I have email questions

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Registered: 09-18-2003
I have email questions
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Tue, 11-04-2003 - 4:51pm
Hi everyone~

I'm very computer illiterate and I need some help from those of you who are great with computers! I have my own Mac laptop and dh has his , so usually he doesn't get on mine . (there is the time when his battery is low or what have you and he will grab mine...) So that leads me to my questions.... I have a seperate email account that has a unknowm screen name to him as well as a private password that has to do with my OM and so I would highly doubt dh would ever guess it. Anyway, I keep my history clear- it's turned off and and I clear out cookies when needed. Is there anything else I'm missing that would lead my dh to a trail of emails to OM? Can anyone give me advice on this? Also, OM emailed me some photos through email, is there anyway that they are on my hard drive? What do I need to clear out to get rid of them. Thanks so much !

Wishing~

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Tue, 11-04-2003 - 6:49pm
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Edited 9/20/2004 1:59 pm ET ET by seansluv

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Tue, 11-04-2003 - 7:50pm
Thanks so much !!! It looks like I've got my work cut out for me tonight ! To make it worse alot of it I don't understand ! LOL :)

Wishing~

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Tue, 11-04-2003 - 8:32pm
I am such a moron, I can't find anything that says Temporary internet folder....Yikes ! Help me please. I'm using Mac I book !Internet explorer...osx9 Thanks

Wishing

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Registered: 10-06-2003
Tue, 11-04-2003 - 9:23pm
if you go to windows explorer. (right click with your mouse on the start button in the lower left hand of your screen, and click on 'explorer'). The Temporary Internet Folder is either under your C drive under the local settings folder or under the windows folder. If you can't find it that way click on the search button in Windows Exploere and search under the C drive for 'temporary' and it should pull up the folder. It should also show the filepath so you are able to find it next time.

I hope this helps.

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Registered: 11-04-2003
Tue, 11-04-2003 - 10:00pm
Just to let you know...

I was fully busted by my husband after he suspected my affair. He loaded a "key capture" software onto my personal computer when I went to bed one night. When I woke the next morning and communicated (via e-mail) with my MM, he not only caught all the words I typed that day, but my username and passwords into my private email account where HUNDREDS of our emails were kept. BE CAREFUL!!!

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Registered: 09-18-2003
Wed, 11-05-2003 - 10:10am
OH MY GOSH ! I had no idea that was possible. That is really nerve wracking, thanks for letting me know. Are you and your H still together? What about the affair?

wishing~

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Registered: 09-18-2003
Wed, 11-05-2003 - 10:12am
Thanks so much seansluv~ I found the temp. files and there were only two folders, I deleted the files that were inside, One of them had none and the other had 5 items...is there a way that your computer empties them out automatically? I have never cleared them before, thought there would be a ton of them.

Thanks again for helping me!

Wishing~

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Registered: 10-06-2003
Wed, 11-05-2003 - 12:18pm
if you delete them from internet explorer it will delete all. i don't know any way of the computer doing them automatically.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 11-05-2003 - 3:01pm
There is all kinds of spy ware out there.

You can go to a web site called download.com and get one for free that will tell you if somone else trys to download a spyware program onto your computer.

Of course the other thing you can do is set your computer up so no one can load a program without a password.

I too have a e-mail that no one used but OM - a couple of ladys from here has it and "joe" has that is it no one else knows about it. I delete my cookies and my internet file everyday at work and home. I also keep my temp files all clean - just in case.

Now about these picture he he - do tell - just kidding

I have pictures of joe & I on my e-mail also.

ej