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.Instead, click the Settings button in theInternet Options dialog box to get to the Settings dialog box.Then click View Files.The contents of yourTemporary Internet Cache display in Windows Explorer.page 111 Windows XP BibleYou can easily identify cookies, because the file name will start with  Cookie: If you sort the files intoalphabetic order by clicking the Name column, all the cookie files will be clumped together under theletter C in the list, as shown in Figure 7-3.You can then get some idea of who placed the cooking onyour system, based on the cookie s file name.Figure 7-3: Windows Explorer displaying the contents of my Temporary Internet Files folderFor example, the cookie alan@dgl.microsoft.com is clearly from Microsoft, and they re not about togo using the information in unsavory ways (partly because it would be embarrassing to get caught;partly because they re not that desperate for income!).If you see a cookie that looks suspicious, suchas those that belong to a Web site you don t recognize, you can delete it by right-clicking its icon andchoosing Delete.After you have finished, just close the Explorer window by clicking its Close (X) button.Cookies and privacyDepending on your Internet Security settings, many Web sites may automatically be prevented fromadding cookies to your computer.If you peek down at Internet Explorer s status bar while you rebrowsing the Web, you might see a tiny icon with an International  No symbol on it.If you double-clickthat tiny icon, a Privacy Report dialog box opens.A list of cookies appears in the dialog box.Anycookies that Internet Explorer rejected will be marked as Blocked.If you click on the Learn moreabout privacy link within that dialog box, you can learn more about how and why Internet Explorerblocks certain cookies, and how to control which sites can, and cannot, add cookies to your computer.Cross- See  Beefing Up Internet Security in Chapter 29 for more informationReference on protecting your computer from potentially hazardous files on theWeb.As I write this chapter, the whole issue of privacy on the Internet is still in its infancy.There are bound tobe many changes to how privacy is enforced over the coming months and years.The Federal TradeCommission (www.ftc.gov) maintains information on privacy initiatives and includes an option forfiling complaints online.To keep abreast of Microsoft s role in privacy issues, go tohttp://search.microsoft.com and search for the phrase "Internet privacy."About downloaded objectsThe View Objects button in the Settings dialog box shown back in Figure 7-2 enables you to view, andoptionally delete, any downloaded objects.An object is generally some kind of  player or other plug-inthat provides access to special features, such as 3D animations offered by some Web sites.As a rule,you probably don t want to delete those either, because you ll just have to redownload them if you everneed them again.If you ever want to just take a peek to see what s there, however, click the ViewObjects button.Explorer displays the contents of your Downloaded Program Files folder, where thoseitems are stored.A Simple Way to Avoid the WaitHere s a simple way to avoid waiting some of the time involved in downloading Web pages.It worksduring normal, everyday browsing and doesn t involve offline browsing at all.Here s how it works.Suppose you come to a Web page that has several interesting looking links.Before you start readingthe current page, you can right-click any link that looks interesting and choose Open in New Window.The new page will start to appear in a separate browser window.You can minimize that window byclicking its Minimize button to get it out of the way during the download.You can do that for as manylinks as you want.Then just continue reading the page that s still open on your desktop.Or, do anyother work that needs to be done on your computer.It still may take a while for the download to complete.The more links you open in new windows, thelonger it takes to download all the pages.After you have finished viewing the current page, click anypage 112 Windows XP BibleInternet Explorer icon in the taskbar to open the minimized page.If the download was completed whilethe window was minimized, you won t have to wait to view its full content.You will end up with several copies of Internet Explorer open, each in its own window.You can closeany window by clicking its Close button, as usual [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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