Checked out & removed selected Cookies (watching us). Shudder.

[UTUSN]

Low-tech, here. After all these years I lucked into the Cookies list and gingerly Removed some, the ones that were obvious, such as behemoths (AOL, Time Warner) and Faux Propaganda Network.

So every news item I click into embeds a Cookie? I left the DU, Media Matters, etc.

A lot of things for advertising sites. If anything sounded icky, like "sticky ads" they were BURNED (as Seth MEYERS says).

But most of the stuff, who knows what it is, and this isn't like deleting files from the Registry, is it? Won't affect my machine? I just went through a hassle with Adobe Flash (the whole epic is in "Computer Help" group) and don't want another one. Will Removals speed things up at all? What did I do?!1 Good, bad, or nothing?

[In_The_Wind]

1. You did a good thing and survived the ordeal.

I can see you so you must not have removed anything you need. Yes, your computer will be faster now.

[UTUSN]

2. Tyvm. Will now go Rec your kitty-sloth vid!1

Hah: How 'bout the way I tossed off the High-tech word "Registry"?!1 Like I know what I'm talking about, but all I know about it is that if I do *one* thing to it my 5-yrs old machine is GONE with the wind that blew through Georgia!1

[In_The_Wind]

4. Old computers need tender loving care.

ditto on the tyvm


My Dell is over 10 years old. I use Auslogics BoostSpeed to correct and clean out my pesky problems. It's outta date but it works well enough for my needs.

[blogslut]

3. Mostly

...the only negative effect from deleting cookies is with sites where you have to log in via a password. When you delete the cookie you have to log in again.

[UTUSN]

5. Good deal - so next session I'll whack a ton more!1 n/t

[blogslut]

7. You don't need to go into the Registry to delete cookies.

You can do it through your browser.

Here's how to do it in Chrome:
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en

Firefox:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored

IE:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies#ie=ie-11

[pinboy3niner]

6. You DELETED them???

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