History Erasers and the Future

The Future Will Be About Control Unless We do Something About It

The online world is not totally out of control but it's getting there. This is what the major players of the internet say. From being a cradle of constant creativity and innovation, the internet has slowly become and will become a center of control. The protocols are getting tighter and monitoring and security have become trades of the day. It started with iphones, ipods and Xboxes that only the vendors could modify. Actually it started earlier than that with software and applications that have been monopolized and could only be modified by the vendors. Then the GPS systems followed, where law enforcers can eavesdrop on the user at all times. Then of course there's the internet with lots of icons, smileys and links peering at your whole online activity.

Why This Happened and What Can Be Done About It

The millions of users all over the world are partly to be blamed for this loss of individual security and privacy by subscribing to consumer exploitation. Therefore, if we are responsible for doing it then only we can undo it. We should have been informed or rather helped ourselves get informed. Security is good only if everyone or at least majority of the population gets security. However, when only 1% to 10% of the world's population are secure, then innovation and creativity are at risk due to controlling tendencies of the secured few. Innovation and creativity have always been species-saving and have proven themselves on numerous occasions.

To make sure that our intellectual property is protected and our privacy rights secured, we need to start getting anti-monitoring software. To start with the simplest practices, we can get history erasers or an anti-virus software. You may have never heard of software that will help keep your personal information private non the less there are plenty of products out there like winclear, Paretologic, Evidence Eliminator and many more. History Erasers can delete history from your computer better than doing it manually or using typical Windows-removal. There is constant guarantee of our traces of activity being inaccessible to others. What we do and what we make is our business and nobody else's.

Nexus One: Google's New Superphone

Many people see it as the new rival of the iPhone and Google will start selling it on an exclusive online store. The phone is named Nexus One. This is a hint to the direction where technological giants are headed, the mobile/wireless industry. Google did not design the phone. It was designed by HTC and Google only helps in merchandising it through their online store because they want to promote the operating system used by the phone which Google designed, Android. The Nexus one is a successor of G1 and Magic, which are also Android phones. Nexus One is essentially a $179 T-Mobile phone with a 2-year T-Mobile plan , while it is unlocked. Once unlocked for $529, you will get superfeatures like voice-enabled text boxes, so you can compose an email message through the phone by speaking to it rather than typing it using touchscreen. As expected, a superphone guarantees superspeed and that is what we would supposedly get from Nexus One, according to analysts. It has a 3.7 inch screen, diagonal, and runs the latest of Google's Android operating system. It is just 11.5 millimeters thick and weighs 130 grams. It has a 5-megapixel camera and an LED flash and can shoot both still images and video. Nexus One is equipped with Snapdragon, a chip designed by Qualcomm that can make the phone's superspeed possible through 1-Gigahertz of processor speed. The phone has collaborated with Cooliris, a company famous for its photo-showcase apps, making the phone supercool with its 3-D display capabilities. It is disappointing for some though, that Google does not subsidize the phone with its advertising services. Also, Google promises that the phone will be available for Verizon and Vodaphone later this year. Knowing Google however and their apparent dislike for consumer privacy, we still need to know how internet erasers, internet cleaners, history erasers, history cleaners software, tracks erasers,tracks cleaners and internet privacy software can be applied to Android, the phone's OS. We are interested if there is a Winclear equivalent in Android, aren't we?

How To Clear MSN Explorer History

Clearing MSN Explorer's search history depends on the browser you are using. The search history entries are part of the browser's autocomplete feature where the browser will semi-intelligently guess or provide best guesses for your search terms based on the first few letters you type, thus the term autocomplete. The thing is the autocomplete function doesn't just guess, it saves the information that you enter in your search bar. Here are ways to clear your MSN Explorer search history based on your browser.

Internet Explorer

If you are using Internet Explorer version 6.0 or higher:

1. Select the Tools menu in Internet Explorer.
2. Select Internet Options then select the Content tab.
3. Under AutoComplete, click on the Settings button.
4. Within Use AutoComplete For remove the check from the Forms checkbox to permanently stop the generation of search history.
5. Click OK.

From here you can click the Clear Forms box to delete your current history, or you can uncheck the Forms box to permanently stop the generation of search history.

Mozilla Firefox

If you are using Mozilla Firefox versions 2.x, please follow these steps:

1. Select the Tools menu.
2. Select Options.
3. Click the Privacy icon.
4. Select Saved Form Information, deselect the Save information I enter in web page forms and the Search Bar box.
5. Click OK.

If you are using Mozilla Firefox versions 3.x, please follow these steps:

1. Select the Tools menu.
2. Select Options.
3. Select Never Remember History from the Firefox will dropdown menu.
4. Click OK.

This will remove the stored searches as well as prevent the storage of new search terms.

Safari Browser

To disable the AutoFill feature on Safari:

1. Click Preferences from the Safari menu.
2. Deselect the AutoFill button.

Yahoo! Toolbar Search History

Instructions for clearing the search history within Yahoo! Toolbar will depend on which web browser as well as which version of the Yahoo! Toolbar you are using. To access the Yahoo! Toolbar settings, you will either click the pencil icon or the Settings tab in your Yahoo! Toolbar.

