This is only the first about browing the web securely - there’s lots more to come!

The simple answer is this: Use Firefox. I’ll explain briefly why. Firefox was built with some of the flaws of other browsers (but we’re really talking Internet Explorer here) in mind; where Internet Explorer (IE) would get a virus by simply visiting a site - due to insecurities in the way it was built - Mozilla Firefox made sure it wasn’t suceptable. This is not to say that Firefox is flawless - as no program ever could be - but it has been proven to be significantly more secure than Internet Explorer.

The change is an easy one; you simply download Firefox, install it by following the instructions, and then run it. On first installation it will ask if you want to import anything - and it’s usually best to import your settings (That is - your Favourites list, Browsing History, Passwords, etc) from Internet Explorer in. When you load it, it will have all your Bookmarks (Favourites) that you had in Internet Explorer. However, instead of having to be extremely careful about where you go online (And I am a computer engineer by profession; so I see the worse of what IE does to people each and every day!) you can be sure that you are significantly safer browsing.

There are also claims that Firefox is slightly faster browsing; I can’t say that’s true for certain, especially as I’ve used it for so long now, but that’s a thought that’s out there. Hey, and make sure to check out “Tabbed Browsing” by using the middle mouse button to click (That’s usually the scroll wheel!). Yes - Internet Explorer has this feature now too - but they took quite a while to get this feature from Firefox!!