http://www.pcmech.com/article/enabling-and-disabling-internet-explorer-extensions/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:43:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.pcmech.com/article/enabling-and-disabling-internet-explorer-extensions/comment-page-1/#comment-14878 David Brooks Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:51:58 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=8005#comment-14878 Thanks for this tip. This one allowed me to disable all those nauseating animations on the homepage I use. (Unfortunately, yours, too.) Thanks for this tip. This one allowed me to disable all those nauseating animations on the homepage I use. (Unfortunately, yours, too.)

]]> http://www.pcmech.com/article/enabling-and-disabling-internet-explorer-extensions/comment-page-1/#comment-14877 Jason Faulkner Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:39:08 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=8005#comment-14877 Active X are a somewhat common way to distribute mal-ware because developers of these know most internet users will just answer yes to any prompt they see if they want to view the content. Just make sure you trust the site before you install any Active X they 'require'. Active X are a somewhat common way to distribute mal-ware because developers of these know most internet users will just answer yes to any prompt they see if they want to view the content.
Just make sure you trust the site before you install any Active X they ‘require’.

]]> http://www.pcmech.com/article/enabling-and-disabling-internet-explorer-extensions/comment-page-1/#comment-14876 Jason Faulkner Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:35:20 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=8005#comment-14876 Nice one. I had no idea this was there. Nice one. I had no idea this was there.

]]> http://www.pcmech.com/article/enabling-and-disabling-internet-explorer-extensions/comment-page-1/#comment-14869 Mitch Dominguez Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:49:53 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=8005#comment-14869 We hear so much about Active X Controls being a privacy and security risk to our Windows Pcs'. Do you enable Active X Controls? Is it worth the risk to to use this to enhance sites that have Active X for their video viewing? Alternative? Mitch Dominguez We hear so much about Active X Controls being a privacy and security risk to our Windows Pcs’. Do you enable Active X Controls? Is it worth the risk to to use this to enhance sites that have Active X for their video viewing? Alternative?
Mitch Dominguez

]]> http://www.pcmech.com/article/enabling-and-disabling-internet-explorer-extensions/comment-page-1/#comment-14857 Luis R. Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:44:48 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=8005#comment-14857 A shortcut to this is right there in the browser status bar. It is probably little know because it is not obvious. Onthe right side of the status bar at the bottom of the browser window, there is a location that states what zone you are browsing (i.e. Internet, Local Intranet, Trusted Sites, etc.). To the left of this notification are six spaces, the rightmost of them showing an icon for the phishing filter. The third of these spaces counting from the left opens the add-on manager if you double click on it. A shortcut to this is right there in the browser status bar. It is probably little know because it is not obvious. Onthe right side of the status bar at the bottom of the browser window, there is a location that states what zone you are browsing (i.e. Internet, Local Intranet, Trusted Sites, etc.). To the left of this notification are six spaces, the rightmost of them showing an icon for the phishing filter. The third of these spaces counting from the left opens the add-on manager if you double click on it.

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