Internet Explorer

If you want to remove all the entries in your Yahoo! Toolbar search history, but you still want Yahoo! Toolbar to remember your searches in the future, follow these steps:

1. Click the Settings tab or Pencil icon to see the settings menu.
2. Select Clear Recent Searches.

If you want to save your recent searches while you're searching on the Web, but automatically clear the saved searches when you close your browser window:

1. Click the Settings tab or Pencil icon to see the settings menu.
2. Select Yahoo! Toolbar Options.
3. Select Auto-clear recent searches when exiting IE by putting a checkmark in the box next to it.
4. Click OK.

If you want to disable the feature in Yahoo! Toolbar entirely so that none of your searches are saved, do the following:

1. Click the Settings tab or Pencil icon to see the settings menu.
2. Select Toolbar Options.
3. Click Remember Recent Searches so that there is not a checkmark in the box next to it.
4. Click OK.

Mozilla Firefox

If you want to remove all the entries in your Yahoo! Toolbar search history, but you still want Yahoo! Toolbar to remember your searches in the future, follow these steps:

1. Click the Settings tab or Pencil icon to see the settings menu.
2. Select Clear Recent Searches.

If you want to save your recent searches while you're searching on the Web, but automatically clear the saved searches when you close your browser window:

1. Click the Settings tab or Pencil icon to see the settings menu.
2. Select Yahoo! Toolbar Options.
3. Select Auto-clear recent searches when exiting Firefox by putting a checkmark in the box next to it.
4. Click OK.

At this time, the Mozilla Firefox version of the Yahoo! Toolbar does not offer the option to disable the feature so that none of your searches are saved. There are great software available commercially though that will help you remove search history automatically. All you need to do is look for internet privacy software, internet cleaners, internet erasers, history cleaners, history erasers, tracks erasers and tracks cleaners like Winclear.

A Different Look of Internet Safety

One side of internet safety is the side for the family. Norton had released a software, OnlineFamiliy.Norton that enhances dialogues between children and parents instead of parents just setting up parental controls on the web so children can't go to potentially dangerous sites or other sites which are appropriate only for adults for that matter. OnlineFamily.Norton is another free service that helps parents monitor their children while online. According to a PTO blog posting, OnlineFamily.Norton does provide great tips and hints. If you go to the OnlineFamily.Norton website directly, you can watch a cheesy video of a young daughter with self-esteem issues, a son who is too much into football, a dad who is crazy about losing pounds and the mom who is stressed at how to keep the family together. If you go to OnlineFamily.Norton through the ad from schoolfamily.com, you will be automatically asked to sign-up for an account before knowing what Onlinefamily.norton is all about. Basically, the service wants parents to start a dialogue with the kids. The software then provides parents with reports, website monitoring controls, instant messaging information and security to personal information. From a personal perspective, the need for onlinefamily.norton is really not as dire as history erasers because, you can start a dialogue with your children without even getting the software and constant actual dialogue is even better than the cheesiness of onlinenorton.family. The whole idea is just so cheesy that even 7 year olds will be repelled by the mere thought of the software. If you want heavy duty monitoring, or even if you do manage to have great conversations with your family but still you don't trust your children enough on the internet, you can check user reviews for history cleaners, history erasers, internet cleaners, internet erasers, tracks cleaners, tracks erasers and internet privacy software that have been around for more than 15 years like Winclear, for example.

Skype versus Wireless Companies

When FCC announced in October of last year the new rules of net-neutrality, two parties became clearly matched against each other, wireless companies on one side and Skype on the other. Wireless companies were against the new rules because the new rules were unfortunately and probably intentionally against them. Those who were in favor of the new regulations like Skype defended the regulations because the new rules will prevent the ISPs and the wireless companies from monkeying around internet traffic. The new regulations would allow you to use any device, application and web service that you prefer and apply them to all your broadband connections. The regulations have also made sure that the broadband providers cannot make their bundled video and phone services go faster than their counterparts and make companies inform their users how they manage their network. The Wireless broadband companies see it differently though and according to them, it is through competition and not regulation that the internet traffic will be kept open and innovation to thrive. According to CEO Steve Largent in a press release, "Quite simply, we believe that these rules are inappropriate for wireless broadband networks and unnecessary to ensure that wireless consumers continue to enjoy the open internet. All elements of the wireless ecosystem are flourishing. As Americans continue to adopt mobile broadband at a rapid pace, our members are investing billions of dollars every year to deliver wireless internet across the country. This is a model that is working for consumers, and regulation is not needed.” Hollywood, public and private interest groups and giants like Google also had their say and while the details and final form of the regulations are still being worked out and taking shape, more and more people are joining the discussion. There is no doubt that when regulations set in, people should still have their security software, anti-virus, anti-spyware, internet erasers, internet cleaners, tracks erasers, tracks cleaners, history erasers, history cleaners, internet privacy software and computer history cleaners like Winclear, Mcafee and AVG to make sure, they will be cushioned from the changes.