View, Delete List of Sites Visited on a Computer: Browser History

If you find a public pc at a library and want to know the web sites visited on this computer for the past few days or today, just for fun or to keep a log of the mostly visited sites for eg: to block facebook if too many people access it etc, or if you are a parent and want to see which are the sites your kids have been visiting recently.

Tip : Block Adult Websites 18+ Sites on your Computer

Accessing Browser History to View Sites Visited on a Computer

# Internet Explorer (IE)

Click of the Favorites just below the address bar, Select the History tab to view the list of web sites visited on this computer. It provides upto 2 weeks old artchive. You can also use Ctrl+H shortcut to directly access this browser history page.

To delete or remove a site or a week, Right Click > Delete.

# Firefox, Google Chrome 

Here too you can use Ctrl+H shortcut to directly access the browser history page.  Firefox shows the list of visited sites as a drop down list but chrome shows as an interesting archive page.

To remove items, in firefox right click on a week to delete or an item to select Forget About this Site. In chrome, click on edit items and use the checkbox to select the visited sites etc to remove.

Tip : Save, Retrieve Previously Watched Video from Browser Cache

Automatically Save Your Web History In A Browsing Library

Hooeey Webprint (Link) is a free desktop application that creates your personal web history library automatically!

Every web page you visit is captured in real time as a screenshot and as searchable full text and archived on your own computer. You can easily store, search, tag and share web pages that you have visited. Even if you delete or erase your browsing history, you will not lose these web pages.

Also See : Recover, View Saved Passwords : IE, Firefox, Chrome

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