Can anyone give me some "dos" and "don'ts" when using internet cafes overseas?

I've never used internet cafes before and have security concerns. I'd also like to know if its possible to send pics from my digital camera while I'm signed on at an internet cafe.

James, it's not too dissimilar from using a Kinko's or other internet cafe domestically. I used to take my laptop when I went to Europe, now I just log in a few times a day when I pass a cafe.

You really don't have too many options re. security; it sort of all depends on how you access your email. If you're accessing a corporate intranet via firewall, you just use your remote connection procedure. The security really comes at the corporate end, not at the computer you use to log on. I've done this dozens if not hundreds of times, and we've never had a problem. For personal e-mail, i.e. hotmail, aol, etc., once again there aren't too many choices. Obviously make sure that whatever box you would check for "remember me when I sign in again" isn't checked. Also, before you log off the computer, go to the Tools menu in Explorer, check on Internet Options, set Days to Keep pages in History to 0 days, and click on Clear History (and possibly do the same for "Delete Cookies" and "Delete Temporary Internet Files" if you're anal, but that could take a few minutes and you're still paying for it). If you're using Navigator, I'm sure there are similar functions. This will at least keep the next person from seeing what sites you've been to, though you'll find that most people tend to use the usual Hotmail, Yahoo, ESPN, etc. on cafe computers.

Theoretically someone could have software that records your keystrokes on the computer and retrieve it later, but that's getting pretty paranoid; after all, the people who usually use these cafes (exchange students, people on vacation, etc.) tend not to use them to access financial or corporate secrets - they're checking email, their local newspaper, and using chat.