YOUR PC

So I thought I would start a helpful post concerning your internet usage.  

The topic, what are you doing to clean up after yourself???

The internet is a wonderful thing, but unless proper precautions are taken, a history of the sites you visit is readily accessible to others who may use your computer.  Temporary internet files capture information on sites you visit.  History also does the same thing.

1.  If you are e-mailing from your employment, be aware, most IT departments monitor the websites employees visit.  They also can monitor your personal e-mail if you access it from your office.  This can be grounds for dismissal.  Also if you are using a corporate laptop, be sure to keep your pc cleaned using a internet cleaner program.  Worst case scenario, your laptop crashes and needs to be sent to corporate who to investigate.. what will they find???

2.  Have you cleaned your browser history AND your search history?  If not, the next individual who uses your PC can have access to every site you have visited including provider sites.  Do not think that setting your history to delete immediately will suffice.  Sometimes it does.. other times it doesn't.  You should manually clear it through "tools" before signing off.

a.  Click on "tools" in your headers

b.  Click on "internet tools"

c.  Click on "delete files" and be sure to check "delete all offline content"

d.  Click on "delete cookies"

e.  Click on "clear history"

Also, do you know that your login information may be saved as well?  That means that the next person who tries to login to the internet may get your ID (and possibly password) when they try to sign in to their own account.  

a.  Again, using the tools option, Click on tools.

b.  Then a pull down menu will appear, click-on "internet options".

c.  Click on the "content tab"

d.  go to "autocomplete"

e.  First click on "clear forms."

f.  Second click on "clear passwords".


Another surprising glitch that I know holds true with SBC DSL.  If you enter the internet through the DSL log-in and follow all the steps above, you may not have cleared everything. For DSL you can also access the internet simply by clicking on the Internet Explorer icon on your desktop.  I have found, at least with SBC DSL, that often the history has to be removed by following these same steps through the screen on internet explorer.  Why? Beats the heck out of me.  So, I generally access the internet only through internet explorer.  

3.  Erasing Programs.  There are numerous programs out there that will erase the history and temporary internet files stored by your computer.  However, this one is free and I find it works well:

http://www.ccleaner.com/

Supposedly you do not have to manually clean your internet tracks when using them, but I do so anyways.  Also there is an option for a secure NSA delete (deletes and rewrites files 7 times).  This is recommended.  Rather be safe than sorry!

4.  Your e-mail.  Have a separate e-mail account, such as hotmail, if there is any concern that anyone in your household may have access to your e-mail account.  

5.  Also be aware that there are other ways to find out what you are doing.  There is software available that can "capture keystrokes."  In other words, if your SO suspects something, they can download this hidden software on your PC and have a record of everything you type??  Maybe the techies here can address this.

6.  Be cautious when visiting the websites of providers.  Some sites either ask you to add them to your listing of favorite sites (favorites is found on the toolbar of internet explorer) and others just do so.  You may want to check this list from time-to-time to ensure that no additions have been added.  Given that this is an adult industry where discretion is necessary, I have never understood why sites still do this.

7.  Do not leave incriminating evidence on your PC.  That includes e-mails from providers, photos, etc.  Delete them immediately.  

8.  When you print out instructions to the provider's location, I recommend that you double check your printer to make sure that you didn't run out of paper with pages left to print, accidentally request multiple copies, etc.  Also, leave the directions with the provider when you leave.

9.  If you copied and pasted information from a provider's e-mail for any reason (perhaps the original e-mail has gotten so long with replies back and forth and you only want to print the directions so you copy them onto a separate page or document).. this information is stored in your computer's clipboard and can be pasted into other programs by anyone in the household.  So, I recommend that you copy something from either the internet explorer toolbar or a document in your word processing program, so that this is the only thing that is stored in the clipboard memory.


The best advice, delete, clean and delete.  Delete any e-mails that contain correspondence with providers.  As much as you are tempted to save them to relive hot erotic moments, they can be your downfall and jeopardize you and the provider.  And clean up after yourself by cleaning any history of your visits to TER and other sites.  Finally, do not access these sites from your work.  

CELL PHONES

1.  It is never recommended that you use a corporate cell phone for contacting providers.  Many companies look at phone logs.

2.  If you lend your cell phone to a family member, be sure that you are the only one who may access voicemail messages.  Keep the password to yourself.

3.  Who looks at your bills?  If your S/O pays the bills, she may question certain numbers that appear on the bill and decide to call them.  Also, delete the phone numbers of providers you call from your call listing on your phone even if you are the only one who uses it.  If you S/O is suspicious, she may decide to look at your call logs to see who you have been calling and who may be calling you back.

4.  If worse comes to worse, get a prepaid phone.  If you are registered with any verification services, list this phone as the one you will be calling from since many require that you ONLY call from the number they verify.

-- Modified on 6/27/2007 4:09:10 PM

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