by Sixty B - Commander Topcoat on November 21st, 2008
Dip them in milk. MMMmmmm!!!
Ok, it's actually info on the computer that stores where you have been. I think they probably encode the activity of your web browser history and therefore make it possible to remember passwords and other information.
That's as far as I know.
by Anonymous on November 21st, 2008
When you visit a website for the first time, a cookie (special type of file) is deposited and saved on the hard drive of your computer. On subsequent visits to the same site, the cookie records information about your activity on it. This is often used to guage where on a site individual users tend to frequent in order to develop page content tailored to each user's preferences.
by Galeanda on November 21st, 2008
Most Internet cookies are incredibly simple, but they are one of those things that have taken on a life of their own. Cookies started receiving tremendous media attention back in 2000 because of Internet privacy concerns, and the debate still rages.
On the other hand, cookies provide capabilities that make the Web much easier to navigate. The designers of almost every major site use them because they provide a better user experience and make it much easier to gather accurate information about the site's visitors.
In this article, we will take a look at the basic technology behind cookies, as well as some of the features they enable.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/cookie.htm
by Mastodon on November 21st, 2008
C is for cookie and that's good enough for me
remove blackbox over toolbar
by jimbo8 19 hours ago
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When they transfer money on TV on a laptop almost instantly, usually to an offshore account. Is that possible and if so how do they do it?
by dsmartuk on March 16th, 2010
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My Vanilla Visa gift card isn't working at the Apple Store online. What do I do?
by JustAnotherAppleTree on March 17th, 2010
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Do you care what websites look like or do you just want them to work right?
by Mister_Bromide on March 14th, 2010
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E-mail is electronic mail. A chatroom is where people communicate. What is the point of blog?
by The Editor on March 16th, 2010
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