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A Question A Week: Choosing Between Internet Explorer and Firefox

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This is ongoing series where I ask a question a week to my readers. To see the post where this all started, check this out. A while back, I did a quick series focused on Firefox, the Internet browser. I talked about Firefox because it’s a more secure browser, and using it will help keep your computer clean, thus making your life as a stay-at-home worker easier and less stressful. There are companies who hire workers from home who have started requiring their employees to use Firefox instead of IE, because it keeps the computer clean and better protected from … Continue reading →

Top 10 Things You Must do if You’re Going to Work at Home: Part Two

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This started out as one blog, but got to be way too long. For part one, click here. Back up your computer every week ~ Need I say more? Buy Office from Microsoft or download Open Office ~ Although I love Open Office, I will the first one to admit that it can’t do everything that Word can, and some companies require you to use Word, not OO. If you are short on cash, download OO, and then buy the the Office Suite when you have the money. It may take a while to save up–that baby is expensive!!! Download … Continue reading →

What are Add-Ons in Firefox and Why Should I Care?

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In this blog, I talked about five reasons to love Firefox. Number two was “Customization” and I thought since this was such a fantastic feature of Firefox, I should write a blog dedicated to just this benefit. Add-ons are made possible because of open-source code (if that means squat to you, then I suggest you read this blog for more info.) A programmer can see how Firefox was built (the code used) and then write their own code, their own add-on, that can be downloaded and added onto Firefox, making Firefox adaptable to every person instead of being stagnant–the same … Continue reading →

Why is Firefox More Secure Than Internet Explorer?

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In my last blog, I talked about five reasons to love Firefox. Number one was “Security” but I didn’t explain why Firefox was more secure than Internet Explorer. The answer will surprise you. To understand how this all works, first you have to understand open source code vs closed code. (When I say code, I mean the programming code used to build the program.) There are two schools of thought in the computer world: a) You can build a program and hide the code used to build that program, thus forcing hackers to run all sorts of incredibly difficult equations … Continue reading →

What’s So Great About Firefox Anyway?

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Why do I love Firefox? Let me count the ways… Okay, so maybe this isn’t worthy of a Shakespearean sonnet, but if I could write haiku, I’m sure it would be worthy of one of those. Firefox is an excellent browser that surpasses Internet Explorer in many aspects. Here is my top five list of reason why I love Firefox: 1) Security. Firefox was built to be more secure than Internet Explorer from the ground floor up. Add that to the fact that when a hacker decides he wants to write a worm or trojan horse for a browser to … Continue reading →