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PRIVATE BROWSING, INCOGNITO mode, whatever you call it, its likely you’re aware of each browser’s ability to not save your web activity.
All of the major browsers like Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer have this feature (both on desktop and mobile), and on the off-chance you aren’t already using it, it’s an incredibly handy tool to have at your disposal.
To clarify, private browsing allows you to keep your web activity hidden from other users, and remove all your search and web activity immediately. It won’t, however, keep it hidden from ISPs or other trackers.
If you want to keep your web activity hidden entirely, then you will need to go much deeper.
Also, some common sense is required when using this mode. It’s not foolproof and so if a site asks you if you want to save your password after logging in, it’s better if you click no.
If you’re using a public computer
Even if it’s a case that you have to sign in to a public computer, it’s still recommended that you go immediately into private mode if you’re signing into any private accounts.
Granted, the fact that we all have smartphones, tablets, computers and laptops means that the likelihood of us using a public computer is slim, but when you do have to use one, it’s better to be safe than sorry.
Logging into multiple accounts
Most browsers will only allow you to log into one account at a time, but what if you have more than one account and want to use that as well? In that case, it’s a matter of opening up a new private browsing window and logging into your second account there instead.
See a neutral version of search results
When you search for something on Google, you usually get search results tailored to you. Factors like search history, your Google+ account and sites you’ve visited are taken into account so if you want to see an unbiased version, search through incognito mode.
This is useful if you want to Google yourself and see what the rest of the world sees when they search for your name. It’s also useful if you’re searching other sites like Amazon which base recommendations on what you’ve bought and viewed.
See what your social media profiles look like to strangers
Should you be worried about what people can see on your Facebook profile when they’re not friends with you, you can visit your page in private mode and find out. Also, it helps you get past some annoying features like LinkedIn where people can see who viewed their profile when you’re signed in.
Both sites have their own ways of getting around this, but this is an easier way of doing the same thing in case you may end up revealing info you may have originally thought was private.
Ensure what you search for stays a secret
While the obvious jokes may apply here, there are some more practical uses for private browsing. If you want to hunt for a gift for someone without them finding out, or don’t want a certain search term to screw up future search results, then private browsing prevents it from appearing in your search history.
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Heinz ketchup pours quicker from the glass bottle then the plastic one.
Tastes better from the glass one too.
A human head weighs 8 pounds
More importantly, store it in the fridge or the press?
Really I leave mine on the floor next to my chair.
8lbs? Maybe in Brazil. More like 11-12lbs (4.5-5kg) in the rest of the world.
I have a 4 minute walk to work. I literally have no excuse.
A 1 minute drive you mean!
But by Christ you pack in those extra 800 calories in that 4 minute walk
I hate Dublin Bus..
Unbearable some mornings. Especially before the oul caffeine injection.
3 weeks ago i started walking to work. It takes an hour but I’ve already lost a stone in weight
Respect. Well done.
I might ask my boss to give me an extra day off so to make up for them calories.
Are we now paying scientists to tell things we already know???
No if you’d read the article you’d have found out that the UK taxpayers are….
If people are spending a few hours a day commuting…they have to eat…maybe we should have spin bikes at our desks…there has to be a healthy balance but that’s not always possible if you have a work / family life to balance
Or how about cycling to work?
Yep or you could just spray yerself with shite instead
Eh…? Mudguards?
I cycle 10.3 km to work everyday and 10.3 km home. There are a few steepish gradients. It was exhausting to start with but I’m now managing. I’m losing weight. I burn fat, not oil.
Of course, I’m lucky only to have to travel 10.3 km. I know a person who travels 47 km each way by bike.
The point is that either an ordinary bike or an e-bike can provide an exercise option.,
Be careful up on that pedestal you don’t fall off.
It’s not a pedestal; it’s a Trek.
LOL!!!!
Ha! I’ve just read this article after I ate a doughnut at 7am on my commute to work. Definitely need to ask for more days off work!!
Poor commenting fare today…..
Well we’re not allowed to comment on half the articles.
Alan…thats what i was thinking…..its mostly fluff like this article….no solid traveller, race, political or atrocity story to draw out the islamaphobic, racist, homophobic and xenophobic consumers like yours truly…..
There’ll always be an anti-Catholic or pro-abortion story though.
Three weeks since we had a story about Paul Kelly of Console fame. That was well buried.
Very pertinent….and true…
You could just eat a banana on the train instead of prepacked food just because you commute or travel as part of your job doesn’t excuse a bad diet .
That was the most boring journal day EVER……..prousse k only poked me once….to no avail as usual but thats not the point….
Why is the journal printing a Daily Mail article, use your own research and make it relevant to the Irish way of life
Real cutting edge news from the journal,we know all this without scientists having to tell us,wait though,why don’t we just move everyone beside their work place,now that would b great crack altogether. Some of these so called scientists probably never commuted in their life.
Maybe this is the solution: http://homejobs.ie
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