Category: Internet

Do you want to make your browsing life easier? There are some shortcuts that can do that. I find these shortcuts convenient and am happily using them. These shortcuts work in most browsers, especially Firefox. I don’t know whether these shortcuts work on MAC, but it certainly works on Windows. Here are the shortcuts.

Middle-clicking

I find this feature useful when you meet a page with many interesting links and want to open each in a tab. Middle-clicking the links will open them in a new tab. Then, I can read an article while the others load in other tabs.

Ctrl + Shift + T

Oh no! You’ve accidentally closed a tab! And now you have to type in the long address again? No, you don’t have you. You just have to hit Ctrl + Shift + T, and your accidentally closed tab will be opened again.

Alt + Enter

You’ve entered an address, “http://twitter.com/direct_messages” You want to open another page in a new tab. Simply type, “http://www.(thesiteyouwishtovisit).com” and hit Alt + Enter. The address will be opened in a new window.

These are the shortcuts I find convenient so far. I will update this post as soon as I find out more shortcuts I’d to share.

I hope you would find these shortcuts convenient and will make your browsing easier and more convenient 🙂 .

There is a newspaper article I would like to share with you. It tells you how to prevent yourself from being scammed (in social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace). Here it is.

THAT ‘FRIEND’ MAY BE A WORM

If, by chance, you’ve received a message from a ‘friend’ in the last few
days saying that you’ve been caught on tape, it’s not true.

Unless you’re Paris Hilton. But no, she’s been tossing a dwarf. OK, not really, but there are just two of the scams Facebook and MySpace users have been hit with recently.

The malicious software attempts to lure users in with messages ranging from “You’ve been catched on hidden cam” to the one about Hilton tossing a dwarf on the street. The messages contain a link that takes unsuspecting users to a webpage that looks like YouTube. There the page tells visitors that to view the video, they need to click on another link to download and install updated software.

Those who fall for the scam are actually installing malicious software.

The worm, called Koobface, turns compromised computers into ‘zombie’ machines that can be used in other types of online attacks. The malicious software may also include keylogger software, which can record a computer user’s keystrokes – and potentially grab passwords when they are entered on a computer.

Common sense needed

Alexander Gostev, senior virus analyst at computer security firm Kaspersky Lab, said in a statement that this type of attack could be a successful one for hackers.

“Users are very trusting of messages left by ‘friends’ on social networking sites. So the likelihood of a user clicking a link like this is very high,” he said.

Facebook has also been alerting users to a hoax message claiming that the site is overpopulated and that some accounts soon will be deleted. Facebook’s security page offers a few common-sense suggestions for those worried about security. (“If a link or a message seems weird, don’t click on it,” is one tip.)

The company is still investigating the malware attack, according to spokesman. According to research firm Cloudmark, users of a social networking sites are reporting a rise in spam. An average of 64 spam attacks have been reported over the last year, and 37% of users have noticed an increase in the last six months in unwanted messages. –

LAT-WP

Well, I guess we should be more careful about messages because some of them are dangerous and can harm your computer.

And by the way, this article is found in The Star newspaper on 4 September 2008.