If you come across someone particularly intriguing in a chat room and would prefer a private conversation to communicating via the public chat forum, a private chat may be in order. While the...
Instant messaging is a great way to communicate in real time over long distances without racking up a huge phone bill. Most utilities can be downloaded for free and are easy to install and use....
E-mail signatures are brief messages that automatically appear at the end of any e-mail you send out. While you can include just about anything you want, most signatures include certain standard...
Although e-mail is primarily text-based, you can use "smileys" (also called "emoticons") to add both fun and an emotional context to your messages. (For example, a smiley can convey that a joke is...
Now that you're on the Internet, you'll want to impress people with your e-mail lingo. These common terms will also help you keep your message concise and to the point.
Is that virus alert real? Will forwarding a message you've received really fund cancer research? Should women really worry about two-way mirrors in dressing rooms? Before you send the latest...
Getting carried away with forwarding is a great way to turn e-friends into e-enemies. Before you send that hilarious joke or virus warning to everyone you know, read these quidelines and keep your...
Your company was nice enough to give you an e-mail account; now repay the company by using your account properly. In the information age, e-mail business etiquette is becoming as important as many...
E-mail lists are Internet forums that allow users to communicate with each other directly via e-mail. Messages sent to a single central address are distributed automatically to every subscriber....
So it seemed like a good idea at the time, but now that daily load of e-mail messages is driving you crazy? Unsubscribing from an e-mail list is easy. Stop the madness now!
Want to make sure nobody can snoop and see where you've been on the Internet? Sometimes being able to erase browser history can come in handy, especially on shared computers. By following these...
Need to go to one of those Web addresses you've heard on the radio or seen on TV? Here's how you type in the address to get there.
If you're tired of looking at the same font on Web pages, change it by making a simple choice in your browser.
Is the font too small when you try to read Web pages? Or maybe it's too big and takes up too much space. You can set the size of your font for easy reading.
If you find the color of Web links difficult to see, or maybe you just really prefer green, you can change the colors to suit your preferences. These instructions will work for all browsers you...
You don't have to keep the default background and text-color settings that you see on Web pages. You can change them to something more pleasing to your eyes. These instructions will change the...
You can have your browser start up with any page you want, be it a search engine, your home page or something naughty.
You can speed up your browsing capability by turning off the sound and the images that are slowing you down. Turning off sound can also be helpful when you're at work and surfing on the sly. These...
Were you ever viewing a Web page and thought you would love to send it to one of your friends? You can do that right from the browser.
You can insert a clickable link to a Web page in an e-mail message. How you do it depends on which e-mail program you use.
These instructions work for Outlook Express and AOL mail.
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