BOOSTING YOUR BROWSER: PART 1

Face it: it's the 21^st century, a time when “computer” is synonymous with “Internet”. When you boot up, odds are your fingers already scrambling for the big blue “e” that is Internet Explorer, or you take comfort in the foxy ying-yang application-logo-thing Firefox has going on. Regardless, the Internet is your portal to the online world. Sadly, it's not always up to par.

No matter your poison, there are some things you can do to keep your browser running like the well-oiled machine it isn't. Keep everything up to date—run your updater and get the latest fixes. Staying current means you'll dodge the most malicious of viruses and malware that are designed to slip past older setups. Staying ahead of the patches also guarantees you'll have the best compatibility to view websites—meaning your faves won't come up jagged and piecemeal like a witch's nose.

To keep everything speedy, delete add-ons that you aren't using. That hot toolbar you downloaded from www.hilariouslyobscenecats.com may look flashy, but it's gulping precious memory cycles that slows down your speed. Likewise, clear your history and cache from time to time. You'll notice the browsing speed boost almost instantly.

Join us next time for a little one-on-one with some of the best browsers ever to grace your computer machine.

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