ZDNet’s “Googling Google” blogger Garett Rogers found a Javascript trick that unveils the occasionally glimpsed new look of Google’s search results to Firefox users.

When I first started working with computers a little over ten years ago I had never heard about viruses.

Using cookies in PHP is a fairly easy task. As you know, you can store information in a cookie that can be used later on.

The question of web sites using cookies has returned as spyware gets more focus from the public and lawmakers.

Web-enabled consumers are tossing their cookies in greater numbers; and although this phenomenon is related to the stomach-churning activities of some Internet marketers and their offerings, it has more to do with taking back control of their Web browsing, and less to do with violent physiological reactions to bad snack food.

I have mixed thoughts regarding the dispute between using cookies to store client side data [session vars, userid's, affiliate codes, etc...] versus using cookies to store the data.

Jupiter has a press release about a new study that finds that up to 39% of users may be deleting cookies on a monthly basis.

Cookies have long been used in PHP scripts, and are a very useful function. But what exactly are cookies? Maybe you have used then, but you still don’t know exactly what they are. Or you are completely new to cookies?

ClickZ reports on a new anti-spyware bill that, while a good idea in principle, could cause havoc in its current written state.

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Time for a quick question and answer session. Question: How can you improve your visitors’ experiences of your website, AND at the same time learn how to improve your website (or learn how to increase sales)?

Answer: Use cookies

As if keeping your computer operating properly wasn’t enough, advertisers on the Internet like to utilize it to do their bidding, too. They love it when your computer is fast, powerful, and responsive! They’ll use as much of your computer and your Internet connection, which you unknowingly allow, hawking their wares and even attempting to scare you into purchasing their products.

This article shows you how to implement cookies to pre-fill in form fields for your visitor.

This article describes how cookies work and ways cookies can be used for your benefit, as a webmaster, without compromising your visitor’s privacy.

Here you will find how to implement JavaScript cookie code on your site. The code will determine you how many times the visitor has loaded the page at your site.

Since the majority of web users now use IE6, you need to understand how Internet Explorer deals with cookies.

This article provides specific instructions on using cookies in ASP.NET applications and discusses a few issues we should be thinking about when using them.

I regularly hear from Web site developers who have added a new cookie-enabled feature to their site only to discover that visitors using the Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) Web browser are unable to use it. After a little investigation, they discover the problem has something to do with cookies and a new W3C Recommendation called P3P. “What is P3P?” they ask. “What does it have to do with my cookies? And how can I stop IE6 from blocking them?” The answers to all of these questions and more can be found in my new book, Web Privacy with P3P. In this article, I will give you a quick introduction to P3P and an overview of what you need to do to prevent IE6 from blocking your cookies.

There is one particular issue that relates specifically to the web and your surfing, buying and e-mailing habits. You should know by now that every site you visit can place a “cookie” on your hardrive which will record a few crumbs of information about you.

Question: How can you improve your visitor’s experience of your website AND at the same time learn how to improve your website (or learn how to increase sales)?