Using the Internet Safely For Seniors

You can empty your History file so that no one can

see the sites you’ve visited. (Kids do this a lot to hide

searches from their parents or grandparents, but their

monitoring software will flag this.) Perhaps you don’t

want your spouse or partner to know that you’ve been

researching presents for an upcoming birthday, or

maybe you’re using a public computer and don’t want

to leave a trail. Whatever your motivation, to erase

your history, choose Tools➪Internet Options. On the

General tab of the Internet Options dialog box, click

the Delete button under Browsing History.

Search the Internet

Simple-to-use programs called search enginesmake it easy to find infor-

mation on the Internet — probably more information than you ever

wanted!

1. To use Internet Explorer’s search feature, open IE and click
   in the Searchtext box in the top-right corner on the tool-
   bar. The default search engine is Windows Live Search.

2.Type a search term in the text box and then click Search

(the little magnifying glass shaped button to the right of

the search field). A search termis simply a word or phrase

that relates to the results you seek. For example, if you

want information about arthritis, enter the word arthritis

or the phrase joint pain.Keep these guidelines in mind:

• Be as specific as possible. For example, to look for infor-
  mation on train travel in Canada, don’t just enter
  Canada; instead, enter something like train trips, Canada.


• You can separate several terms with commas, such as
  dogs, retrieversto search for results with either or both
  words. (This depends on the search engine; Google
  looks for only those results with both words; some
  others won’t.)

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Part II: Using the Internet While Dodging the Risk