All of today's popular browsers include a private browsing feature.
These are useful for when using a shared, public or borrowed computer, as the private mode stops history, cookies, passwords and other tracks being left on the computer.
On Internet Explorer 8 it is called InPrivate Browsing and is accessed on the Safety menu.
On Firefox 3.5 it is called Private Browsing and is accessed on the tools menu.
On Google Chrome 5 it is called InCognito and is accessed under the spanner icon.
On Opera 10.6 it is called a Private Browsing and is accessed under the Tabs and Windows menu.
The Private Browsing mode is also useful for those who like to access 2 or more webmail accounts at the same time.