Computer Learning

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Muell
My 2 cents on cookie management. I'm not that concerned over covering my tracks so I allow most cookies. I suppose each person should determine how they would like to handle them. As has already been stated you can block future cookies with IE6. Here's a couple of things you can do to remove unwanted cookies already on your system.

Go here and download and install (Freeware) AdAware.

http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10106-108-63806.html?bt.37419.10014..dl-63806

Run AdAware and the program will clean up any spyware cookies such as doubleclick and aureate (sp?) that it finds. I removed 6. When I initially ran AdAware I found around 30.

Open a browser window and go to tools/internet options/temporary internet files and delete files. Then go to settings button/view files. (on the side...while you're here change the amount of disk space to use for temp internet files to somewhere around 40-80 mbs. Windows default setting is usually much higher and a waste of useable disk space)

Now go up to view and put a check next to details. Click on the header named "last accessed" a couple of times until you have the list sorted with the oldest dates on top. If you haven't accessed the cookie in quite a while obviously you don't need it. I selected all the files I haven't accessed this year.