For Seniors: Download Files from the Internet Safely
You might want to download software, pictures, and other files from the Internet. Before you download Internet files, however, you should establish a procedure that protects your laptop from harmful viruses [more…]
For Seniors: Turn on InPrivate Browsing in Internet Explorer
InPrivate Browsing is a feature that stops Internet Explorer from saving information about your browsing session. Turn on InPrivate Browsing in IE, for example, to prevent a website from saving a cookie [more…]
For Seniors: Use SmartScreen Filter in Internet Explorer
The SmartScreen Filter option in Internet Explorer helps prevent phishing websites from obtaining your private information. SmartScreen Filter also keeps you from downloading malware [more…]
For Seniors: Adjust Internet Explorer's Privacy Settings
In order to keep yourself as safe as possible while browsing the Internet, adjust Internet Explorer's Privacy settings. Internet Explorer can help keep your browsing habits and identity safer. [more…]
For Seniors: Protect Yourself Against Objectionable Internet Content
While browsing the Internet, you might accidentally stumble upon content you find objectionable. Using Internet Explorer's Content Advisor, you can protect yourself and anyone else who uses your computer [more…]
For Seniors: Understand Your Internet Exposure
Information about you is all over the Internet, so even if you're not active online, your personal information may be at risk. Unfortunately, your Internet exposure depends not only on your own cautious [more…]
For Seniors: Keep Personal Information Private on the Internet
The key to keeping personal information private is to avoid sharing information with the wrong people. While sharing personal information over the Internet with friends and family often enriches those [more…]
For Seniors: Spot Phishing and Other E-mail Fraud
To keep yourself safe online, learn to spot phishing schemes and other e-mail fraud. Unsolicited e-mail may be phishing for private information, monetary contributions to phony causes, or a way to introduce [more…]
For Seniors: Create E-mail Folders in Windows Live Hotmail
E-mail message folders are a way to organize your incoming Windows Live Hotmail messages so that you can find them easily. E-mail folders work like the folders on your computer; after you create one, you [more…]
For Seniors: Choosing an E-Mail Account
When it comes to selecting an e-mail account, you have many choices. Although you are typically provided with an e-mail account through your Internet Service Provider [more…]
For Seniors: Setup a Windows Live E-mail Account
Windows Live Hotmail is a free e-mail provider. You can not only set up an e-mail account in Windows Live, you can also use Windows Live to manage your other e-mail. By forwarding e-mail from other accounts [more…]
For Seniors: Read Your Windows Live Hotmail
Windows Live Hotmail appears in your Inbox regularly, where you can view and reply to it. Hotmail e-mail is similar to other online e-mail services, in that you can access it from any Internet computer [more…]
For Seniors: Create and Send Windows Live Hotmail
Windows Live Hotmail appears in your Inbox regularly, where you can view and reply to it. Hotmail e-mail is similar to other online e-mail services, in that you can access it from any Internet computer [more…]
For Seniors: Attach a File to a Hotmail Message
When sending an e-mail message through Windows Live Hotmail, you can attach a file if you want, and send it along too. You might attach an image, for example, or a document, spreadsheet, or presentation [more…]
For Seniors: Read a Windows Live Hotmail Message
Windows Live Hotmail appears in your Inbox regularly, where you can view and reply to it. Hotmail e-mail is similar to other online e-mail services, in that you can access it from any Internet computer [more…]
For Seniors: Reply or Forward a Hotmail Message
Windows Live Hotmail appears in your Inbox regularly, where you can reply or forward it. If you receive an e-mail and want to send a message back, use the Reply feature. If you want to share an e-mail [more…]
For Seniors: Create Custom Signatures for Microsoft Live Hotmail
A signature is a quick way to add some closing information, such as your name and organization, to the end of every Microsoft Live Hotmail message. If you use Hotmail for personal use only, your signature [more…]
For Seniors: Format Windows Live Hotmail Messages
Windows Live Hotmail provides tools to format the text in a message so that it looks pretty, funky or professional. Format a Hotmail message by changing fonts, adding color, and more, just as you would [more…]
For Seniors: Apply a Design Theme to Windows Live
If you spend a lot of time in Windows Live, you might want to customize its environment by applying a design theme with a preset design and color set. Windows Live includes Hotmail [more…]
For Seniors: Add Contacts to Windows Live Hotmail
To make addressing e-mails faster, you can save people’s e-mail addresses in the Contacts List in Windows Live Hotmail. Contacts that you add to Hotmail can be used with Windows Live Messenger as well, [more…]
For Seniors: Display the Windows Live Hotmail Reading Pane
You can display a Reading Pane in Windows Live Hotmail to make it easier to read all your messages. Normally, the messages in Hotmail appear in a long list, and when you click one to read it, the list [more…]
For Seniors: Recommend a Website to Others
Through a phenomenon called social bookmarking, you can recommend a website you like or have found useful to others. Sharing the websites you like or dislike with the public makes it easier for others [more…]
For Seniors: Connect to People Through Discussion Boards
A discussion board (forum) is a place where you can post written messages, pictures, and videos on a topic. Others on the discussion boards can comment on what you post, and you can reply to their postings [more…]
For Seniors: Participate in an Online Chat
A chat room is an online space where groups of people can talk back and forth via text, audio, web camera, or a combination of media. In an online chat, you're having a conversation with one or more people [more…]
For Seniors: Send and Receive Instant Messages (IMs)
Instant messaging (IM) is a type of instant communication that's text-based. Instant messaging programs include Windows Live Messenger, Google Talk, Yahoo! Messenger [more…]
