Network and Internet

Another less known feature of Internet Explorer is that, not only it checks the websites you visit against a list of known malicious sites, but it also allows users to report malicious websites they encounter. In this tutorial, I will show how to report such websites and why it is good to report them.

In a previous article named What is the SmartScreen Filter & How Does it Work?, we explained in detail this feature, how it works and why it is important to your security. However, if you decide that the SmartScreen Filter is rather annoying and you want to turn it off, here’s how this is done.

Not many people know about Windows Remote Assistance and how to use it to provide remote technical support to other Window users. Therefore, this tutorial will cover this tool in detail and show how it works. As you will see, it works smoothly and you don’t really need to install third-party software for a quick support session. Windows Remote Assistance will do the job just fine.

In a previous tutorial we showed how to make drive mappings. Many who have read the article asked about ways to delete drive mappings. Therefore we decided to help and share all possible methods for deleting mapped drives and network locations.

One of our readers asked us some time ago: "Where would I be able to see listed all the folders I've shared on my computer?" We thought it was a really good question and we decided to answer it. We have two alternatives to share: one using Windows Explorer and one using Computer Management. Let’s see how this is done.

One of the less known features of Windows Explorer is that it can handle connections to FTP servers. You can use it to do all the file and folder management operations you would expect: copy, delete, create, etc. In this guide, I will show how to use Windows Explorer to make quick connections to any FTP server.

After published our article on password security habits, one of our readers asked for a followup on exporting your passwords in order to swap them from one computer or another. This also might be necessary as a backup in case your files are corrupted or lost. Because LastPass helps your security by making all of your passwords different, keeping up with that data might become essential to your ability to quickly login to many of your accounts. So, keeping a backup of this information is a very good idea. Luckily, the people at LastPass recognize how reliant a user might become on their software to keep up with their passwords and made the process relatively simple.