If you haven’t already noticed it, I have recently activated a plugin called What Would Seth Godin Do? Well, basically, what the plugin does is that it uses the presence of cookies to treat returning visitors differently than newbies.
Traditionally, you will see the following welcome message the first time you visit:
“I will not be as ridiculous as to ask you to subscribe to my RSS feed since this is your first time here. Please grab a cup of coffee, make yourself at home and feel free to browse the archives
Thanks for dropping by!”
And the next time you drop by, the message will no longer be visible.
However, if you’re a FireFox user and you “Clear Private Data” each time you close your browser window, you clear your cookies as well. Hence the next time you drop by, you will see the above message once again. To avoid seeing the welcome message everyday, you can exclude your cookies from being cleared by going to Tools > Options > Privacy > Private Data > Settings > Uncheck the COOKIES checkbox > Click OK.
So, my dear readers/visitors, how many of you clear your private data each time you close your browser window?
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Me, I’m afraid! I was wondering why I got that message every time, so thanks for clearing this up!
I just set mine to clear Cache only.
goldfries’s latest blog post: Common Newbie Blogger Mistakes
I don’t have it clear anything on restart - not too worried about it.
Jeremy Steele’s latest blog post: Blog Review: Nature Delight
I don’t clear my cookies either. But I like this plugin and I think I’m going to use it
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After 3-4 days, as I tend to save too many user name/passwords in it. The forms are filled up with so many things and its an eye sore (especially when it’s typo).
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I never clear my cookies. I would be in trouble if this happened, because I forgot already all my passwords
No, I don’t delete them. Will not disturb them as long as they do not disturb me. Wahpiang!
Pelfy’s latest blog post: Christmas Island a la Malaysia
I clear my cookies (actually, I clear everything
) every time I closes my browser and I am used to seeing people use this Seth Godin plugin. No sweat!
Wayne Liew’s latest blog post: I Am Offering Full RSS Feed, REALLY!
Actually I clear my own cookies once in a while too, it’s part of the laptop-maintenance schedule lightbulb
i hardly ever clear my cookies!
I suppose I should do but it’s so much bother remembering all the usernames and passwords that I use..
Andy Bailey’s latest blog post: How to add a shopping cart to Wordpress
nope, i hardly clear my cookies
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lol, I couldn’t dream of doing that - its so much of a convenience. I do have my own profile on XP to prevent others from logging into my accounts.
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I never clear my cookies. Am I at risk? *gasp*
i clear EVERYTHING using CCleaner…
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Once a while, when I am hardworking to clean it
This is only necessary if you have lots of private data stored inside your computer e.g e-mail username/passwords, credit card numbers, etc..
Yes, I do clear my cookies around once a week.
Interesting plugin - pefect realization Seth’s web marketing idea.
Like the comic so much!
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Yeap! if i am on firefox.