is just as easy as putting them into your favourites, and it won’t take much work to delete the old unnecessary links. Over time it’s always a smart idea to do a quick check through your bookmarks to get rid of any unwanted ones and also to delete the links that don’t work now. Sites open and close all the time and it’s smart to get rid of those links that will just take up space and make things more unorganized. I have come up with a simple guide on how to delete your web bookmarks, it’s only a four step guide and shouldn’t pose a problem for any computer user.

1. Open the favourites menu up on your web browser
2. Right click on the file you wish to delete and click delete
3. Click yes when it asks if you want to send the file to recycling bin
4. Go to your recycling bin and empty it out

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Alright, so you decided that two a.m. was a good time to go on a virtual panty raid.  Well, turns out that your computer needs to go into Best Buy for some repairs to the USB ports!  OY COMO VA!  Well, here are some simple steps that will help you get rid of those nasty sites that you might or might not of visited.  This method will work for any Internet Explorer 7.0 and newer. 

Click on the gold star in the upper left hand side of your browser.  Then click the History button.  Clicking on the History button will give you the list of all the sites visited on your computer over time, but we should only be interested in what you visited today.  Right click on the file listed as “Today” and click delete.

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Clearing Adult Sites from your browser, we all have had to.  Let’s face it, we aren’t perfect and we don’t always visit the most G rated sites.  Just in case your wife/mother/mother in law/girlfriend knows how to work a computer, you might want to take these steps to clear those not safe for work sites out of your browser. 

First off, delete your browsing history.  This shows every single page you visited during your Internet session. 

Second, delete your temporary Internet files.  This will ensure files that were downloaded, or “cached” on your hard drive will not be available for view.  For users of IE 7, you can do the above actions by clicking on Internet Options and going to the General tab.
Firefox is a bit different.  You should delete everything.  You can do that by clicking on Tools and clear private data.  Check every field you can.  This will make sure the erasure of data is the highest strength available.

There is one more option for those ambitious enough.  You can go into the computers registry files, and delete any urls you typed.  WARNING, FOLLOW THESE STEPS OR YOU MAY DISABLE YOUR COMPUTER!  Click on Start and then open the run dialog.  Enter REGEDIT press enter and click ok.  Click the Plus sign next to the following folders,

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER
• Software
• Microsoft
• Internet Explorer
• Typed URLs

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There is more then one way to delete cookies, it’s important you know the different methods involved or else you won’t have fully deleted them.

You can first go to the text cookie folder and delete them all in there. When you delete these files from the cookie folder you don’t completely get them off of your computer to do this you will need to find the index.dat file, which can be found sometimes in the cookie folder itself. You can’t delete this though you will need to buy a software program capable of shredding the content in the index.dat file.

You can check our list of recommned tools. These specialized programs can be found on the internet, and they are very useful for deleting content on your computer that makes your privacy unsecured.

There is a way in your internet browser to turn off cookie support, but most websites nowadays need cookies to run properly. Once you delete your cookies you’re auto log-ins will be gone and you will have to type in you’re username and passwords again. You may also seem suspicious to other people on the internet because you’re cookie file is always empty, some sites won’t even allow you to access their websites.

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